Planning Lead

Role Overview: As a Project Control Manager, you will be responsible for providing leadership to the team of Planners and Cost Controllers for Mid Hydrocarbon Mid and Downstream projects. Your role will involve directing planners and cost controllers in developing, monitoring, and controlling project schedules, plan costs, quantities, and ensuring smooth cash flow management. You will also be involved in preparing and updating Project Controls sections of the Project Execution Plan, monitoring progress, and providing early warning signals for delays. Key Responsibilities: - Provide leadership to the team of Planner and Cost Controller for Mid Hydrocarbon Mid and Downstream project - Direct planners and Cost controllers in developing, monitoring, and controlling project schedules, plan costs, and quantities, and ensuring smooth cash flow management - Preparation and update of Project Controls sections of the Project Execution Plan, including WBS, CBS, Progress measurement procedure, and Reporting procedure - Monitor and analyze progress to give early warning signals for delays. Also suggest remedial actions for the same - Act as interface with Project Manager, Finance & account, functional managers, and other stakeholders while preparing project budget and cost analysis - Coordinate cross-function activities on planning, monitoring, and controlling project activities from proposal to commissioning phase - Support Project Manager in the development and delivery of presentations to the Management and Customer - Participate in the rollout of the project control system development, maintenance, and updating - Provide support on Forex / Commodity hedging actions - Give input related to Risk to the Risk Coordinator - Provide leadership in the selection, appraisal, coaching, mentoring, training, and developing project controls personnel Qualifications Required: - BE/ BTech in Mechanical/ Civil. Additional degree in construction management and/or financial Management (Desirable) - Minimum 8 years experience in EPC organization, preferably in Oil & Gas/ Petrochemicals/Fertilizer, with at least 3 years in a planning role - Experience of planning in Middle/ Large sized projects from concept to commissioning - Hands-on Experience of Primavera Additional Company Details: This section is omitted as there are no additional details of the company mentioned in the provided job description.,