Senior Project Planner & Scheduler (EPCC Projects)

italent

Iraq

Ref: NP090-1700

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Position Summary

• Responsible for the planning and scheduling of construction work and work crew.
• Gathers and analyzes information to prepare reports on the progress of projects.
• Ensures that assignment and scheduling of work follows company policy.
• Evaluates current procedures and recommends changes to improve the efficiency of planning and scheduling of projects.

Basic Function & Scope

• Responsible for the planning and scheduling of construction work and work crew. Gathers and analyzes information to prepare reports on the progress of projects.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Plans and prepares production schedules for fabrication, instillation, and repair of industrial process systems:
• Draws up master/discipline schedule to establish sequence and lead time of each operation to meet client forecasted master schedule.
• Updates client through client accepted/ sponsored software.
• Analyzes production specifications and construction data and performs mathematical calculations to determine material, tools, and human resource requirements for the schedule.
• Plans and schedules workflow for each craft and operation according to previously established client sequences and lead times.
• Plans sequence of fabrication, assembly, installation, and other operations for guidance of construction workers.
• Planner/Scheduler confers with Client & Company management to determine status of projects.
• Expedites operations that delay schedules and alters schedules to meet unforeseen conditions. Prepares production reports.
• May prepare lists of required materials, tools, and equipment. May prepare purchase orders to obtain materials, tools, anent.

Requirements

Required Skills or Tools

Key Behaviors:

• Fluency in English
• Previous work experience or an apprenticeship in design and construction, and a background in civil, mechanical or electrical engineering are useful, as is knowledge of multiple workstations on a production line.
• Planner schedulers also must be able to work with databases, prepare reports and communicate with other employees, staff and customers regarding potential problems and schedule or production changes.
• Strong cost reporting skills and techniques
• Experience in the identification, monitoring and reporting of project risks
• Ability to develop and update schedules, create reports and provide analysis using Microsoft Project and Primavera.
• Experience working with project management plans (PMP) and plans, specifications and estimates (PS&E)
• Ability to keep clear and accurate records and reports.
• Ability to organize work load and to manage a filing methods and management techniques
• Outstanding Communication skills
• Collaboration skills
• Customer Focus

Preferred

Education/Experience
• B.Sc. in Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial)
• At least 10 years related work experience in scheduling, cost control, quality management
• Certified Project Management (PMP) certificate is desirable.
• Design & Project Experience on large-scale oil/gas and petrochemical capital projects
• Has clearly demonstrated strong engineering competence
• Ability to work within a diverse cultural environment
• Full fluency in English required.
• Second language desired.
• International Experience is required.
• MS Office (Excel and Word) and MS Project product competency required.

About the Company

italent has been around since 2012, when we saw that businesses needed better talent solutions for their employment requirements. By focusing our efforts on quality products and services that are simple-to-use and innovative, our team brings you the best results without any unexpected additional costs and unnecessary complications. Simply put, we love helping businesses find and keep the right people.

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