Onshore Planner

Onshore Planner
Initial 12 Month Contract
Inside IR35 - PAYE set up
Teeside - 3 days per week in the office, 2 days per week working from home

A Senior / Lead Planner is required with experience in major / mega oil, gas and energy projects (ideally client side) to work with the end client on a portfolio that contributes to the world's net zero emission goals by building new carbon capture and storage facility.

As the Onshore Planner, you will have the ability to work on a hybrid working set up of 3 days per week in the office and 2 days per week working from home.

Your purpose, for a specific project or portfolio

• Develop and own the integrated Primavera schedule to enable the safe and successful delivery for the engineering, procurement, construction and modification works including wider project team and any consultant and contractors.
• As the Onshore Planner, you will develop baseline schedule and then update with actual performance including measuring, monitoring, and reporting schedule performance.
• Ensure all activity links are logic-driven and are aligned with project deliverables, Project Execution Plan (PEP), Contracting Strategy and Workface Planning.
• Using client "units of credit" protocols for engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning to measure, monitor and report progress and productivity.
• As the Onshore Planner, you will develop and update performance reporting including S-curve, resource profiles, SPI and schedule variance reporting.
• To interrogate and undertake detailed analysis of consultants & contractors' Schedule and performance.
• As the Onshore Planner, you will  be responsible for co-ordinating schedule, cost and risk assessments to inform decision-making and lead on "what-if" scenario planning
• To support the Project Controls Manager and lead on contractor requirements, working with delivery and procurement teams.
• As the Onshore Planner, you will to collaborate with project delivery teams, specialist client directorates and external stakeholders
• As the Onshore Planner, you will proactively drive continuous improvement and provide specialist advice.

Additionally

• Actively participate in Interactive Planning and Construction Lean Planning Sessions - ensuring that comprehensive schedules are developed using industry best practices and company procedures.
• Support the project development process in terms of planning & scheduling for EPC projects using company FEL gate process.
• Work with stakeholders to Identify resources and resource hours required to complete project activities and maintain accurate estimate to complete resource hours throughout duration.
• As the Onshore Planner, you will certify that performance updates are being captured in the Project Schedules, and progress captured remains accurate at all times.
• Communicate the plan/schedule to all project team members on a consistent basis.
  As the Onshore Planner, you will assist in developing recovery plans.
• Support change management to evaluate the schedule and progress impact of changes.

What you can bring:

• Extensive experience including developing Level 1, 2, 3 and 4/5 plans
• Proficient with primavera P6 (network version)
• Understanding of how to fully build and maintain integrated EPC schedules using CPM, resource loading, Work Breakdown Structure, Baselining, coding, networks and milestone.
• Proven track record of working on large scale off-shore construction projects, such as but not limited to off-shore wind, oil & gas, dredging, construction.
• EPC project planning expertise gained across a range of large, complex, multi-disciplinary projects, with a sound understanding of project management principles and applications.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong stakeholder relationship skills
• A good understanding of programme/schedule contractual requirements

Who we are

• First Recruitment Group are committed to finding the right candidates for our clients, and the right companies for our candidates to work for. We’re passionate about putting people first, and take pride in being able to offer an all-round service for candidates and clients with our payroll solution, MyPay+ and workforce management solution, Operam.
• As part of putting people first, we strive to be an equal opportunities employer and we are always looking to increase the diversity of our workforce, working closely with our clients to ensure everyone is included.