Oil and Gas; Scheduling; Planning; Primavera; Subsea
Brief overview
Airswift is currently partnering with a global engineering company and recruiting for a Senior PlanningEngineer to be based in Suresnes on a 3 months' renewable contract.
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
• Be the focal point of contact for all activity related to planning on a project or tender(s)
• Develop robust baseline schedule & reporting tools, including S-curves & floatt table, to ensure timely delivery of the project.
• Be forecast oriented, anticipating and alerting at early stage issues & impacts
• Understand projects/ tenders' requirements; identify & address planning scenarios and problems; develop and implement solutions.
• Establish, maintain and follow up plans/networks as the single source of truth and progress reporting for new and established projects in accordance with Planning & progress procedures.
• Support tender activity when applicable, prepare all deliverables in accordance with Client, Subsea7, GPC-EAST & SIA 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.
• 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 per internal process & project' specifities:
• Review, verify accuracy & implement sub-contractors plans into main schedule/plan
• Review, verify accuracy & implement disciplines detailed 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 pro-actively, 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/summary for the Project/ Tender team to discuss, summarize and validate the planning assumptions and basis.
• Work as per quality process & 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 disciplines to ensure quality & accuracy of deliverables
• Provide specialist skills, integrity and knowledge of key areas of planning, sharing with other collaborators and contribute to foster planning awareness
• Contribute to the discipline development
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.
Qualifications & Requirements:
• Education equivalent to degree in engineering and administrative/business discipline
• Software:
Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project
• Relevant previous experience in the subsea or offshore environment or planning.
• Previous project experience would be appreciated.
• Relevant previous experience in planning management
• Good level of English Spoken and written
• Good French Level ideally
• Advanced knowledge in key areas of planning techniques and analysis
• Understanding of current Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, and Offshore Installation processes in the Oil and Gas Offshore Sector.
• Pro-active and excellent communication skills with all interfacing parties
• Autonomous, fast Learner & team player
• Independently evaluate, organise and prioritise work for self and others
• Understanding of the Offshore Oil and Gas industry
