Baker Hughes
Lead Project Planner
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Job Description
Would you like the opportunity to develop your career with a global energy company? Do you enjoy working with financial data? Be part of a team that keeps moving
About the Role
The Lead Project Planner is the single point of contact for the project schedule and is accountable for the schedule quality and project on-time delivery. The position reports to the Global Planning Leader for Subsea and is dotted line to the Project Director.
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- Responsible for building overall project schedule and project on-time delivery.
- You will manage product level planners to ensure the overall project delivers successfully to our customers.
As a Lead Project Planner, you will be responsible for:
- Scheduling management: The EPC planner oversees the overall project schedule management ensuring its quality (logic, clarity) and accuracy (update of dates, reflection of the scope of supply).
- Coordinating and executing supervision: The EPC planner is the most senior planner of the project and oversees coordinating and collaborating with the other planners (product line planners) allocated to the project to ensure overall quality and accuracy of the schedule. The EPC planner will have the responsibility to ensure that the other project planners maintain quality and accuracy of their portion of the plan through regular reviews and will also provide help and guidance when they are faced with challenges. The product line planners will be dotted line to the EPC planner.
- Supporting project management: The EPC planner is at the right hand of the project director and as such will provide him/her visibility on i) look ahead of tasks to be performed in the 3 – 6 weeks ii) risks in schedules and mitigation actions iii) opportunities in the schedule. The EPC planner will provide relevant reports to project management to ensure the Project Director has all the tools required to make the right decisions driving on time and on budget project execution.
- Supporting customer: The EPC planner will interact with the customer to provide update on schedule as well as explain the current situation / challenges / opportunities.
- Implementing integrated project planning initiative: The EPC planners will adhere to the approved processes and proactively drive implementation of new initiatives leading to fully integrated planning.
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Fuel your passion
To be successful in this role you will:
- Have a Bachelor or Master Degree (Engineering/Math/Science degree preferred).
- Demonstrate experience in project planning in the subsea industry.
- Demonstrate expertise in use of the Primavera P6 planning tool.
- Additional knowledge of MRP is required.
- Be able to understand the status of a project and link the schedule to the reality of the execution.
- The EPC planner will quickly understand the risks and opportunities in the schedule, identify and drive appropriate actions.
- Have strong expertise in planning of a large project as well as use of the Primavera P6 planning tool.
Work in a way that works for you
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
- 4 days from office
- 1 day from home (remote)
Working with us
Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
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Working for you
Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:
- Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
- Comprehensive private medical care options
- Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
- Tailored financial programs
- Additional elected or voluntary benefits
The Baker Hughes internal title for this role is: Project Management Senior Specialist - Project Planning
At Baker Hughes, we are transforming the future of energy. With operations in over 120 countries, we are developing and deploying industry-leading technologies and services to take energy forward. For more than a century, our inventions have revolutionized energy. Today, we are bringing our expertise to make oil and gas safer, cleaner, and more efficient. Our people are the trusted experts, relied on to solve customer challenges big and small. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent, and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other. We believe in creating an environment of diversity and inclusion, without bias. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged, and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We're makers, inventors, and leaders who aren't afraid of the tough challenges. We believe pushing boundaries will help to lead the way for a new energy future.
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