Planning Lead

Job Purpose
The Planning Lead purpose and responsibility is to provide schedule development, maintainance, monitor and control of confidential and sensitive schedule and cost related data, schedule and planning evaluation / examination, schedule and cost developmental consolidation, cost reporting and analyzing, monitoring and formulating cost improvement recommendations.
Qualifications
· Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Accounting, Business Management/administration or Commercial disciplines.
Knowledge and/or Experience
· Minimum of 8 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.
· Good troubleshooting skills.
· Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities.
· Able to work within a defined role with limited supervision.
Technical and Business Skills
· Strong planning, organisational and prioritising skills. · Strong negotiating and influencing skills. · Good communication and interpersonal skills.
· Advanced computer literacy skills (Primavera P6, Word, Excel and PowerPoint). · Hands on working experience in Primavera P6 Version 18 and above. · Advanced knowledge of using Primavera Schedule Risk Analysis or similiar software for conducting Schedule Risk Analysis.
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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