Lead Project Planner

Baker Hughes; Nailsea; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical care

Life insurance

Disability programs

Tailored financial programs

Contemporary work-life balance andWell

Job summary

Baker Hughes is seeking a Lead Project Planner to own the project schedule for a subsea initiative. You will be the main contact for scheduling quality and on-time delivery, reporting to the Global Planning Leader for Subsea and the Project Director.

You will oversee other planners, drive integrated planning, and provide schedule insights to management and customers. Hybrid work arrangement includes four days in office and one day from home in the UK.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master Degree in Engineering/Math/Science.
• Demonstrate experience in project planning in the subsea industry.
• Demonstrate expertise in use of the Primavera P6 planning tool.
• Be able to understand the status of a project and link the schedule to the reality of the execution.

Responsibilities

• Scheduling management and ensuring the project schedule quality and on-time delivery.
• Coordinate and lead other planners to maintain plan quality across the project.
• Provide visibility on look-aheads, risks and mitigation actions to project management.
• Interact with the customer to update schedule and explain challenges and opportunities.

Education

Bachelor or Master Degree in Engineering/Math/Science

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Would you like the opportunity to develop your career with a global energy company?

Do you enjoy working with financial data?

Be part of a team that keeps moving

The Lead Project Planner is the single point of contact for the project schedule and is accountable for the schedule quality and project on-time delivery. The position reports to the Global Planning Leader for Subsea and is dotted line to the Project Director.

Partner with the best

• Scheduling management: The EPC planner oversees the overall project schedule management ensuring its quality (logic, clarity) and accuracy (update of dates, reflection of the scope of supply).
• Coordinating and executing supervision: the EPC planner is the most senior planner of the project and oversees coordinating and collaborating with the other planners (product line planners) allocated to the project to ensure overall quality and accuracy of the schedule. The EPC planner will have the responsibility to ensure that the other project planners maintain quality and accuracy of their portion of the plan through regular reviews and will also provide help and guidance when they are faced with challenges. The product line planners will be dotted line to the EPC planner.
• Supporting project management: The EPC planner is at the right hand of the project director and as such will provide him/her visibility on i) look ahead of tasks to be performed in the 3 – 6 weeks ii) risks in schedules and mitigation actions iii) opportunities in the schedule. The EPC planner will provide relevant reports to project management to ensure the Project Director has all the tools required to make the right decisions driving on time and on budget project execution.
• Supporting customer: the EPC planner will interact with the customer to provide update on schedule as well as explain the current situation / challenges / opportunities.
• Implementing integrated project planning initiative: the EPC planners will adhere to the approved processes and proactively drive implementation of new initiatives leading to fully integrated planning.

Fuel your passion

• Have a Bachelor or Master Degree (Engineering/Math/Science degree preferred).
• Demonstrate experience in project planning in the subsea industry.
• Demonstrate expertise in use of the Primavera P6 planning tool. Additional knowledge of MRP is required.
• Be able to understand the status of a project and link the schedule to the reality of the execution. The EPC planner will quickly understand the risks and opportunities in the schedule, identify and drive appropriate actions.
• Have strong expertise in planning of a large project as well as use of the Primavera P6 planning tool.

Work in a way that works for you

• 4 days from office
• 1 day from home (remote)

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
• Comprehensive private medical care options
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
• Tailored financial programs
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits

The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Project Management Senior Specialist - Project Planning

About Us

We are an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Built on a century of experience and conducting business in over 120 countries, our innovative technologies and services are taking energy forward – making it safer, cleaner and more efficient for people and the planet.

Join Us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company that values innovation and progress? Join us and become part of a team of people who will challenge and inspire you! Let’s come together and take energy forward.

Baker Hughes Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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