Planning Lead

Airswift are a Global Manpower Provider specialising in the Energy, Infrastructure & IT sectors. Present in more than 70 countries around the world, our reach and capabilities in the markets we service is unparalleled in the industry. We are working with a Major Oil & Gas operator to source for Planning Lead specialising in offshore compression. This is a long-term contract role working on a residential basis 6-days per week / 10 hours per day.

Please see details below:

• Title:
  
  Planning Lead
• Start Date:
  
  Negotiable (typically within 1 month notice)
• Duration: 36 months (potential for extension)
• Location:
  
  Onshore (site based), Qatar
• Working
  
  Schedule:
  
  6-days per week / 10 hours per day

The Planning Lead purpose and responsibility is to provide schedule development, maintenance, monitor and control of confidential and sensitive schedule and cost related data, schedule and planning evaluation / examination, schedule and cost developmental consolidation, cost reporting and analyzing, monitoring and formulating cost improvement recommendations.

Understanding of the key project drivers to ensure delivery of the project within the agreed timeframe. Short deadlines and high pressure to deliver completed staff works. Ensures highest level of Project Management Team satisfaction by providing, within corporate standards, quality services and amenities. Major challenges are time management to carry out various activities and/or assessments related to schedule, progress measurement and change management.

• Reports to Head of Planning.
• Develops and maintains project schedules ensuring they reflect the approved project design/execution scope.
• Reviews Contractor project control procedures to ensure requirements are met.
• Reviews and checks Contractor progress reports for accuracy of progress measurement.
• Reviews and monitors the EPC Contractor’s schedules for logic, detail, and interfaces.
• Ensures subcontractor schedules are integrated into overall EPC schedules.
• Ensures vendor and supplier schedules for critical equipment and bulks are integrated into overall EPC schedules.
• Monitors and appraises Contractor performance against control plans for progress and schedule control.
• Evaluates project changes for schedule impact and incorporates approved changes into the overall schedule.
• Advises on potential schedule issues, provides corrective actions, and verifies their implementation.
• Conducts periodic meetings with the Contractor to review progress and reports project status to management.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Accounting, Business Management / administration or Commercial disciplines.
• Knowledge and/or Experience Minimum of 8 years’ experience in project scheduling and controls for EPC oil and gas facilities capital projects / operating companies
• Thorough and extensive knowledge of project controls principles, theories, and concepts.
• At least five (7) years site/field scheduling experience.
• Experience developing work methods in accordance to established Company policies, directives from Management, schedules and professional engineering standards.
• Good troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to read, write, and speak fluent English.
• Able to work within a defined role with limited supervision.

• Excellent written and verbal English skills.
• Strong planning, organisational and prioritising skills.
• Strong negotiating and influencing skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Advanced computer literacy skills (Primavera P6, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Hands on working experience in Primavera P6 Version 18 and above.
• Advanced knowledge of using Primavera Schedule Risk Analysis or similar software for conducting Schedule Risk Analysis.