Head of Planning

Advanced Search; Doha; On-site; QAR 874,000 - 1,747,000; Full time

Job summary

Airswift is seeking a Head of Planning to lead project controls for major oil & gas projects in Qatar. The role focuses on schedule development, risk analysis, and performance management to ensure timely, compliant project delivery.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in planning, scheduling, and supervising multi-discipline teams, with experience in EPC contracts and multi-cultural environments. This is an on-site Qatar position with a global energy leader.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and about 10 years in business planning, with 6+ years in Oil & Gas.
• Experience supervising or leading teams, and overseeing EPC lump-sum contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and scheduling functions, including schedule risk and analysis.
• Manage the planning/scheduling team and coordinate inputs from engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning.
• Ensure timely deliverables and reporting in line with project management systems.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Primavera

Risk analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree (Engineering/Business/PM)

Tools

Primavera P6

Acumen

Job description

Vacancy Overview

Head of Planning

Airswift is an international workforce solutions provider within the energy, process, and infrastructure industries. Airswift serves as a strategic partner to our clients, offering a turnkey workforce solution to capture and deliver the top talent needed to complete successful projects by aligning with the unique needs of our clients. With over 1,000 employees and 9,000 contractors operating in over 70 countries, our geographical reach and pool of talent available is unmatched in the industry.

Airswift is seeking for Head of Planning to work in Qatar with a major Oil & Gas Company.

Job Purpose

Assure the most effective method of performance for project controls specifically project planning / scheduling management including schedule development and schedule analysis (schedule risk, critical / sub-critical activities, schedule variance) through timely execution of key activities and compliance with standardized processes.

Qualifications Requirement

Bachelor’s degree in business, Accounting, Commercial, Marketing, Sciences, Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Law, Communication, Technologies, Mathematics or Statistics. 10 years’ experience in business Planning, including 6 years in the Oil & Gas Industry, and including 2 years’ experience in a supervisory or acting role, or oversight service/vendor personnel. of contractor/subcontractor’s/Previous experience on major projects, from an Owner / Contractor perspective, managing EPC Lump Sum Contracts, and working with multi-cultural teams with large local subcontractors. Subject matter expert in project planning / scheduling; proficient with scheduling tools such as Primavera and schedule risk analysis tool (Acumen, Primavera Risk Analysis, etc.).

Key Responsibilities

Implement management and technical direction for all facets of the Planning / Scheduling function (schedule risk, schedule analysis, schedule reporting, resources, productivity, schedule impact assessment, schedule management) by establishing a set of project control planning / schedule procedures, guidelines, and flow charts to suit project requirements and needs to support management decision making process. Manage project planning / scheduling team, coordinate input from PMT functions such as engineering, procurement, construction, completion/commissioning, interface etc. Supervise all planning and scheduling functions, including schedule development, control, analysis, and schedule recommendations for improvement. Ensure effective project planning / scheduling measures are executed by the contractors and subcontractors’ organizations. Manage the preparation of project controls Gates deliverables specially planning / scheduling deliverables in line with Company Project Management System. Ensure effective implementation and updating the Project Planning / Scheduling procedure. Coordinate the collecting, consolidating, analyzing, and reporting, control trend and progress measurement information to ensure overall project status is assessed and potential problem areas identified. Conduct schedule delay / impact analysis, review of schedule recovery plans, including evaluation of additional resources required to affect such plans. Implement project changes, ensure with planning team that schedule impacts are assessed and reflected & considered; ensure incorporation of approved changes impact into overall schedule stewardship and reporting. Evaluate contractor’s performance and progress in areas of project controls (planning / scheduling) assessing any discrepancies and reverting to contractor for clarifications/corrections. Identify and ensure appropriate planning systems, fully integrated and appropriate for the project. Provide an interface between Division Manager and EPC contractor with respect to project controls specially planning / scheduling and reporting.