Job Description

Position Title: Project Planner

Location: Houston, Tx

Pay Rate: $53/hr (+ benefits )

Assignment Length: 6-month W2 Contract

Schedule: Hybrid

Industry: Oil & Gas

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RESPONSIBILITIES

The Planner-Scheduler II will provide project planning and scheduling support to projects within Subsea NAM group, including vessels. This candidate must be detail oriented, but able to understand projects from a top-level perspective while strictly adhering to the foundational beliefs and core values of the company.

• Define Project objectives in terms of duration and resources

• Pilots the Project status and to ensure the forecast reliability

• Develops a Schedule compliant with the selected execution strategy

• Plans in order to mitigate risks and reduce costs

• Defines and optimizes the necessary resources (E-P-C-I)

• Defines the Planning & Scheduling system (methods, procedures, time-schedules, physical progress, dashboards, etc.)

• Defines for the Management, the Proposal Manager and the Estimation Department a Contract duration realistic and feasible for execution

• Defines the Project Breakdown Structures

• Supports Client approval process of the Schedule Baseline, progress claimed or milestones achievement

• Increases Project team members’ awareness of the Project Milestones, main durations and critical paths

• Monitors and controls the project status, to detect any delay and to propose corrective actions

• Estimates the delay linked with changes and claims and to prepare the Extension of Time analysis, in case of delay due to Client

• Provides Project Feedback and Lessons Learned in order to improve the Planning & Scheduling methods and provide input to the statistics of Planning Department

• May supervise or train less experienced colleagues, mainly on small and middle size projects

• Facilitates communications between cross-company and cross-functional teams to ensure scheduling conflicts are identified early and solutions accurately incorporated into schedules and processes.

• Ensures cooperation and interaction across diverse stakeholders, both internal and external to the organization.

• Utilizes excellent presentation skills to present to a diverse group of interests, including project managers, analysts, and other key stakeholders.

• Conducts and/or participates in schedule audits and schedule reviews to ensure schedule accuracy and validity requirements are met.

• Supports the development, review and Contract requirements for Baseline Schedule.

• Checks the adequacy between the defined Project Breakdown Structures and the needs of the Planning & Scheduling System.

• Collaborates with the project team by identifying major milestones, critical approvals and long lead procurement items.

• Determines reasonable schedule logic and constraints based on discussion with task owners and/or teams.

• Evaluates critical and near critical path activity sequences.

• Assesses or validate actual progress.

• Monitors schedule changes and trends

• Suggests corrective actions and/or develops recovery plans when delays are anticipated or occur.

• Reviews all contractual documentation in regards to project planning and project controls.

• Prepares the monthly progress reports for the client and the internal reporting for the Project Manager

• Provides project feedback and lessons learned in order to improve the Planning & Scheduling methods and provide input to the statistics of the Planning and Scheduling Department

25% of role will require travel to various sites

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Reference #TPF5JP00000916

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