Planning Engineers (offsites & EPC) job at True North Consult Ltd

Activities

At all times the job holder will:

• Adopt and demonstrate exemplary behaviour with regard to HSE, and implement and control HSE rules and requirements within their area of responsibility.
• Develop, implement and maintain procedures, means and tools to ensure the efficient organisation and operation of the scheduling, progress control and reporting activities.
• Define (and update as necessary) a suitable Work Breakdown Structure complying with Project needs in terms of progress control, cost control and reporting, for all phases of the Project.
• Liaise with Cost Controllers to ensure consistency of information.
• Develop, update and revise the overall Package schedules as required by Package Management, and provide analyses and simulations of new schedules as required.
• Assist Package Management to review and comment on contractors’ procedures and schedules, scheduling and progress control methodology; monitor contractors’ execution schedules; and check and approve contractors’ progress measurement and progress reports.
• Analyse and perform ‘what-if’ simulations and propose corrective actions when Project milestones are threatened.
• Consolidate Ugandan content man-hours from the package.
• Define (and update as necessary) a suitable Monthly Report structure complying with Concessionaire/Partners and Project needs.
• Perform the reporting activities as informed and directed by the EPC Project Controls Leader.
• Develop the Project Monthly Report / Project Weekly Report (and any other report as requested) during all phases of the Project, as directed by the Services Leader.
• Generally, support Package and Construction Management on all matters related to scheduling, progress reporting and general reporting, and manage all activities related to scheduling and reporting (as directed).
• Report in a timely manner to the Project Control Leader and the Lead Planner, highlighting progress and areas of concern.

Person Specification

Education, Training, Skills & Experience

Qualification:

• Bachelor of Science or equivalent in an Engineering discipline or Construction Technology area.

Experience:

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in projects, with a minimum of 5 years’ experience in planning of projects in Oil & Gas and/or Infrastructure related industries.
• Extensive knowledge of MS Excel, MS Project and Primavera. Well-developed analytical and reporting skills.
• Able to coordinate and work with other teams, with basic multi-disciplinary knowledge.
• Able to work on their own initiative and proactively interact with discipline teams to obtain information.
• Able to react quickly and decisively to constantly changing demands and circumstances, and to identify, analyse and solve problems within the scope of the role.
• Ability and willingness to effectively and robustly challenge the views of contractors and internal contacts.

• Adopt and demonstrate exemplary behaviour with regard to HSE, and implement and control HSE rules and requirements within their area of responsibility.
• Develop, implement and maintain procedures, means and tools to ensure the efficient organisation and operation of the scheduling, progress control and reporting activities.
• Define (and update as necessary) a suitable Work Breakdown Structure complying with Project needs in terms of progress control, cost control and reporting, for all phases of the Project.
• Liaise with Cost Controllers to ensure consistency of information.
• Develop, update and revise the overall Package schedules as required by Package Management, and provide analyses and simulations of new schedules as required.
• Assist Package Management to review and comment on contractors’ procedures and schedules, scheduling and progress control methodology; monitor contractors’ execution schedules; and check and approve contractors’ progress measurement and progress reports.
• Analyse and perform ‘what-if’ simulations and propose corrective actions when Project milestones are threatened.
• Consolidate Ugandan content man-hours from the package.
• Define (and update as necessary) a suitable Monthly Report structure complying with Concessionaire/Partners and Project needs.
• Perform the reporting activities as informed and directed by the EPC Project Controls Leader.
• Develop the Project Monthly Report / Project Weekly Report (and any other report as requested) during all phases of the Project, as directed by the Services Leader.
• Generally, support Package and Construction Management on all matters related to scheduling, progress reporting and general reporting, and manage all activities related to scheduling and reporting (as directed).
• Report in a timely manner to the Project Control Leader and the Lead Planner, highlighting progress and areas of concern.

• Extensive knowledge of MS Excel, MS Project and Primavera.
• Well-developed analytical and reporting skills.
• Able to coordinate and work with other teams, with basic multi-disciplinary knowledge.
• Able to work on their own initiative and proactively interact with discipline teams to obtain information.
• Able to react quickly and decisively to constantly changing demands and circumstances, and to identify, analyse and solve problems within the scope of the role.
• Ability and willingness to effectively and robustly challenge the views of contractors and internal contacts.

• Bachelor of Science or equivalent in an Engineering discipline or Construction Technology area.