Senior Project Site Planner at Worley

Main Purpose Of Job

• To support the project management team to execute projects on time, on budget, and to specification.
• To establish the project progress measurement system based on the nature of the project, while provide integration between the various planning systems (EcoSys & Schedule together with proper WBS & Coding structures) for projects.
• To guide the Planners & Schedulers to implement the system.
• To coordinate the activities of the planners & schedulers in the performance of their assigned tasks.
• To assist the Planning Department to meet all the criteria on the Planning charter.

Key Responsibilities/ Accountabilities

• Lead and be responsible for the development of overall baseline programme in accordance with the contract.
• Finalise WBS
• Finalize and get the approval of the CTR with the project team
• Identify Long lead Items/deliveries/major milestones on the schedule
• Prepare schedule and include the 90 day plan (PMP-9003)
• Verify that all the scope is covered in the schedule
• Incorporate Mandatory Peer Reviews in all schedules.
• Allocate resources to the activities
• Finalise logic with project team
• Verify Critical Path is indicated on the schedule
• Check float.
• Verify contractors actual progress
• Integrate contractors actual progress into overall schedule
• Analyse schedule (Critical path analysis, 2 week look ahead)
• Develop and update S-curve weekly/monthly
• Provide Visual management report in formal areas of the organisation
• Support the 'Project Change Management' procedure and ensure project schedules reflect impact of change. (PCP-1025): by checking and finalising what the impact of PVNs and CEs will be on the schedule and compile all related documents.
• Prepare/review recovery plans on the deviations to achieve latest approved baseline.

Essential Skills/Experience

Skills/ Competencies:

• Administrative efficiency
• Good communication skills
• Effective business writing to report standard.
• Problem solving abilities.
• Excellent leadership
• Mentorship skills
• Advanced Microsoft applications skills.
• Advanced MS Projects and other Project Planning Software.
• Expert knowledge of WPMP and other Project Management and Planning methodologies.
• Demonstrable record of effecting improvements in project delivery.
• Understanding of basic finance and accounting.
• Fully capable of application of skills and methods in cost engineering, estimating and planning engineering as contained in WPMP & EMS standard practices.
• Sound understanding of project delivery phases, activities performed in each phase, and deliverables at the end of each phase – Constructability & VIP reviews/ Cost Estimate/ Execution Plan.
• Have sufficient experience working on major EPCM and/or EPC contracts, in working on projects in various industrial sectors.
• Strong knowledge of, and the interrelationship of a good technical project scope definition, quality of the schedule and estimate, construction sequence and execution, procurement and contracting strategies, commissioning and start up
• Strong working knowledge of coding structures for EPC projects – WBS, EPS, OBS, RBS, Client Coding Requirements, calendars, activity codes & values, activity identification assignment, auto-cad rules, etc.
• Capable of setting up project schedule in accordance with good project management practices based on critical path methodology (Level I to IV Work Schedules), which describes the sequence of work and identifies the significant task interdependencies required to meet the project scope of work.
• Working experience with scheduling (and cost control) software; able to put activities in schedules, assign resources (in conjunction with CBS), identify critical paths and high risk activities, producing progress S-curves and histograms, and do analysis on how long it will take to accomplish the project
• Full understanding of cross-functional interfaces with, and deliverables engineering, procurement – materials & sub-contracts, estimating, cost management, construction & commissioning, safety, quality, finance/accounting, and document control
• Capable of managing impact of change & trends and resulting re-schedules / re-baselines

Education/ Minimum Requirements

• A university degree in engineering, or
• Technical NHD plus 5 years supervisory related project controls experience on major EPC projects.
• Extensive technical and leadership training and project related seminars.

Preferred

• Certification by PMI (PMP) and or AACE / similar accredited project management institute an advantage.
• Willing to undergo rigorous in-house Worley project controls and quality training

Experience

• Ten plus (10+) years of progressive planning experience to include a minimum of eight (8) years supervisory experience in EPC project planning and scheduling, earned value & risk analysis, performance measurement, and milestones & project auditing.
• This level covers positions responsible for planning and directing activities of the planning/scheduling function on a portfolio basis of corporate or major projects.

General

• Self-motivated
• Courteous
• High level of personal discipline
• Output driven, results oriented and deadline driven.
• People oriented.
• Quality conscious
• Positive Outlook
• Service driven Focus on high quality& business profit.
• Attention to detail.
• Natural forward planner.
• Tenacious.
• Critically assesses own performance
• High work ethic & initiative.
• Mature & credible in dealing with senior executives
• Flair for numbers.
• Reliable, tolerant & determined.
• Honest.
• Well presented & business like.
• Responsible & Accountable
• Analytical.
• Thorough & Factual.