Head of Planning

Vacancy Overview

Job Purpose

Qualifications Requirement

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Accounting, Commercial, Marketing, Sciences, Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Law, Communication, Technologies, Mathematics or Statistics.
• 10 years’ experience in business Planning, including 6 years in the Oil & Gas Industry, and including 2 years’ experience in a supervisory or acting role, or oversight service/vendor personnel. of contractor/subcontractor’s/
• Previous experience on major projects, from an Owner / Contractor perspective, managing EPC Lump Sum Contracts, and working with multi-cultural teams with large local subcontractors.
• Subject matter expert in project planning / scheduling; proficient with scheduling tools such as Primavera and schedule risk analysis tool (Acumen, Primavera Risk Analysis, etc.).

Key Responsibilities

• Implement management and technical direction for all facets of the Planning / Scheduling function (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 with planning team that 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 EPC contractor with respect to project controls specially planning / scheduling and reporting.