Senior Planner

Kintec Global Recruitment; Nuapada; On-site; INR 2,768,000 - 4,613,000; Full time

Job summary

Global engineering, procurement, and construction contractor is seeking a Senior Planner to apply planning discipline practices and mentor junior planners. You will solve complex scheduling problems and drive scheduling improvements across projects in oil and gas.

You will develop level 3 and 4 schedules, analyze progress curves, and ensure critical path control while coordinating with engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, hook-up, and commissioning teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Engineering, Construction, Business Management, or equivalent combinations of technical training or experience
• 7-10 years of EPCIC experience with onshore or offshore oil and gas or power generation related projects
• Planning and scheduling experience for large LNG or topside fabrication projects preferred
• Strong command of Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Office software
• Ability to use advanced features in Excel (curves, histograms, dynamic tables, formulas, etc.)
• Able to produce and maintain logically linked activity schedules according to precedence flow in EPCIC planning, using best practices
• 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
• Able to produce multidisciplinary logically linked activity schedules according to precedence flow in planning, using best industry practices
• Ability to effectively communicate with team members and management

Responsibilities

• Perform schedule analysis using project management software including Primavera P6, Deltek Fuse and Risk, and Microsoft Project
• Support project baseline creation during the project initiation and setup phase
• Provide project schedule support and mentor junior planners as required
• Develop and maintain logically linked level 3 and level 4 activity schedules for marine scope installation projects in the oil and gas industry according to precedence flow planning, using best practices
• Produce workforce histograms and progress and quantity curves in connection with the schedules
• Maintain and review the sequence of engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, hook-up, 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 and key performance factors, and provide analysis of variations to baseline data
• Identify factors, both current and potential, that may delay the schedule, assess actions for recovery and improvement, and analyze changes to the schedule to meet unforeseen conditions
• Lead and deliver planning and scheduling initiatives

Skills

Schedule analysis

Mentoring

Communication

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Engineering, Construction, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Deltek Fuse and Risk

Microsoft Office

Job description

Client: Global engineering, procurement, and construction contractor

Contract Type: Annually renewable contract

Work Schedule: 6/2 rotation on 53 hours per week (Mon-Sat, usually half day Saturday)

Package: Daily rate

Accommodation: Rotational flights

Job Brief

The Senior Planner uses the client organisations planning and scheduling discipline practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve the planning and scheduling discipline. They act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise related to planning and scheduling. They solve complex problems and use their discipline-specific knowledge to improve products or services.

The Senior Planner impacts a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities with the planning and scheduling team and other related teams and ensures that they are working within the appropriate guidelines and policies.

Key Responsibilities

• Perform schedule analysis using project management software including Primavera P6, Deltek Fuse and Risk, and Microsoft Project
• Support project baseline creation during the project initiation and setup phase
• Provide project schedule support and mentor junior planners as required
• Develop and maintain logically linked level 3 and level 4 activity schedules for marine scope installation projects in the oil and gas industry according to precedence flow planning, using best practices
• Produce workforce histograms and progress and quantity curves in connection with the schedules
• Maintain and review the sequence of engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, hook-up, 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 and key performance factors, and provide analysis of variations to baseline data
• Identify factors, both current and potential, that may delay the schedule, assess actions for recovery and improvement, and analyze changes to the schedule to meet unforeseen conditions
• Lead and deliver planning and scheduling initiatives

Qualifications and Experience

Essential qualifications and education:

• Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Engineering, Construction, Business Management, or equivalent combinations of technical training or experience
• 7-10 years of EPCIC experience with onshore or offshore oil and gas or power generation related projects
• Planning and scheduling experience for large LNG or topside fabrication projects preferred
• Strong command of Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Office software
• Ability to use advanced features in Excel (curves, histograms, dynamic tables, formulas, etc.)
• Able to produce and maintain logically linked activity schedules according to precedence flow in EPCIC planning, using best practices
• 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
• Able to produce multidisciplinary logically linked activity schedules according to precedence flow in planning, using best industry practices
• Ability to effectively communicate with team members and management