Planner at NigerDock

Purpose/Role:

• This is a Production and Operational support position and is expected to work closely with Project/Ship Managers in establishing a production capacity work schedule for all Vessels, both at work initiation stage and during execution.

Key aims and objectives

• At all times, comply with Company Policies, procedures and Instructions.
• Create a capacity planning model for Shipyard Production as a whole that would be resource loaded and used in developing production forecasts for Shipyard.
• Actively support in the upgrading the quality of Vessels work breakdown structures in Shipyard.
• Issue Approved Specific Project/Vessel Plans and overall Shipyard activity plan showing the specific Vessel plans in the overall plan. Plans must detail clearly the logic and sequence of activities.
• To co-ordinate effectively and in a timely manner, the integration of manpower resources from shared Service providers (such as rigging and Scaffolders).
• Ensure all Planning related reports on Shipyard are approved by the Operations Manager and Issued to all in a timely manner.
• Ensure all Progress information on ongoing Vessel works are approved by the Operations manager and Issued to Finance in a timely Manner at the end of each month.
• Assist Shipyard in production forecast. 7 to 14 days forecasting.

Prime responsibilities and duties

• Liaise with each Department responsible for providing Services to Shipyard to provide updated Manpower information for review and agreement by Shipyard Operations Manager.
• At quotation development stage, work with Ship Managers to develop and approve a resource loaded logic plan, work breakdown structure and Checklist required to execute a work, as information necessary to support the issuance of a Shipyard Commercial proposal or quotation.
• Support the Operations Manager in ensuring approved logic plan, work breakdown structure, and checklist are used as basis to monitor and control actual work execution.
• Interface with Ship/Project Managers to schedule various activities of all shops (mechanical, pipes & valves, blasting, painting, electrical)
• Collate all necessary planning information required to support month end closure and periodic business planning by Finance.
• Electronic filing of on-going and completed schedules of each Project/Vessel.
• Maintain and keep up to date the Projects Invoicing Register for invoices issued to, and Payments received from the Client
• Work with Shipyard Operations Manager and HSEQ to establish logic plan as a quality plan.
• Perform all other tasks as may be required to Support the Shipyard Operations Manager.
• Liaise with the Proposals coordinator and support with Primavera schedule for each quote

Other Duties

• Performs other duties assigned.

Reports

• 7 day and 14 day look ahead reports
• WBS , resource loaded logic plan for all Vessels/Projects at Initiation Stage
• Updates of WBS and resource loaded plans during projects execution.
• 180 day look ahead plan

Key internal interfaces

• Line Manager and Colleagues within Shipyard
• Finance Team
• Other Service Providing Departments.
• Proposals coordinator