Head of Planning (Oil and Gas)
2001-30000
Other
What are you going to do
Essential skills and knowledge
- Implement management and technical direction for all facets of the Planning / Scheduling function (schedule development, schedule risk, schedule analysis, schedule reporting, resources, productivity, schedule impact assessment, schedule management) by establishing a set of project control planning / schedule procedures, guidelines, and flow charts to suit project requirements and needs to support management decision making process.
- Manage project planning / scheduling team, coordinate input from PMT functions such as engineering, procurement, construction, completion/commissioning, interface etc.
- Supervise all planning, and scheduling functions, including schedule development, control, analysis, and schedule recommendations for improvement.
- Ensure effective project planning / scheduling measures are executed by the contractors and subcontractors’ organizations.
- Manage the preparation of project controls Gates deliverables specially planning / scheduling deliverables in line with Company Project Management System.
- Ensure effective implementation and updating the Project Planning / Scheduling procedure.
- Coordinate the collecting, consolidating, analyzing, and reporting, control trend and progress measurement information to ensure overall project status is assessed and potential problem areas identified.
- Conduct schedule delay / impact analysis, review of schedule recovery plans, including evaluation of additional resources required to affect such plans.
- Implement project changes, ensure schedule impacts are assessed and reflected & considered; ensure incorporation of approved changes impact into overall schedule stewardship and reporting.
- Evaluate contractor’s performance and progress in areas of project controls (planning / scheduling) assessing any discrepancies and reverting to contractor for clarifications/corrections.
- Identify and ensure appropriate planning systems, fully integrated and appropriate for the project.
- Provide an interface between Division Manager and contractor with respect to project controls (planning / scheduling) and reporting.
Essential skills and knowledge
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or business administration.
- 12 years’ experience in a major project environment within the oil and gas industry, with exposure in project controls specifically planning / scheduling management with 5 years supervisory experience.
- Experience with Contractors, Sub-contractors and Vendors involved in the oil and gas industry.
- Excellent written and oral English skills.
- Strong negotiating and influencing skills.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Good computer literacy skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Database/Power BI and scheduling software, e.g. Primavera and other scheduling software).
- Good team work and collaboration skills.
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