Senior Project Planner

Job description

Job Purpose • Defines Project objectives in terms of duration and resources • Pilots the Project status and to ensure the forecast reliability • May serve as single point of accountability for all planning & scheduling activities on a project Job Description • 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 • Defines the Project Breakdown Structures • 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 and controls 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 • Serve as technical referee and manages the Planning & Scheduling team (if any), mainly on small and middle size projects You are meant for this job if: • Engineering degree or equivalent diploma • 5 to 7 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 Leadership