Lead Planning Engineer

Job Description

Job Specific Knowledge:Reporting to the Planning Manager, the Senior Planning Engineer provides project controls and planning support to the Package Managers and manages all aspects of schedule development, maintenance, monitoring on his behalf (incl. making mitigation / acceleration proposals).The Senior Planning Engineer reviews, analyses and validates all inputs received from the Discipline Leads and reflects these accordingly in the Design Work Package?s detailed P6 Primavera schedule.The Senior Planning Engineer will implement and drive good practice in Schedule Management across all Work Packages assigned to him.Roles & Responsibilities:?????????Provide planning and scheduling support required in the execution of major capital projects.?????????Develop Project WBS (work breakdown structure) using the latest project planning and scheduling tools, eg Primavera.?????????Provide technical assistance as subject matter experts on Construction site activities.?????????Provide technical assistance in Oil & Gas Planning, Scheduling, Procurement and Design.?????????Develop Level III Construction Schedules for the entire Program.?????????Plans and provides work direction, as required, for the preparation of planning and scheduling Control Systems to provide Engineering and construction supervisors the means to evaluate and improve the efficiency of their project execution.?????????Analyses Major Capital Project to plan the most effective execution sequence.?????????Evaluates the planning and scheduling information collected from Project Management Teams or Contractors and advises Management of expectations to the plan and potential corrective action and/or impacts to the project.?????????Review and monitor schedule and progress submitted by contractors during detailed design drawings, Procurement, and construction.?????????Discuss, coordinate, and resolve long term and short-term planning and scheduling Problems with personal throughout the company and with contractor organizations.????????Deliver timely, accurate and sensitive project controls information that facilitates a clear understanding of the performance of the project in relation to planned performance targets.?????????Provides comments and recommendations for schedule requirements relative to staffing and project control.?????????Develops and maintains the relevant section(s) of the Master Schedule for the design work packages assigned to him.?????????Establishes appropriate milestones for each work package and capture key milestones in the Master Schedule.?????????Analyses comparisons of work package scope versus identified activities and allocated resources to ensure full delivery of scope in the most optimized manner.?????????Undertakes regular review of productivity for the teams assigned to his work packages and make necessary recommendations to the Design Package Manager.?????????Produces detailed schedules and supports the production of detailed work package staffing plans in support of all tender responses to the RFPs issued by company?????????Communicates to the various work package teams regular schedule updates with associated progress, key issues, and key milestones to be met.?????????In support of the above, attends work package meetings and during which, he identifies any milestones that are at risk and with the work package team, identifies proposed opportunities to correct / mitigate any delays.?????????Reviews and analyses weekly/monthly inputs received from the Discipline Leads before reflecting these on the schedules.?????????Actively support the development and the maintenance of good industry standards for project control and planning.?????????Prepares and presents to the team schedule impact reports. Develops with the team proposed schedule recovery plans, including impact on resources. Liaises with the Cost Engineers as appropriate.?????????Participates actively in developing and updating all the weekly/monthly and any other ad hoc reports including PowerPoint presentations.?????????Knowledgeable of planning and scheduling concepts and principles including effects on financial performance.?????????Familiar with data sources and supports basic schedule development.?????????Supports analysis of schedule, identifies, and investigates project schedule variances.?????????Collects and updates data and updates and produces scheduling reports.?????????Assists in the development and maintenance of WBS and support activities to implement applicable coding. Supports basic schedule development.?????????Supports gathering and assembling data for schedule updating.?????????Supports measurement of project schedule progress and gathers and assembles data for schedule and network updating.?????????Gathers data for schedule baseline development and maintenance.?????????Familiar with construction drawings, specifications and construction contracting methods.?????????Understands CPM scheduling concepts and principles and able to develop basic engineering, procurement, and construction logic.?????????Understands concepts and principles of scope control and change management and earned value methodology.?????????Supports monthly report preparation.?????????May participate in planning and scheduling meetings to gain insight to planning and scheduling issues.?????????Exposure to basic scheduling and cost baseline fundamentals, concepts, and principles.

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