Planner

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.

We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for our clients. We recruit, reward, and develop our people based on merit regardless of race, nationality, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. We value our people and treat everyone who works for or with Petrofac fairly and without discrimination.

The world is re-thinking its energy supply and energy security needs; planning for a phased transition to alternative energy sources. We are here to help our clients meet these evolving energy needs.

This is an exciting time to join us on this journey.  

We support flexible working requests and have adopted a hybrid approach for most of our office-based roles. We ask employees to be present in the office at least three days per week.

Are you ready to bring the right energy to Petrofac and help us deliver a better future for everyone?

JOB TITLE: PROJECT PLANNER

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Produce schedules in Primavera P6 or MS Project with a high level of detail, describing proposed activities, durations and resources that can be used to form the basis of a proposal estimate or project execution plan.
• Using planning software, and project control procedures define and implement appropriate Work Breakdown Structures (WBS).
• Allocate dates, durations, constraints, logical links, resources, external links as well as maintain and update project schedule(s).
• Progress schedules as defined by the project controls procedure and produce accurate and timely reports for internal and Client review.
• Produce S-curves, manpower summaries and histograms and implement appropriate weightings as per project controls procedures.
• Recognise when a schedule is required to be re-baselined and implement accordingly.
• Update project schedule activity durations and resource allocations as required in conjunction with project cost controller(s) to ensure accurate project forecasting.
• Update project schedule as required to reflect any changes in work scope and proposed work methodologies.
• Develop accurate resource forecasts using schedule to identify ongoing resource requirements.
• Provide input to project reports including required narratives related to achievements, risks, focus items and any corrective actions required.
• Provide input to possible alternative work methodologies (what ifs) and changes to the schedule.
• Setup of the contractual deliverable measurement system, as well as tracking and updating progress achieved, monitoring and updating the forecast deliverable dates in conjunction with the Functional Leads.

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor of engineering or equivalent tertiary qualification preferred.
• Recognized project planning/scheduling qualifications preferred.
• In depth knowledge of Primavera P6 software.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project.
• Advanced MS Excel skills.
• Capability to critically review and approve / reject project plans and progress measurement systems.
• Ability to prioritize and work under pressure.
• Strong communication, leadership and interpersonal skills with ability to positively influence others and develop strong internal and external relationships.
• Good organizational skills and able to keep clear and precise records and quality documentation.