Senior Planning Manager

Senior Manager - Planning

About us:

Through collaboration and excellence in execution, our 17,000+ employees across 34 countries are fully committed to bridging prosperity with sustainability for a world designed to last.

Responsibilities:

• Defines project break-down structures.
• Develops a Schedule compliant with the selected execution strategy.
• Arrange schedule review, identify key milestones, and highlight critical paths.
• Supports Client approval process of the Schedule Baseline, progress claimed or milestones achievement.
• Monitor and control progress of work in term of: Physical progress and analysis, Deliverables and Manhours spent, Schedule of work, Project status and forecast.
• Monitors the project status, to detect any delay and to propose corrective actions.
• Well versed with Planning package deliverables.
• Well Versed with Engineering discipline deliverables and its associated linkages.
• Prepare periodic report to the client/ project management.
• Coordinate and follow up with other departments and disciplines for progress measurement and forecast plan.
• Highlights areas of concerns and solutions to help achieve a successful and timely completion of Projects.
• Operationally manages the project Planning Team as provided.
• Plans to mitigate risks and reduce costs.
• Defines and optimizes the necessary resources (E-P-C-C)
• 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.
• Increases Project team members’ awareness of the Project Milestones, main durations, and critical paths.
• 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 to improve the Planning & Scheduling methods and provide input to the statistics of Planning Department.

About You

• Engineering degree or equivalent diploma
• 10+ years of experience in Project execution of Detailed Engineering/ EPC projects/EPCM
• At least 1 no of EPCC full project lifecycle experience
• Good understanding of the business principles for the energy (Preferably Oil & Gas) industry
• Good knowledge of scheduling computer tools (i.e., Primavera (must) / MS Project)
• Thorough understanding and experience in Project delivery processes and principles, activity linkages
• Possesses good data handling capabilities with spread sheets or databases, business intelligence tools.
• Professional English
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Accuracy and attention to details
• Able to present data and fact in a clear and consistent manner.
• Possesses effective communication skills.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of construction associated activities.
• Accuracy and attention to details
• Knowledge of Tools like Acumen Fuse/ Power BI shall be an additional advantage.