Lead Project Planner

Job description

Job Purpose

• Serve as single point of accountability for all planning & scheduling activities on a project
• Defines Project objectives in terms of duration and resources
• Pilots the Project status and to ensure the forecast reliability

Job Description

• Provides services as per Group and regional Planning and scheduling procedures and contract requirements
• Highlights areas of concerns and solutions to help achieve a successful and timely completion of Projects
• Operationally manages the project

Planning Team

• Develops a Schedule compliant with the selected execution strategy
• Plans in order to mitigate risks and reduce costs
• Defines and optimizes the necessary resources (E-P-C-I)
• Defines the Planning & Scheduling system (methods, procedures, time-schedules, physical progress, dashboards, etc.)
• Defines for the Management, the Proposal Manager and the Estimation Department a Contract duration realistic and feasible for execution
• Supports Client approval process of the Schedule Baseline, progress claimed or milestones achievement
• Increases Project team members’ awareness of the Project Milestones, main durations and critical paths
• Monitors the project status, to detect any delay and to propose corrective actions
• Estimates the delay linked with changes and claims and to prepare the Extension of Time analysis, in case of delay due to Client
• Provides Project Feedback and Lessons Learned in order to improve the Planning & Scheduling methods and provide input to the statistics of Planning Department You are meant for this job if:
• Engineering degree or equivalent diploma
• 8 years of experience in Project execution
• Good knowledge of scheduling computer tools (i.e. primavera)
• Professional English
• Good knowledge of EPCI work processes and sequences
• Ability to identify deviations from standards
• Solid analytical and problem solving skills
• Accuracy and attention to details
• Able to present data and fact in a clear and consistent manner
• Thorough understanding and experience in Project delivery processes and principles
• Good understanding of the business principles for the Oil & Gas industry
• Might required to support European project and expected to work within European time zone Skills Attention to Detail