Principal Project Planner

Job description / Role

Building on our past. Ready for the future

Worley is a global professional services company of energy, chemicals, and resources experts. We partner with customers to deliver projects and create value over the life of their assets. We're bridging two worlds, moving towards more sustainable energy sources while helping to provide the energy, chemicals, and resources needed now.

At Worley, we're building a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace. Creating a space where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and can thrive is essential to our mission of delivering sustainable change. We know that diverse and inclusive cultures are safer and more innovative.

We encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and diversity characteristics and warmly encourage disabled or neurodivergent candidates to apply.

Position Overview:

The Principal Project Planner will be responsible for overseeing the planning, scheduling, and coordination of a major downstream oil and gas project. This senior role requires extensive experience in project planning, from the initiation phase through to execution, ensuring that all project activities are completed on time, within scope, and within budget. The Principal Project Planner will work closely with project stakeholders, including engineers, procurement, and operations teams, to ensure alignment with the project's strategic objectives and timelines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Project Planning & Scheduling:
  • Develop and manage the detailed project schedule, ensuring it aligns with project goals, milestones, and timelines.
  • Create and maintain comprehensive project plans that include all phases of the downstream project, including design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up.
  • Coordinate with various project departments to ensure that activities are accurately reflected in the project schedule and any changes are incorporated in a timely manner.
  • Lead the preparation and analysis of critical path schedules and highlight potential project delays, risks, or conflicts.
• Resource & Workforce Planning:
  • Work with project leadership to define resource requirements and ensure efficient allocation of resources (personnel, equipment, and materials) in the project schedule.
  • Develop manpower plans and coordinate with human resources to ensure adequate staffing levels throughout the project lifecycle.
• Risk Management:
  • Identify project risks related to schedule and resources, and develop mitigation plans to address these risks.
  • Monitor and report on schedule deviations, delays, and potential impacts, and propose corrective actions as needed to maintain the project schedule.
  • Conduct "what-if" scenario planning to proactively address schedule slippages and mitigate potential risks.
• Progress Monitoring & Reporting:
  • Track and report on project progress against the planned schedule, providing timely updates to senior management and project stakeholders.
  • Prepare and present detailed weekly, monthly, and ad-hoc progress reports, including earned value analysis, schedule performance index (SPI), and other performance indicators.
  • Ensure the timely reporting of schedule status to internal and external stakeholders, ensuring transparency and clear communication.
• Collaboration & Coordination:
  • Collaborate with engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams to ensure that project activities are sequenced appropriately and that dependencies are understood.
  • Work closely with contractors, vendors, and suppliers to ensure that their activities are aligned with the overall project schedule.
  • Participate in project meetings, including planning, risk assessment, and project reviews, to provide input on schedule-related concerns and updates.
• Change Management:
  • Review changes to the project scope, schedule, or resources and assess the impact on the overall project timeline.
  • Ensure that all schedule changes are accurately captured, assessed, and reflected in the project schedule.
  • Assist in the development of time-related change orders or claims as required.
• Quality & Safety:
  • Ensure that the project schedule incorporates safety and quality considerations, in line with the project's health, safety, and environmental (HSE) standards.
  • Promote and maintain a culture of safety awareness and compliance within the project planning activities.
• Leadership & Mentoring:
  • Lead and mentor junior planners, providing guidance and support in their professional development.
  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of planning processes and tools, implementing best practices for project scheduling and planning.

Qualifications:

• Has experience in the oil/gas, hydrocarbon, refinery, offshore, or infrastructure industries and has project planning and scheduling experience.

Moving forward together

We're committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can bring themselves, and are heard. We provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status, or any other basis as protected by law.

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. So, our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection, and innovation.

And we're not just talking about it; we're doing it. We're reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in today's low carbon energy infrastructure and technology.

Whatever your ambition, there's a path for you here. And there's no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.

About the Company

Worley is a leading global provider of professional services in the energy, chemicals and resources sectors. We partner with our customers to address their most critical challenges at every stage of their projects: from initial concepts to sustaining and enhancing their assets. And we provide smarter, bolder solutions while delivering on our own sustainability commitments.

We are 51,000 bright minds across 46 countries all driven by a common purpose – delivering a more sustainable world. While working to fulfill our ambition to be recognized globally as the leader in sustainability solutions.