Project Planner II

Scope Summary
The project is spread over several phases and areas.

2023 - 2025 - Detailed Design
2023 - 2024 - Fabrication
2025 - 2027 - Installation and Commissioning
2025 - 2027 - DS Sealift Module Fabrication
2027 - 2029 - Installation and Commissioning

The Project will be a greenfield design including all processing facilities, utilities, drilling equipment, camp, and power generation.

Position Title: Facilities Planner / Scheduler Role Overview

The Fabrication Planner / Scheduler will report to the Fabrication Project Controls Lead and assist in planning and scheduling the Sea Lift Module Fabrication. Will establish and maintain schedule logic, integrated cost, budget support, Risk Management, forecasting, and Earned Value analysis.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience using Primavera software on large-scale projects.

Planner will ensure schedule integrity, manage forecasts, and maintain resource plans in accordance with Company Project Controls Processes and Standards.

This position interacts closely with internal and external stakeholders, including but not limited to, Engineering, Quality Management, Construction Management, Project Management, Project Controls, Contracts Administration, Procurement, Expediting, Logistics, Contractors, and Vendors.

Responsibilities

â Attend contractor meetings and participate in discussions regarding project strategies and expectations.
â Ability to communicate changes to various stakeholders and recommend mitigations as needed.
â Track and analyze contractor schedules and notify project team of deviations and delays.
â Prepare procedures for Project Controls Reporting including Risk Assessment and Earned Value.
â Program logic to include project benchmarks for the duration of the project.
â Prepare Earned Value and Project Plan Variance Reports.
â Build Recovery and Work-Around plans.
â Cost support includes monthly cost reporting, cost and production trends, Forecast At Completion analysis, Cost Variance analysis, funding budgets, and cash flows.
â Interface with the Contractor's Planning and Scheduling Specialists to ensure data is incorporated into the Integrated Project Schedules.
â Maintain project documents to support internal audits.
â Incorporate approved change orders into cost reports and schedules.
â Maintain project documentation and data preservation procedures.
â Other duties as required.

Basic Requirements

â Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Construction Management or equivalent.
â 5+ years of experience working on capital projects in the petroleum industry.
â Proficiency in the use of Primavera P6 and MS Office Suite.
â Knowledge of Project Controls, Cost Engineering, Forecasting (Work in Progress/Earned Value), Accruals and General Accounting.

Preferred Requirements
â Advanced knowledge of software used for project management, tracking, controlling, and reporting.

Knowledge, Skills, and Other Requirements
â Listens actively and invites new ideas.
â Influences and acts to drive positive performance and achieve results.
â Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills.
â Attention to detail.
â Collaborative interpersonal communication style.
â Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment and meet deadlines.
â Builds strong relationships based on trust and seeks opportunities to collaborate across the matrix/organizational boundaries to achieve business goals.
â Efficiently prioritize work to meet deadlines.
â Takes ownership of actions and follows through on commitments.

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