Site Planner at Met T&S

Job summary/Role description

• The overall contract’s value is about USD 1.5 billion. The project entails engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) activities for a full rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery complex, aimed at restoring the complex to a minimum of 90% of its nameplate capacity. The complex is composed of two refineries totaling an overall capacity of approximately 210,000 bpd (barrels per day).
• Site Planner will perform all the activities pertaining to the planning / reporting within a Project ( or part thereof ) of any size and complexity, under the supervision of the Project Control Manager and the Planning Senior Engineer, in full compliance with their indications and the Contract , the Company’s quality requirements and Project Execution Plan, WBS and Schedules.
• To be accountable for the correct implementation/update of the Project Schedule for the assigned portion according to the received indication /assignments and the requirements.

Duties and responsibilities

• The Site Planner execute the activities pertaining to planning/reporting within a project, under the supervision of the Project Control Coordinator (or Project Control Manager), in compliance with quality requirements and Project Execution Plan, WBS and Schedules.
• Prepares the project control documents (Milestones Plan, Project Summary Schedules, 90 days Schedule, WBS, Project Detailed Schedule, Baseline Schedule, Progress Curves, Reporting) of competence in compliance with the project requirements under the supervision of the Project Control Manager/Coordinator
• Review all planning reports, outputs and presentations
• Performs the periodical schedule control by means of time now technique, assess physical progress of the project and forecast the predicted completion evidencing any deviations towards the approved baselines
• Supports the Project Team in performing the Risk Analysis by running the appropriate company software to determine the schedule reliability
• Interacts with all the relevant Company Departments, Client and Vendors representatives for the topics of competence.
• Trains and supports Junior Planning Engineers in initializing the project control tools as per the procedures
• Manages the planning activities even without direct supervision in case of small size EPC projects.
• Demonstrates strong written and oral communication skills, including the editing, oversight or preparation of technical reports and the presentation of information to Top Management and various committees.
• Analyzes project risks and develop mitigation plans
• Updates and Maintains accurate updated schedule, progress statistics, S curves and prepare forecasts of trends
• Acts as a focal point for engineering discipline leads regarding scheduling and progress issues.
• Be particularly diligent in recognizing and reporting to Project Management potential problems in all phases of the project
• Contribute to the change management process, analyzing and reporting schedule impacts to the project
• Understands all relevant documentation pertaining to the project including scope of services, conditions of contract, project execution plan, etc
• Assists management in Decision Making and Perform any other support functions as directed by the Management

Person Specification

Knowledge & Qualifications

• Suitable University Degree.

Experience

• Significant experience in constructing Large/XL Oil & Gas projects.
• Minimum of 10 years of previous experience as Site Planner.
• Similar role covered at least in last three projects of comparable size.

Skills and Abilities

• Fluent English.
• Excellent IT and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong interpersonal, team-oriented skills, self-motivation and direction, with a strong bias toward timely performance and problem resolution.
• Attention to detail, strong communication and interpersonal skills.