Principal Planner

McDermott International, Ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 93,936 - 119,555; Full time

Job summary

McDermott International, Ltd is seeking a Principal Planner to join a Joint Venture planning team. The role focuses on interpreting complex business issues, solving scheduling problems, and leading projects as a specialist in planning and scheduling with minimal guidance.

Based in Milan, the Principal Planner will manage schedule analysis using Primavera P6, Deltek Fuse & Risk, and MS Project, and provide schedule support while mentoring junior planners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Project Management / Engineering / Construction / Business Management or equivalent combinations of technical training or experience.
• 10–15 years of EPC experience with Onshore LNG or related projects.
• Experience working in multiple office locations and will be based in Milan.
• Solid commands of Primavera P6.
• Advanced Excel features (curves, histograms, dynamic tables, formulas).
• Able to produce and assess progress curves, histograms, variance reports, and critical paths.
• Able to analyze project status and performance, deviations, performance factors, forecasts, and workarounds.

Responsibilities

• Perform schedule analysis using Project Management software's including Primavera P6, Deltek Fuse & Risk, and Microsoft Project
• Support project baseline creation during the project initiation and setup phase
• Facilitate detailed multi-discipline scope reviews
• Perform detailed schedule quality and integrity checks
• Update and validate physical progress reported from EVMS systems
• Provide project schedule support and mentor junior planners as required
• Produce workforce histograms and progress and quantity curves in connection with the schedules
• Maintain and review the sequence of Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Construction and Commissioning, and other operations for control of critical path and overall project durations
• Elevate and expedite operations that are delaying the schedule and analyze changes to the schedule to meet unforeseen conditions
• Create and Monitor schedule compliance, key performance, factors, and provide analysis of variations to baseline data
• Identify current and potential factors that may delay the schedule. Assess actions for recovery and improvement and analyze changes to the schedule to meet unforeseen conditions

Skills

Primavera P6

Deltek Fuse & Risk

Microsoft Project

Excel (advanced)

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Project Management / Engineering / Construction / Business Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Deltek Fuse & Risk

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

Job Description

Job Overview

The Principal Planner will be working as part of a Joint Venture planning team and is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices. They will be tasked with solving complex planning / scheduling-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. The Principal Planner may be responsible for leading Projects and is regarded as a specialist in the field of planning / scheduling. As such, they must have in-depth expertise in planning / scheduling as well as broad knowledge of the planning/scheduling discipline within the Project Control function.

Responsibilities

Key Tasks and Responsibilities

• Perform schedule analysis using Project Management software's including Primavera P6, Deltek Fuse & Risk, and Microsoft Project
• Support project baseline creation during the project initiation and setup phase
• Facilitate detailed multi-discipline scope reviews
• Perform detailed schedule quality and integrity checks
• Update and validate physical progress reported from EVMS systems
• Provide project schedule support and mentor junior planners as required
• Produce workforce histograms and progress and quantity curves in connection with the schedules
• Maintain and review the sequence of Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Construction and Commissioning, and other operations for control of critical path and overall project durations
• Elevate and expedite operations that are delaying the schedule and analyze changes to the schedule to meet unforeseen conditions
• Create and Monitor schedule compliance, key performance, factors, and provide analysis of variations to baseline data
• Identify current and potential factors that may delay the schedule. Assess actions for recovery and improvement and analyze changes to the schedule to meet unforeseen conditions

Qualifications

Essential Qualifications and Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Project Management / Engineering / Construction / Business Management or equivalent combinations of technical training or experience required
• Ten-fifteen (10-15) years of EPC experience with Onshore LNG or related projects
• Experience working in multiple office locations and will be based in Milan
• Have solid commands of Primavera P6
• Must be able to use advanced features in Excel (curves, histograms, dynamic tables, formulas, etc.)
• Able to produce and assess progress curves, histograms, variance reports, and critical paths
• Able to analyze project status and performance, deviations, performance factors, forecasts, and workarounds

About Us

Our ingenuity fuels daily life. Together, we’ve forged some of the most trusted partnerships across the energy value chain to make what was once just an idea a reality: laying subsea infrastructure thousands of feet below sea level, installing platforms hundreds of miles from shore, using our expertise to design and build offshore wind infrastructure, and reshaping the onshore landscape to deliver the energy products the world needs safely and sustainably.

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