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Lead of Planning

Full time at Brunel International in Qatar
Posted on February 24, 2025

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Responsibilities

  • Reviews project changes to evaluate detail schedule impact; responsible for quantifying and incorporating the effect and impact of approved changes in the overall schedule for stewardship purposes.
  • Advises project management of any potential schedule issues and when necessary, provides guidance on corrective action and measures to mitigate any adverse trends.
  • Assists Business Manager/Head in developing and reviewing schedule corrective actions and recovery plans and verifies needed actions/plans are implemented.
  • Monitors and appraises the performance of the Contractor compared to agreed control plans in the areas of progress and schedule control.
  • Reviews and checks Contractor progress reports for accuracy of progress measurement. Verifies reviews and endorses claimed progress reported by the Contractor.
  • Reviews, monitors and controls the Contractor's schedules for all project activities for logic, level of detail, interfaces, etc. (e.g., Level 3, Level 4, short-term look-ahead schedules).
  • Reviews Contractor main subcontractor schedules and ensures that they have been correctly integrated into the overall schedules.
  • Reviews Contractor's vendors and suppliers for both critical equipment and bulks and ensures that they have been correctly integrated into the overall schedules.
  • Reviews and endorses schedule and progress baselines and forecasts prepared by the Contractor.
  • Reviews schedule basis of Contractor change proposals - reviews and endorses changes with regards to schedule and progress impact.
  • Supports Project Management with ongoing project schedule and progress analysis, reporting and forecasting activities.
  • Develops and maintains project schedules ensuring that these products reflect the approved project design/execution scope.
  • Conducts periodic meetings with the Contractor to review progress/activities and report on the status of the project to management.
  • Provides overall project schedule, progress measurement, and change management expertise to the PMT.
  • Reviews Contractor project control procedures (home office and field control procedures) to ensure that requirements are met.
  • Ensures that the schedule control and progress procedures are executed by the Contractor to monitor its schedule control activities and progress reporting.
  • Reviews Contractors schedules. Continually verifies contractors schedules for logical links, durations and overall achievability.
  • Analyzes the planned quantity metrics projections for all disciplines (e.g. Piping, Civil, Electrical, etc.).
  • Prepares and compiles Weekly and Monthly Reports (schedule & progress) input to Major Projects Reports.
  • Responds to ADHOC requests from Business Head and Management related to scheduling and reporting, including development of progress metrics, and/or key performance indicators.
  • Participates in gathering and recording Lessons Learned for the project that relate to progress and schedule areas.
  • Works effectively within established policies and procedures and participates in the further development of these to meet changing needs.
Essential skills and knowledge
  • Bachelor’s degree in related subject or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum of 10 years experience in project scheduling and controls for EPC oil and gas facilities capital projects / operating companies.
  • Thorough and extensive knowledge of project controls principles, theories, and concepts.
  • At least five (5) years site/field scheduling experience.
  • Experience developing work methods in accordance with established Company policies, directives from Management, schedules and professional engineering standards.
  • Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to read, write, and speak fluent English.
  • Able to work within a defined role with limited supervision.
  • Willing and able to travel as required.
  • Excellent written and verbal English skills.
  • Strong planning, organizational and prioritizing skills.
  • Good communication and interpersonal skills.
  • Good computer literacy skills (Primavera P6, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
  • Hands on working experience in Primavera P6 Version 18 and above.
  • Good knowledge of using Primavera Schedule Risk Analysis software for conducting Schedule Risk Analysis.
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