Vacancy Overview

Lead of Planning

• Bachelor’s degree in related subject or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 10 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 (5) years site/field scheduling experience.
• Experience developing work methods in accordance to established Company policies, directives from Management, schedules and professional engineering standards.
• 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.
• Strong planning, organizational and prioritizing skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good computer literacy skills (Primavera P6, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Hands on working experience in Primavera P6 Version 18 and above.
• Good knowledge of using Primavera Schedule Risk Analysis software for conducting Schedule Risk Analysis.

• Reviews project changes to evaluate detail schedule impact; responsible for quantifying and incorporating the effect and impact of approved changes in the overall schedule for stewardship purposes.
• Advises project management of any potential schedule issues and when necessary, provides guidance on corrective action and measures to mitigate any adverse trends. Assists Business Manager/Head in developing and reviewing schedule corrective actions and recovery plans, and verifies needed actions/plans are implemented
• Monitors and appraises the performance of the Contractor compared to agreed control plans in the areas of progress and schedule control.
• Reviews and checks Contractor progress reports for accuracy of progress measurement. Verifies reviews and endorses claimed progress reported by the Contractor.
• Reviews, monitors and control the EPC Contractor’s schedules for all project activities for logic, level of detail, interfaces, etc (e.g., Level 3, Level 4, short-term look-ahead schedules).
• Reviews Contractor main subcontractor schedules and ensures that they have been correctly integrated into the overall EPC schedules.
• Reviews Contractor’s vendors and suppliers for both critical equipment and bulks and ensures that they have been correctly integrated into the overall EPC schedules.
• Reviews and endorses schedule and progress baselines and forecast prepared by the Contractor.
• Reviews schedule basis of Contractor change proposals - reviews and endorses changes with regards to schedule and progress impact.
• Supports Project Management with ongoing project schedule and progress analysis, reporting and forecasting activities.
• Develops and maintains project schedules and ensuring that these products reflect the approved project design/execution scope.
• Analyzes schedule trends, develop and review schedule forecasts.
• Conducts periodic meetings with the Contractor to review progress/activities and report on the status of the project to management.
• Provides overall project schedule, progress measurement, and change management expertise to the PMT.
• Reviews Contractor project control procedures (home office and field control procedures) to ensure that requirements are met.
• Reviews Contractor project control procedures (home office and field control procedures) to ensure that requirements are met.
• Ensures that the schedule control and progress procedures are executed by the Contractor to monitor its schedule control activities and progress reporting.
• Reviews Contractors schedules.  Continually verifies contractors schedules for logical links, durations and overall achievability
• Reviews and checks Contractor progress reports for accuracy of progress measurement. Verifies reviews and endorses claimed progress reported by Contractor.
• Analyzes the planned quantity metrics projections for all disciplines (e.g. Piping, Civil, Electrical, etc.). Monitors actual metrics quantities completed against planned.
• Prepares and compiles Weekly and Monthly Reports (schedule & progress) input to QG Major Projects Reports.
• Responds to ad hoc requests from Business Head and Management related to scheduling and reporting, including development of progress metrics, and/or key performance indicators.
• Participates in gathering and recording Lessons Learned for the project that relate to progress and schedule areas.
• Works effectively within established policies and procedures and participates in the further development of these to meet changing needs.