Contract: SC Senior Planning Lead / Kazakhstan

Location: Tengiz 28/28

•    Support the Site Team by providing timely and accurate progress and planning related processes, control systems and reporting.
•    In conjunction with the System Completions team, lead in continued development and maintenance of the overall system completions plan.
•    Ensure use of the project WBS, schedule hierarchy, approved Project Controls procedures and P6 software to create well-structured schedule reports.
•    Build effective relationships, (internal and external), with others such as other Area Planners/Analysts, Cost, Contract Advisors and Construction reps & System owners.
•    Review and approve contractor schedules, validating activity durations, schedule logic, quantities, resource loading and other schedule parameters.
•    Lead regular schedule review meetings with the project team and contractors
•    Integrate contractor schedules into the owner master schedule; position is critical to interface with construction teams on sub-system schedule criticality.
•    Generate weekly, monthly and quarterly reports for the system completions team and Project Management related to progress, schedule and productivity.
•    Maintain sight of critical path(s), communicate such to the team; provide analysis where schedule or resource pressure is building; recommend possible work-arounds.
•    Assess schedule trends and ensure Contractor correctly highlights such trends and corrective measures as necessary in periodic reports.
•    Review Contractor reports and ensure correct progress reporting and highlighting of significant issues/concerns. 
•    Highlight significant events or concerns for Site management attention.
•    Perform or guide schedule risk analysis
•    Ensure documents are organized in such a manner as others may easily reference historical data for lessons learned or IPA Project Evaluations
•    Mentor younger planning team members and assist them in setting their goals and objectives for career growth
•    Other duties and ad-hoc requests as directed by the Planning Manager or System Completions Manager.
Education:  College degree
Work Experience:
•    Minimum 15 years Oil/Gas or Petrochemical capital projects experience, with at least 10 years onsite system completions experience.
•    System Completions Planning or Commissioning Background
•    Experience working for major International Oil Company or Engineering / Construction company
•    Demonstrated performance in detailed pre-commissioning / commissioning schedule development
•    Demonstrated performance in facilitation of red-zone / planning type of meetings
Language Skills:  Proficient in English
PC Skills:  Advanced / expert P6 user.  Strong user of MS Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint) 
Attributes:  
•    Write and speak in a clear and convincing manner, using appropriate language
•    Strong presentation skills, at all levels in the organization
•    Work well with contractor work force and integrated project management team
•    Self-starting behavior and ability to work independently

Vacancy close date: 22-04-2022