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Junior Project Planner / Expeditor â Engineering Projects Jobs in Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa at ExecutivePlacements.com
Title: Junior Project Planner / Expeditor â Engineering Projects
Company: ExecutivePlacements.com
Location: Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa
Junior Project Planner / Expeditor – Engineering Projects
Recruiter:
C3 Resources
Job Ref:
JHB000138/NS
Date posted:
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Location:
Centurion, South Africa
Salary:
R180 000 Annually
SUMMARY:
🌠Junior Project Planner / Expeditor – Engineering Projects
📠Location: Centurion (Office-based / Site support as required)
🢠Department: Project Management / Engineering
💼 Employment Type: One year Contract
💵 Remuneration: R180 000 – R300 000 pa CTC
About The Company
We are a well-established multidisciplinary engineering company delivering high-quality engineering, manufacturing, and project execution solutions across many industrial sectors. With a strong focus on technical excellence, schedule certainty, and cost control, we support complex engineering projects from concept through to commissioning.
About The Role
We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Junior Project Planner/ Expeditor to support the successful planning, scheduling, and monitoring of engineering projects. The role plays a critical part in ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget, and in alignment with contractual and engineering requirements. The Project Planner works closely with Project Managers, Engineers, Procurement, and Site Teams.
POSITION INFO:
Key Responsibilities
- Update and develop expediting registers from updates received from suppliers, OEM's and fabricators.
- Coordinate and assist with logistics team to arrange timely shipment
- Monitor and track all purchase orders, ensuring timely release, acknowledgement, and delivery of materials and equipment
- Inform QC of all forecasted dates for final release
- identify potential delivery delays
- Develop and maintain detailed project schedules In line with approved work breakdown structures (WBS) in MS Project, aligned with project scope and engineering deliverables
- Update and maintain project schedules with actual progress data and forecasting dates received from engineering, expeditor, procurement, OEM's and fabricators
- Assist with resource loading, man-hour forecasting, and progress measurement
Qualifications, Skills, and Experience
- Diploma or Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related technical discipline
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in expediting in an EPC environment, supported by a solid technical background.
- Understanding of engineering project life cycles and execution methodologies
- Good analytical, reporting, and problem-solving skills
- Good communication skills and the ability to work across multidisciplinary teams
- High attention to detail, structured working style, and deadline-driven mindset
Why Join Us
- Exposure to technically challenging engineering projects
- Collaborative, professional engineering environment
- Opportunity to work closely with experienced engineers and project managers
- Competitive remuneration aligned with skills and experience
