Principal Planner

Job responsibilities: • Develop, maintain, and update project schedules, monitor progress, and provide reports and analysis to support project management. • Directs the development and implementation of the project execution plan within the overall project schedule. • In charge of schedule management, including setting up level 4 critical path schedule and periodic schedule update. • Identify trends, analyse critical path, and evaluate consequences to the schedule. • Prepare ‘S’ curves, manpower histograms, rundown curves, and other planning deliverables as required in accordance with project requirements. • In case of delays, prepare recovery plan in agreement with the project team • Support Project Manager, Project Planning Manager and other project team with reports for analysis and decision-making. • Manages and mentors Senior Planner/Planner ensuring effective collaboration and performance. • Ensure adherence to the internal procedures and policies and drive implementation of new initiatives leading to fully integrated planning • Assist the tender team with planning inputs as required • Any other ad hoc planning activities to support the projects / tenders Work experience requirements: • Minimum 15 years of relevant project experience in medium to large-scale Oil & Gas (including FPSO) or Wind Energy sectors, with 5 years in a Lead or Principal Planner role. Qualifications: • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering or equivalent. Other skills: • Extensive experience with Primavera, Microsoft Suite and ability to adapt quickly to new IT Tools • Demonstrated leadership abilities with experience in managing a planning team in a large-scale project • Effective analytical and problem-solving skills to assess project performance and identify potential issues. • Effective problem-solving, leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills • Ability to work effectively with people across various cultures • Ability to travel at short notice / perform overtime work as required We regret only short listed candidates will be notified