Lead Planner

2 weeks ago

Aberdeen, United Kingdom John Wood Group Full time

Wood is currently recruiting for a Lead Planner to join our recently awarded EPC project for a large Operator. This is an exciting role relating to carbon reduction with the opportunity for long term job security. As a lead planner, you will lead the planning team and will oversee the set up and running of all required planning systems, processes and interfaces to allow successful management and reporting of the project schedule. This is an exciting long term project based in Aberdeen. We can offer Staff or PSC for this contract.

The preparation, review and reporting of accurate project schedules and plans in support of the robust control of projects throughout their life-cycle.

Accountable for the development of project schedules and plans, ensuring they are prepared to the required level of detail and accuracy and accordance with contractual requirements and Wood policies, procedures, and standards.

Accountable for ensuring schedules and plans are documented and auditable and that project schedules and plans maintained and issued in a controlled manner. Supervises and manages the Planning team in terms of delegating work, reviewing the work output of the team where appropriate, providing guidance and support, and managing the development of the Planning team members.

Accountable for identifying areas of best practice and driving continuous improvement within the planning team.
- Acts as Planning focal point for specific project scopes
- Review and maintain planning control structures are developed and maintained in alignment with approved project Work. Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Review and maintain baseline project plans and schedules using appropriate scheduling software
- Monitor and control planning activities through all phases of project lifecycle
- Liaise with engineering, procurement and construction functions, and others as required, including third parties, to maintain awareness of project activities, their status, and their impact on the project schedule and resource requirements
- Analyse and issue copies of project plans and schedules in accordance with project reporting requirements
- Analyse and issue copies of project progress and performance status reports in accordance with project reporting requirements
- Review and analyse updates to project plans and schedules
- Review and analyse updates to project resource requirements
- Assess and communicate schedule impact of change notifications
- Monitor overall project progress status, achievement of major milestones, and evaluate project performance in relation to planned performance
- Attend internal project progress and performance status meetings as required
- Liaise with cost discipline to ensure accurate and timely control and forecasting of man-hour budgets and ensure that the impact of all change requests are properly assessed and included in the schedules
- Participate in schedule risk analysis as required
- Lead and participate in Project Controls Compliance and Continuous Improvement Reviews
- Play a key role in the mentoring and career development of Planning personnel

**Accountable for ensuring that**:

- Project schedules are maintained in accordance with approved contract and project Work Breakdown Structure
- Project plans and schedules are issued in accordance with contract reporting calendar and on an as required basis
- All project schedules are fully logic linked and show the critical path and total float for all activities
- The project schedule is baselined at the time of approval by the client of funding for the project
- All project schedules contain resources in accordance with the corporate standards
- Work packs delivery milestones are clearly identified within the project schedules
- A standard set of agreed milestones are maintained within both the schedule and the cost reporting database

**Working Relationships**:
**Internal**:

- Establish and maintain effective working relationships and communicate across the business
- Working closely with Lead Projects Planner for Large Projects under EPC Contract
- Actively promote Wood. procedures and initiatives in line with Core Values
- Engage with and promote functional & cross contract development including Networking/knowledge sharing
- Maintain communication with respective focal points
- Manage interfaces across functional and business boundaries

**External**:

- Communicate and co-operate with external clients, stakeholders including Industry bodies, academia, market intelligence, relevant conferences, vendors, business acquisition and business development

**Level of Influence and Decision Making Authority**:

- Errors if undetected may have far reaching impact if management makes decisions based on incorrect and untimely data
- Work is performed under general direction and is reviewed for conformance with policies and general efficiency
- Assistance is provided with unusual situations that do not have clear objectives
- Solves problems requiring development

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