Job details

The Senior Planner shall be part of the Planning department resource pool.

The role is responsible for implementing, maintaining and follow-up of all project planning activities within a project including interface with other Project Controls roles.

Specific Key Responsibilities & Activities

• Establish, maintain and follow up plans/networks and resources for new and established projects in accordance with Subsea 7 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.
• Prepare reports as requested; progress, critical paths, deviations, forecast.
• Prepare schedules as requested; detailed schedules, what-if simulations.
• Assure that any changes related to the scope of the contract get implemented into relevant plans.
• Implementation of sub-contractors plans into main schedule/plan including establishing reporting routines for sub-contractors and follow up of progress.
• Participate, assuring good communication and follow up internal and external activities in the project. Reporting consequences/changes related to planned progress according to agreed reporting frequency.
• Actively work together with other Project Controls disciplines to ensure quality in deliverables.

Role Specific - Key Responsibilities & Activities

• Prepare and maintain master schedule and offshore operations live schedule and develop different what-if simulations/scenarios as requested/needed.
• Maintain a good control of all changes in the schedule and explain variances, especially during the offshore operations phase when schedule is extremely fluid.
• Provide specialist skills, integrity, and knowledge of key areas of planning.
• Understand project’s needs; identify and address planning problems; develop and implement solutions.
• Train / mentor more junior planners.

AUTHORITY/DIMENSIONS

• Operate within the Business Code of Conduct.
• Operate according to Subsea 7’s Management Principles.
• Responsible for planning related issues within the project.
• Actively work together with other Project Controls disciplines to ensure quality in deliverables.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS/ STAKEHOLDERS

External

• Clients
• Industry partners
• Appropriate professional bodies

Internal

• Functional Project Controls Manager
• Functional Planning Lead
• All relevant project personnel

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Preferred Experience and Education

• Professional qualifications – Education equally to degree in engineering and administrative discipline
• Software:  Primavera P6, Microsoft Project and Excel
• Understanding and experience in the management of float and free float of the activities and understand impact on the overall project performance baseline.
• Previous experience in building schedules from scratch for construction, installation and development of subsea infrastructure covering all project.
• Milestones, Project Management, Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication and Operations.

Skills

• Advanced knowledge in key areas of planning techniques and analysis and a good understanding of current good engineering practice
• Communication
• Independently evaluate, organize and prioritize work for self and others.

Knowledge

• Understanding of the energy industry