Head of Planning

• Implement management and technical direction for all facets of the Planning / Scheduling function (schedule risk, schedule analysis, schedule reporting, resources, productivity, schedule impact assessment, schedule management) by establishing a set of project control planning / schedule procedures, guidelines, and flow charts to suit project requirements and needs to support management decision making process. • Manage project planning / scheduling team, coordinate input from PMT functions such as engineering, procurement, construction, completion/commissioning, interface etc. Supervise all planning and scheduling functions, including schedule development, control, analysis, and schedule recommendations for improvement. • Ensure effective project planning / scheduling measures are executed by the contractors and subcontractors' organizations. • Manage the preparation of project controls Gates deliverables specially planning / scheduling deliverables in line with Company Project Management System. • Ensure effective implementation and updating the Project Planning / Scheduling procedure. • Coordinate the collecting, consolidating, analyzing, and reporting, control trend and progress measurement information to ensure overall project status is assessed and potential problem areas identified. • Conduct schedule delay / impact analysis, review of schedule recovery plans, including evaluation of additional resources required to affect such plans. • Implement project changes, ensure with planning team that schedule impacts are assessed and reflected & considered; ensure incorporation of approved changes impact into overall schedule stewardship and reporting. • Evaluate contractor's performance and progress in areas of project controls (planning / scheduling) assessing any discrepancies and reverting to contractor for clarifications / corrections. • Identify and ensure appropriate planning systems, fully integrated and appropriate for the project. • Provide an interface between Division Manager and contractor with respect to project controls specially planning / scheduling and reporting. • Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Commercial, Marketing, Sciences, Engineering, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Law, Communication, Technologies, Mathematics or Statistics. • 10 years' experience in business Planning, including 6 years in the Oil & Gas Industry, and including 2 years' experience in a supervisory or acting role, or oversight of contractor / subcontractor's / service / vendor personnel. • Previous experience on major projects, from an Owner / Contractor perspective, managing EPC Lump Sum Contracts, and working with multi-cultural teams with large local subcontractors. • Subject matter expert in project planning / scheduling; proficient with scheduling tools such as Primavera and schedule risk analysis tools (Acumen, Primavera Risk Analysis, etc.). • Ability to develop and maintain project schedule (L1-L4) based on acceptable schedule basis/assumptions; resource loading, logic, sequence and relationship. • Capable of performing various schedule analysis based on latest project data. • Undertakes complex tasks and acts as a source of guidance for staff and internal customers. Is expected to handle all but the most complex problems and difficulties that might arise. • Sets situations/issues in the context of the entire team and has an appreciation of the wider relationships with other people and organizations.