Planning Manager

Saipem; Italia; Remote; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

Saipem is seeking a Planning Manager based in Italy (with potential Algeria assignment) to lead project control activities across lifecycle stages. You will design and manage integrated scheduling, cost and risk systems, coordinating with PMs, procurement, and engineering teams to ensure on-time, on-budget project delivery.

Ideal candidates have a Master’s or Bachelor’s in Engineering and at least 10 years in planning within oil and gas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s in Engineering required.
• Approximately 10 years of Planning Manager experience in oil and gas.
• Strong leadership and communication skills for cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement the project control system tailored to project complexity and contracts.
• Manage schedule, cost, and risk integration; align with PM and procurement.
• Supervise the Project Control team and ensure coherent cost and schedule data.

Skills

Planning / Scheduling leadership

Project control

EPC execution

Construction / site experience

Cost management

Risk management

Contract management

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Join Saipem and engineer a sustainable future.

We are a global leader in engineering and construction for the energy and infrastructure sectors, delivering complex onshore and offshore projects worldwide. Driven by technological innovation as “One Company”, our 30,000 people from over 130 nationalities in more than 50 countries work every day to enable the energy transition toward Net Zero. At Saipem, your expertise helps shape the future globally for environmental sustainability.

Job Title: Planning Manager

Location: First location: Italy, second location: Algeria

Job Description:

Mission

• Support the Project Manager during the project lifecycle to mantain the project on within the approved budget and risk safe through a suitable and effective control organization
• Organise and maintain the best integration between scheduling and cost control and Risk Management Functions ensuring that any activity is carefully planned and controlled in terms of time, budget and scope of work
• Create a schedule/cost/risk awareness atmosphere among all project participants

Tasks

At Project initial phase:

• Design and setup the project control system according to the specific project complexity, contract requirements, the commercial dossier, the risk analysis outcome, tuning, together with the PM, the con trol philosophy and the best strategy, advicing the most suitable structure of the Projct Control team in order to achieve the control goals
• Be responsible for issuing the Project Control procedures (as deemed necessary dependin g on project complexity), the project WBS, the Risk and Opportunity Management Plan, the Contract Master Schedule, the internal Control Budget, the Cash Flow
• Supervise and ensure the coherence between the cost control and scheduling systems
• According to the corporate standard and the PM / Project Procurement Manager, specify the Project Control requirements to Subcontractors and Vendors to be included in the bid proposal documents in order to maintain a close control of progress, schedule and performance
• Be responsible for the Document Control System setup and coordinate the implementation of all information and application systems required. Address interface system requirements (e.g. Administration, Procurement, Engineering, ICT), ensure the implementation of the risk management methodology

During Project execution phase:

• Maintain the Project Control System together with the risk analysis ensuring it works effectively and Project Status is soundly assessed and reported with reference to project baselines and Control Budget which shall be promptly revised according to variation orders agreed. Progress shall be timely measured and schedule and cost forecast shall be consistent and regularly reviewed reflecting the most updated information and current trends. Project p erformance shall be clearly assessed and analysed while any deviation will be timely reported to PM and to any Project member responsible for decision-making
• Ensure that reports required by the Client (including backup for client invoicing) and by internal procedures are regularly issued
• Direct, coordinate and supervise the work of the Project Control team, fostering and developing a team spirit and ensure that all Team members have a clear understanding of the control philosophy and system, the contribution they are required to give and their role and committment about schedules and costs
• Foster the proper implementation of both the project risk and opportunity management system and the company Golden Rules and Silver guidelines, supporting the Project Management during the project lifecycle

What are we looking for?

Education: Master's Degree/bachelor’s degree in: Engineering

Experience: 10 years of experience as a Planning Manager within the oil and gas industry

Languages: English Language skills required (and any other specified by Project)

Technical Skills: Planning / Scheduling leadership, project control, EPC execution, construction / site experience, cost management, risk management, contract management

IT Skills: N/A

What else should you know?

• Start date: as soon as possible

What can we offer to you:

• Corporate Benefits: We offer a comprehensive benefits package, including health insurance.
• Our One Saipem Way soft skills model leverages on skills development, career growth, opportunities to innovate through complex challenges by promoting communication and collaboration to achieve common goals.

Additional Information

We embrace diversity!

At Saipem, we believe that innovation thrives through diversity. Our culture is built on mutual respect, collaboration, inclusion and the belief that our differences drive our progress.

Safety and Sustainability matter to us!

Operating in difficult and at times extreme situations, the focus is always on the health and safety of people and the preservation of the natural ecosystem.

Onevision,manypaths,limitlesspossibilities.