Senior Planning Engineer

Role: Senior Planning Engineer
Location: Aberdeen
Type: Contract
Duration: 12 months (extendable)
Rate: £negotiable

Job purpose:
Responsible for all planning deliverables for assigned Projects / work within an Offshore Projects contract.

Responsibility -
*Functionally accountable to Lead Planning Engineer within a specific Offshore Projects contract or Planning Team Lead, as applicable.
*Provision of day to day planning support the Project Engineers/ Lead Discipline Engineers to help ensure the successful delivery of all work within assigned project(s)
*Development and production of Planning deliverables such as Gantt Charts, Network Diagrams, S-curves, Histograms and tabular manhour reports
*Implementation of best practices and planning system / tools user guidelines
*Development and production of Integrated Engineering and Construction Plans at various levels for assigned Project(s)
*Production and communication of planning deliverables for assigned project(s)
*Regular liaison with Asset Planners and attendance at Asset Planning meetings
*Close liaison with cost, estimating and procurement departments
*Understanding of project team and client reporting requirements and expectations including performance measures and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
*Deputise for Lead Planning Engineer responsibilities, as required

Technical Assurance -
*To monitor and develop the competence of subordinates in the form of mentoring and coaching
*Provide guidance to the project(s) in maintaining appropriate professional standards for project execution
*To ensure that the technical work undertaken is consistent with the Discipline's professional standards for the relevant project(s) technical complexity
*To ensure that the project generated documentation reflects a fit-for-purpose design and compiles with the contract requirements
*Promote awareness of Health, Safety, Environmental & Quality aspects of discipline of work to achieve fit-for-purpose engineering

Qualifications and Experience -
*degree/HND/HNC qualified or equivalent Planning experience and training
*planning experience in the Oil & Gas industry
*Technical capability
*Good communication skills
*A strong construction/planning background

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