Senior Planner

Job description / Role

Responsibilities

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood is currently looking for a Senior Planner to be part of our in-house Project Controls team. This role is a full-time on-site role in Sharjah on a 5/2 work schedule.

The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Planner to support our project controls team.

Our clients and projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood has been awarded a general engineering contract to support an international client operator to deliver a portfolio of onshore capital projects by provision of engineering and project management services (including EPC contract management), as well as supply chain, construction, and commissioning support from Wood Iraq and UAE offices.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq
• Commitment to diversity and inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Medical insurance: ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group life and personal accident insurance: the company provides life assurance cover
• The employee share plan: gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long service award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating long service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication, and many years’ services of our employees at 5-year service milestones

Key accountabilities & responsibilities

• Provide the project management with accurate monthly cost and progress reports incorporating early warning, forecast completions, together with the critical path and trend analyses
• Ensure that all work is performed without compromise to quality and in line with the company's procedures
• Maintain high standard of safety at all times
• Advise project team on cost control, planning, and contract compliance
• Track progress and report against actual cost approved baseline plan
• Prepare any special progress reports, cost reports, and forecasts for team activities
• Assist in change management process with project leaders and contractors
• Coordinate routine progress reporting
• Participate in reporting on process and cost
• Develop a suitable work breakdown structure covering the project requirements and scope of works
• Develop, baseline, update, and maintain detailed project schedules for various phases of project execution including but not limited to design development, construction, pre-commissioning, and start-up
• Coordinate with client representatives, team members, contractors, and subcontractors to consider all project requirements
• Coordinate and follow up with project engineers and other project stakeholders for inputs and updates to required reports and schedules within the required time
• Ability to present cost reports, schedules, and manpower histograms to the project team and client when required
• Provide training, mentoring, and ongoing project controls guidance to project team members
• Support the development of the project controls team members
• Identify and share lessons learned to support continuous improvement of project performance and company operations
• Fair knowledge of planning in terms of schedule integration between engineering to procurement and construction
• Hands-on experience in the development of EPC schedule during the FEED phase to identify the EPC contractor
• Outgoing and motivated individual who is comfortable working in a collaborative environment

Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge, or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

Expected:

• Minimum of 8-10 years' experience in the oil and gas industry
• Graduate degree along with PMP is preferred
• Experience of working with multi-national and multi-cultural project teams is strongly preferred
• Previous experience of working in the Middle East would be an advantage
• Expert in writing reports
• Familiar with project controls systems
• Good oral and communication skills
• Must be able to supervise and delegate

About the Company

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.