Planning Engineer

• Establish and effectively manage a planning and progress control system in order to support the Project Manager decision making process and allow him to complete the project according to the internal baselines and in compliance with the contractual dates and requirements.
• Ensure any deviation from plan is promptly spotted and analysed, final time impact is estimated and the effect of corrective actions taken is monitored.
• Create a schedule awareness atmosphere among all project participants.
  

Job Responsibilities

• Ensure the development of the project schedule according to the commercial needs. Verify feasibility and criticality
• Participate to the commercial risk management activities
• Ensure the implementation of the Planning and Progress Control System required by the contract complexity, riskiness and duration, in compliance with the Project Breakdown Structure, Company Standards and Contract specification
• Interface and coordinate with other Company Functions or Discipline Leaders/Supervisors and Managers to build up activities, assign milestones and constraints by issuing the logic network
• Prepare all the reference baseline documents, and ensure that the project s planning and scheduling requirements are properly and clearly communicated to those functionally responsible for executing the work
• Issue all the relevant reporting
• Issue the Planning & Scheduling Procedure, Progress Measurement Procedure and Risk Management Plan for the Project Control Manager verification
• Coordinate the risk management activities startup organizing the first brainstorming and the qualitative / quantitative assessment of the identified risks & opportunities
• Perform the schedule risk analysis for highly critical projects During the project execution phase:
• Ensure the effectiveness of the Planning and Progress Control System, monitoring the progress measurement system and ensuring the proper information flow, progress status and completion forecast are assessed and reported for Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Construction and Commissioning phases
• Update all Project Schedules, collecting actual data, evaluating forecast dates and monitoring any progress and productivity deviation compared with the baseline schedule, including the corrective actions taken by the PM
  

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Planning Engineer in oil and gas industry
• Technical background i.e. Engineering Degree or Btech Diploma
• Experience in the Gulf region - preferably on an artificial island
• Former Saipem employees are encouraged to apply. Experience in EPC company is a must