Senior Planning Engineer

We are currently working with a major oil and gas operator in their search for a Senior Planning Engineer to join them on a contract basis in Baku. This role will support the planning activity for the assigned project scope and ensure contractor compliance with contractual planning, scheduling and reporting requirements especially those detailed contractually within the Project Coordination Procedures (PCP).

The role is open for national applicants only.

Key Accountabilities:
* Lead and coordinate all planning activity for the project scope and support the Delivery Manager and Planning Lead to achieve contract objectives.
* Ensure key planning deliverables are developed, maintained, assessed, and communicated.
* Ensure the integrity and efficiency of planning and progress measurement.
* Ensure contractor compliance with contractual planning, scheduling, and reporting requirements especially those detailed contractually within the Project Coordination Procedures (PCP).
* Perform "what if" and/or risked scheduling scenarios (as required) in order to recover schedule deviations along with assisting with development of alternative work sequences.
* Provide experience-based estimates for best-case, most-likely, and worst-case activity durations as inputs to schedule risk analysis (SRA) activities.
* Support 6-monthly planning input to MCEs including bottoms-up review of the schedule, applying an overview to the contractor's schedule or re-base lining if deemed necessary.
* Support site team discussions regarding planning and progress.
* Ensure compliance with company planning and scheduling procedures and projects common process guidance.
* Work with the Contractor Planning Engineers to ensure contract deliverables are received, to close any gaps which have been identified against the contract Project Coordination Procedures and to assess / verify reported progress by physical observation.

Essential Experience and Education
* Degree in engineering / science / economics
* Strong commitment to HSE.
* At least 5 years' experience working in major projects and brownfield projects as a planning engineer.
* Sound background and experience in major projects planning processes.
* Self-motivation and a high level of individual initiative and self-reliance are required.
* Advanced influencing and communication skills in English language.
* Strong ability to build partnerships, actively engage and respect contributions of others.
* Ability to produce good quality written reports and summary presentations - able to communicate clarity from complexity.
* Experience working with large contractor organizations.
* Experience performing effectively in a multi-disciplinary, multi-cultural environment.

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As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.