Planning Manager

NES Fircroft; Asker; On-site; NOK 800,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering staffing provider is seeking a Planning Manager based in Asker, Norway. The ideal candidate will have over 10 years of experience leading planning teams on international oil and gas projects and will be responsible for translating strategies into execution plans and ensuring alignment with contracts. Candidates should possess excellent communication and analytic skills, as well as a Master's degree in a relevant field. A proactive approach to stakeholder engagement is crucial.

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in leading planning teams on international oil and gas projects.
• Proven experience with strategic planning and simplifying schedules.
• Ability to translate complex changes into predictable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the planning group.
• Translate the plan and schedule strategy into execution plans.
• Ensure all plans align with contract and administrative requirements.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Analytic skills

Technical skills

Leadership skills

Education

Master’s degree in business administration or technical discipline

Job description

Planning Manager

Contract period: ASAP - 31/12/2026

Location: Asker

Tasks and responsibilities

• Lead and manage the planning group.
• Translate the plan and schedule strategy into the execution plan with all schedule owners.
• Ensure that all plans are aligned with the contract and administrative requirements, including key interfaces with partners, sub-contractors, suppliers, and third parties.
• Proactively control, monitor, analyse, and report the performance of the work to all relevant stakeholders.
• Proactively communicate trends, critical path analyses, and consequences of scope changes, variations, risks, and opportunities to key internal and external stakeholders.
• This role formally reports to the Business Manager; however, is expected to collaborate across the project and enable all project stakeholders to deliver on their scheduled scope.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business administration or technical discipline, or equivalent experience.
• +10 years’ experience in leading planning teams on international oil and gas projects.
• +10 years of proven experience with strategic planning, providing planning insights for decision‑making, and simplifying schedules for internal and external stakeholders.
• Offshore or construction experience is a plus.
• Product planning and scheduling experience for system solutions is a plus.
• Excellent communication, analytic, and technical skills.
• Proven experience in leading people through change and ensuring schedule ownership with key stakeholders.
• Ability to translate complex changes into predictable outcomes.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market‑leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.