Wood is currently looking for a Senior Planner to support one of their projects in Iraq. The role is Dubai based, to be part of their in-house Project Controls team. The successful candidate will be responsible to provide project management with accurate monthly cost and progress reports incorporating early warning, forecast completions, together with the critical path and trend analyses. The job ID for this vacancy is 3927.

Responsibilities of A Senior Planner

• Accountable for managing the main contract commercial issues.
• To ensure that all work is performed without compromise to quality and in line with the company’s procedures.
• To maintain high standard of safety at all times.
• Advising project team on cost control, planning & Contract compliance.
• Tracking progress & reports against actual cost.
• Preparing any special progress reports, cost reports, and forecasts for team activities.
• Assisting in change management process with project leaders and contractors.
• Reviewing project cost estimates and schedules.
• Coordinating routine progress reporting.
• Reviewing project cost estimates and project budget tracking and controlling for compliance.
• Assist Cost Engineers to prepare and update weekly and monthly project cost reports.
• Tracking and evaluating PO and subcontract cost reporting and invoicing
• Participating in reporting on process and cost.
• Develop a suitable Work Breakdown Structure covering the project requirements / scope of works.
• Develop, baseline, update, and maintain detailed project schedules for various phases of project execution including but not limited to design development, construction, pre-commissioning, and start-up.
• Coordinate with client representatives, team members, contractors, subcontractors to consider all project requirements.

What You’ll Do More

• Coordinate and follow up with Project Engineers and other project stakeholders for inputs and updates to required reports and schedules within the required time.
• Ability to present cost reports, schedules and manpower histograms to the project team and Client, when required.
• Provides training, mentoring and ongoing project controls guidance to project team members.
• Establish and manage the invoicing procedure and supervise its proper implementation.
• Support the development of the Project Controls team members.
• Identify and share lessons learned to support continuous improvement of project performance and company operations.
• Fair knowledge of planning in terms of schedule integration between Engineering to Procurement and construction.
• Hands on experience in the development of EPC schedule during the FEED phase to identify the EPC contractor.
• Outgoing and motivated individual who is comfortable working in a collaborative environment.

Requirements For Senior Planner

The eligibility requirements for role of a Senior Planner are as under:

• Graduate Degree is preferred however alternative qualifications will be considered i.e. Higher National Certificate (HNC) / Higher National Diploma (HND).
• Minimum of 12 years experience in the oil and gas industry.
• Experience of working with multi-national and multi-cultural project teams is strongly preferred.
• Previous experience of working in the Middle East would be an advantage.
• Experience of a lead role in project controls with the ability to manage a team.

Desired Skills

• Expert in writing reports.
• Commercially and contractually aware and able to manage budgets.
• Familiar with project controls systems.
• Good oral and communication skills.
• Must be able to supervise and delegate.

Planner BFL Group UAE

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