Head of Planning

Head of Planning
Job Purpose
* Assure the most effective method of performance for project controls, specifically project planning / scheduling management, including schedule development and schedule analysis (schedule risk, critical / sub-critical activities, schedule variance) through timely execution of key activities and compliance with standardized processes.
Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in business, accounting, commercial, marketing, sciences, engineering, project management, supply chain management, law, communication, technologies, mathematics, or statistics.
Knowledge and/or Experience
* Minimum 10 to 15 years of experience in business planning, including 6 years in the oil & gas industry, and including 2 years of experience in a supervisory or acting role, or oversight of contractor/subcontractor's/service/vendor personnel.
* Previous experience on major projects, from an owner/contractor perspective, managing EPC lump sum contracts, and working with multicultural teams with large local subcontractors.
* Subject matter expert in project planning/scheduling; proficient with scheduling tools such as Primavera and schedule risk analysis tools (Acumen, Primavera Risk Analysis, etc.).
Technical and Business Skills
* Ability to develop and maintain project schedule (L1-L4) based on acceptable schedule basis/assumptions: resource loading, logic, sequence, and relationship.
* Capable of performing various schedule analyses based on the latest project data.
Equal Opportunities:
First People Solutions is committed to equal opportunities regardless of gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief and age.
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