About the Role
In this position, you will provide project planning services that include implementation, coordination, and management of planning processes throughout the full project lifecycle. Your responsibilities will encompass concept evaluation, execution, and operation, with a focus on delivering effective project outcomes through integrated scheduling and performance monitoring.
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Primary Objectives / Responsibilities
- Provide project planning services, ensuring coordination across project lifecycle phases.
- Develop, maintain, and communicate integrated project schedules to support effective project delivery.
- Deliver realistic planning solutions along with ongoing schedule analysis, performance monitoring, and progress reporting.
- Support project teams in identifying schedule risks, opportunities, and mitigation strategies.
- Ensure planning activities align with project objectives, contractual requirements, and industry best practices.
- Coordinate planning activities across various functions: engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, and operations.
Specific Accountabilities
- Implement and maintain project schedules, applying Earned Value Management (EVM) methodologies when appropriate.
- Ensure alignment between planning and cost management through effective breakdown structures and control mechanisms.
- Develop and maintain integrated schedule networks using Critical Path Method (CPM) principles.
- Analyze impacts, dependencies, and constraints on scheduling to support decision-making.
- Attend project and stakeholder meetings to present schedule status and recovery plans.
- Develop and oversee the execution schedules and associated planning deliverables.
- Coordinate schedule assumptions with cost engineering, estimating, and project management teams.
- Monitor key project milestones and ensure resource availability throughout execution.
- Collaborate with Project Engineers and leads to identify schedule drivers, risks, and opportunities.
- Validate contractor and vendor progress for accurate project scheduling.
- Assess approved scope changes and incorporate deviations into project plans.
- Identify and recommend optimization and recovery measures.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or equivalent.
- Minimum 8 years in Project Planning within Oil & Gas, Energy, Infrastructure, or Industrial sectors.
- At least 4 years in a lead role managing or mentoring Planning Engineers.
- Minimum 5 years in Brownfield project planning and delivery environments.
- Experience in planning across engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, commissioning, and maintenance.
- Strong understanding of project management and project controls methodologies.
- Proven experience in managing integrated project schedules.
- Experience mentoring planning professionals and working in diverse project environments.
- Experience managing EPCM projects.
Required Competencies
- Proficiency in planning and scheduling software, particularly Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
- Knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM), Critical Path Method (CPM), and schedule forecasting.
- Ability to implement change management processes and analyze performance impacts.
- Strong grasp of project controls principles and best practices in planning.
- Effective coordination with project controls, cost control, and engineering teams.
- Experience developing Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and resource-loaded schedules.
- Capable of identifying risks and developing mitigation plans.
- Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills, alongside stakeholder management abilities.
- Self-motivated, with the capacity to manage multiple priorities effectively.
- Ability to enhance planning processes and scheduling methodologies.
Benefits
We are committed to fostering a values-inspired culture that encourages belonging, connection, and innovation. Our initiatives include:
- A focus on building a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace where everyone feels valued and heard.
- Opportunities for reskilling and leveraging transferable skills aimed at transitioning the workforce toward expertise in low carbon energy infrastructure.
- Support in career growth and exploration of diverse opportunities to drive sustainable impact.
