Contract: Senior Planner - Oil and Gas industry / France

Overview Of Role

• The Senior Planner shall be part of the Planning department resource pool.
• The role is responsible for implementing, maintaining and follow-up of all planning activities within a project/ tender including interface with other Project Controls roles.
• Specific Key Responsibilities & Activities
• Support tender activity when applicable, prepare all deliverables in accordance with Client, the company and GPC planning procedures and review ITT for qualifications; be pro-active and propose plan and solution to tender team.
• Prepare schedule basis document for client and internal use when working on project or tender; provide clarity on assumptions, critical paths, float, risks and opportunity.
• Understand projects'/ tenders' needs; identify and address planning scenarios and problems; develop and implement solutions.
• Be forecast oriented, anticipating and alerting at early stage issues & impacts.
• Establish, maintain and follow up plans/networks and progress for new and established projects in accordance with Client, the company and GPC Planning procedures.
• Development and maintenance of the Baseline schedule for Client's approval including agreed S-curves and reporting formats.
• Development of project specific procedures including Work Breakdown Structure and progress measurement methods in accordance with Client's requirements.
• Organise flow of planning and progress information with internal and external sources, including establishing reporting routines for sub-contractors and follow up of progress.
• Prepare reports as requested; progress, critical paths, float management, deviations, forecast.
• Implementation of sub-contractors plans into main schedule/plan.
• Assure that schedule impact of changes related to the scope of the contract get analyzed in due time and implemented into relevant plans and be pro-active in early identification of deviations and corrective actions.
• Participate, assuring good communication and follow up of internal and external activities in the project. Reporting consequences/changes related to planned progress according to agreed reporting frequency.
• Prepare schedules as requested and by anticipation, proposing scenarios; detailed schedules, what-if simulations/ scenarios.
• Prepare smart presentation for the Project/ Tender team to discuss, summarize and validate the planning assumptions and basis.
• Keep record of main changes made to schedules through various revisions on tender/ project.
• Record and back-up all as-built and Lesson learned, official and working document to ensure benchmark and handover.
• Actively work together with other Project Controls disciplines to ensure quality in deliverables.
• Provide specialist skills, integrity and knowledge of key areas of planning, sharing with other collaborators and contribute to foster planning awareness.
• Actively contribute to the discipline development and performance improvement.
• Work in accordance with the company and GPC process.

Key Relationships/Stakeholders

Internal

• Functional Project Controls/ Services Manager
• Functional Lead Planners
• Functional Tender Technical or Commercial Lead or Tender Lead
• All relevant project personnel

External

• Clients
• Industry partners
• Appropriate professional bodies

Person Specification
Preferred Experience and Education

• Professional qualifications - Education equivalent to degree in engineering and administrative discipline.
• Software: Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Relevant previous experience at an appropriate level in the offshore environment.
• Previous project experience.
• Relevant previous experience at an appropriate level in planning (> 5 years recommended).
• Good level of English.

Skills

• Advanced knowledge in key areas of planning techniques and analysis.
• A good understanding of current Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, and Offshore Installation processes in the Oil and Gas Sector.
• Pro-active and open in communication with all interfacing parties.
• Autonomous & team player.
• Independently evaluate, organise and prioritise work for self and others.

Knowledge

• Understanding of the Offshore Oil and Gas industry.