Senior Project Planner

Senior Project Planner
 
Our client and oil and gas services company who specialises in well life cycle management is currently recruiting for the position of Senior Project Planner based in Aberdeen.  This is permanent staff position
 
 
ROLE
Working with the Project & Operations teams, implementing robust plans that capture key activities and timelines to facilitate efficient and effective delivery of operational scopes and projects.
 
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Consulting with Company’s Accountable People, Project team and client team to create and maintain project plans and schedules across company projects, and assets, including resource requirements in alignment with the Project Management Framework.
• Coordinating project timelines with internal teams and external stakeholders to communicate asset availability and deliverables.
• Analysing operational daily and weekly plans, to ensure execution logic and identifying areas of efficiency or risk.
• Managing change and updates to project schedules, ensuring they are accurate and reflect current project status.
• Evaluating performance against baseline plans and preparing project progress reports to relevant departments and stakeholders.
• Consulting with management to identify potential resource requirements based on planned timelines and resource availability.
• Mentoring of team members to enhance skills and knowledge capabilities across the planning function.

 
KEY OUTCOMES

• Project schedule style and delivery compliant with stakeholder requirements.
• Efficient Asset and resource allocation across project and operational teams.
• Understanding of risk and opportunity for planned activity.
• Business wide clarity and understanding of current and planned project and operational activity.

 
SAFETY LEADERSHIP
Prioritises safety first and actively intervenes to prevent safety incidents. Can articulate why safety is important to the organisation and complies with all organisation safety standards and guidance through an understanding of risk and the importance of redosing hazards, whilst looking for opportunities through their role to improve safety. Holds those that do not comply with relevant safety standards to account.
 
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE
 
ESSENTIAL

• In depth knowledge and use of planning software such as MS Project/ Primavera
• Self-starter who uses their initiative
• Ability to analyse and evaluate data.
• Ability to prioritise and identify upcoming problems/ schedule constraints.
• Excellent attention to detail
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Collaborative approach to delivery

 
DESIRED

• Previous experience working in the Oil & Gas industry.

 
 
Staff position
 
If you feel that you are well suited to the above opportunity and would like to find out more then please contact Orion Group for more information or apply by forwarding your current CV quoting reference: PR/083376


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