Job Description
Project Planner – Rest of World
Position Description
The
Project Site Planner owns the development, control, and optimisation of project schedules from initiation through to delivery. The role drives alignment between planning, execution, and reporting across all workstreams, providing clear visibility on progress, risks, and priorities. As the central point of control for scheduling, this role delivers accurate, transparent, and forward-looking insight to enable disciplined execution and on-time delivery.
Join Our Exceptional Team And Embody Barrick's Core Values As You Work With Us. We Are In Search Of Individuals Who Can Champion Barrick's DNA By
- Communicating Honestly, Transparently, and Acting with Integrity
- Exhibiting a Results-Driven approach
- Delivering solutions that are Fit for Purpose
- Dedicating themselves to Building a Sustainable Legacy
- Taking Responsibility and being Accountable
- Committing to Zero Harm
- Cultivating strong and meaningful Partnerships
If you're ready to contribute to our world-class team while embracing these values, we encourage you to apply and become a valued member of our diverse workforce.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and control the integrated master schedule aligned with project scope, priorities, and standard WBS structures
- Coordinate and consolidate inputs from internal teams and multiple contractors into a single, accurate and resource-aligned program
- Review and challenge contractor planning deliverables (baseline schedules, program basis, manpower/equipment histograms, S-curves)
- Track daily and weekly site activities against plan, identifying deviations, risks, and constraints to delivery
- Analyze variances between planned and actual progress; highlight critical issues and support development of recovery plans
- Monitor schedule performance, including critical path, float, milestone adherence, and schedule risk
- Prepare and maintain planning outputs including KPI dashboards, S-curves, lookahead schedules, and progress reports (daily, weekly, monthly)
- Provide clear, concise reporting to support internal updates and stakeholder communication
- Facilitate short-term planning (weekly lookaheads) with site teams to ensure alignment on upcoming activities and priorities
- Ensure alignment between schedule, sequencing, and resource allocation across all workstreams
- Maintain awareness of contractual requirements, key milestones, and notification timelines
- Support scenario planning and schedule optimization to inform project decisions
- Identify and manage schedule-related risks and contribute to mitigation strategies
- Drive consistency in planning standards, tools, and reporting across the project
- Contribute to continuous improvement in planning and project controls processes
- Undertake additional planning and project controls tasks as required
Qualification Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or diploma in a relevant field (e.g. Project Management, Engineering, Business Administration, Built Environment)
Experience And Skills Requirements
- Proven experience developing and managing integrated schedules across complex, multi-discipline projects (ideally mine experience, but construction / infrastructure / engineering project scheduling can work)
- Strong experience coordinating inputs from multiple contractors and stakeholders into a single, consolidated plan
- Demonstrated ability to track site progress and manage both short-term (weekly) and long-term planning cycles
- Experience analyzing schedule performance, including variance analysis, critical path, and recovery planning
- Experience preparing and presenting schedule reports, dashboards, and KPIs to project and senior stakeholders
- Track record operating in fast-paced project environments, driving planning discipline and consistency across teams
- Strong organizational and time management capability, with the ability to manage multiple priorities under pressure
- Clear and effective communication skills, with the ability to engage across technical and operational teams
- Proficiency in planning tools
- Ability to work independently while integrating effectively within a broader project team
- Prior experience in project planning, scheduling, or project controls preferred
- Willingness to travel within AME & LATAM
What We Can Offer You
- A comprehensive compensation package including bonuses and site-specific benefits
- The ability to make a difference and lasting impact
- Work in a dynamic, collaborative, progressive, and high-performing team
- Opportunities to grow and learn with industry colleagues
- Access to a variety of career opportunities across the organization
Please forward applications before: 30 April 2026
We are committed to a safe work environment sending every person home safe and healthy every day and leaving a sustainable legacy on our host communities.
Thank you for your application, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
About Us
Our mission is to be the world’s most valued gold and copper mining business. We are committed to partnering with our host countries and communities to transform their natural resources into tangible benefits and mutual prosperity.
Barrick is a leading global mining, exploration and development company. With one of the largest portfolios of world-class and life-long gold and copper assets in the industry - including six of the world's Tier One gold mines - Barrick's operations an projects span 18 countries and five continents. Barrick is also the largest gold producer in the United States. We create real, long-term value for all stakeholders through responsible mining, strong partnerships, and a disciplined approach to growth. Barrick shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "B" and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol "ABX".
