Lead Planning Services

Anotech; Paris; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Anotech is seeking an experienced Lead Planning Services professional to support a major international industrial development project. The candidate will lead planning, scheduling, progress measurement, and reporting, collaborating with Project Management and Project Controls to meet milestones.

Role requires an engineering degree, 10+ years in large industrial projects, and strong experience in Oil & Gas, LNG, Offshore, or EPC with advanced Primavera P6/MS Project skills and fluent English.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree or equivalent qualification.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in project planning and scheduling within large industrial projects.
• Strong background in Oil & Gas, LNG, Energy, Offshore, EPC, or major capital projects.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
• Solid understanding of Project Controls, progress measurement, and performance reporting.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing complex project interfaces.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Fluent professional English is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update the integrated project schedule in line with project objectives and milestones.
• Establish and maintain planning methodologies, procedures, tools, and progress measurement systems.
• Coordinate planning activities across all disciplines, packages, and project stakeholders.
• Consolidate individual package schedules into a comprehensive integrated project schedule.
• Monitor project progress, analyze variances, and identify potential schedule risks and constraints.
• Manage interfaces and critical paths impacting project execution.
• Review and challenge contractors' schedules, planning strategies, and progress measurement methodologies.
• Perform schedule analyses, simulations, what-if scenarios, and impact assessments to support project decision-making.
• Prepare and consolidate planning and progress reports for project management and governance meetings.
• Identify schedule deviations, risks, and critical issues, and proactively escalate concerns to Project Controls Management.
• Support the development and implementation of recovery and mitigation plans when required.
• Provide overall planning, progress control, and reporting support to the Project Management team.

Skills

Scheduling

Planning

Cross-functional teamwork

Analytical thinking

Fluent English

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Lead Planning Services professional to support a major international industrial development project. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading all planning, scheduling, progress measurement, and reporting activities, working closely with Project Management and Project Controls teams to ensure achievement of key project milestones and objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update the integrated project schedule in line with project objectives and milestones.
• Establish and maintain planning methodologies, procedures, tools, and progress measurement systems.
• Coordinate planning activities across all disciplines, packages, and project stakeholders.
• Consolidate individual package schedules into a comprehensive integrated project schedule.
• Monitor project progress, analyze variances, and identify potential schedule risks and constraints.
• Manage interfaces and critical paths impacting project execution.
• Review and challenge contractors' schedules, planning strategies, and progress measurement methodologies.
• Perform schedule analyses, simulations, what-if scenarios, and impact assessments to support project decision-making.
• Prepare and consolidate planning and progress reports for project management and governance meetings.
• Identify schedule deviations, risks, and critical issues, and proactively escalate concerns to Project Controls Management.
• Support the development and implementation of recovery and mitigation plans when required.
• Provide overall planning, progress control, and reporting support to the Project Management team.
• Engineering degree or equivalent qualification.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in project planning and scheduling within large industrial projects.
• Strong background in Oil & Gas, LNG, Energy, Offshore, EPC, or major capital projects.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
• Solid understanding of Project Controls, progress measurement, and performance reporting.
• Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams and managing complex project interfaces.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Fluent professional English is required.

A subsidiary of ALTEN, Anotech provides complementary expertise in project execution and operational engineering to optimize schedules, budgets, and quality. Specializing in high-CAPEX energy projects, we support major clients throughout the entire project lifecycle, from strategic planning to deployment. With a presence in more than 30 countries, including Houston, the Netherlands, Dubai, Singapore, and Shanghai, we support in operating effectively in complex, multicultural environments, delivering large-scale energy projects with efficiency and reliability.