Lead Planning Engineer
BH-298159
Posted: 14/03/2025
- Attractive Day Rate
- Iraq Kirkuk
- Contract
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Oil & Gas
LEAD PLANNING ENGINEER
Main Responsibilities:
Skills and Qualifications
Other Key Requirements
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.
- Interfaces with: Project Managers, Commissioning Manager, Delivery Managers, Operations, Contractors, Engineering
- Reporting to: Project Controls Manager
Main Responsibilities:
- Prepare project plans with input from major stakeholders.
- Input to Project Plan through coordination with Subsurface, Drilling, Projects Production, Field Operations, Technical, Maintenance and Project Development Teams.
- Prepare and maintain the Look ahead Schedule as required by Projects, Production, Field Operations, Technical, and Maintenance Teams.
- Develop and maintain planning and progress measurement systems.
- Work closely with the Contractors during the development of their Contract Control Programs to ensure compliance with all Project Milestones, critical interfaces and Project Co-ordination Procedure.
- Monitor the Contractor’s progress and performance throughout the different project phases.
- Identify and highlight schedule risks in project plans and contractors’ programmes.
- Produce ad hoc programmes, planning what if scenarios, presentations and reports.
- Responsible for projects risk register update and follow-up of mitigation plans with all Projects Team members
- Prepare and provide input to weekly and monthly project status and progress reports.
- Hold regular Planning review meetings with Project Team to review overall project status.
- Audit contractors’ planning and reporting systems; verify invoiced progress and quantities.
- Facilitate and present information for internal project meetings.
- Coaching local projects planning personnel in best planning practices.
Skills and Qualifications
- University degree or equivalent qualifications / experience or a minimum of 10 years’ experience in similar roles in the oil and gas industry.
- Demonstrable experience working with Primavera and risk analysis software on projects in the Oil and Gas industry.
Other Key Requirements
- Strong communication skills including writing reports and presenting.
- High attention to detail.
- Candidates should have knowledge and experience in project management processes.
- Previous experience of working within a multi-cultural and multi-discipline, multi-location environment, desirable.
With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.