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Principal Planner

London
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Job Overview:

The Principal Planner will be working as part of a Joint Venture planning team and is responsible for interpreting internal or external business issues and recommending best practices. They will be tasked with solving complex planning / scheduling-related problems and will work independently with minimal guidance. The Principal Planner may be responsible for leading Projects and is regarded as a specialist in the field of planning / scheduling. As such, they must have in-depth expertise in planning / scheduling as well as broad knowledge of the planning/scheduling discipline within the Project Control function.

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Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

  • Perform schedule analysis using Project Management software's including Primavera P6, Deltek Fuse & Risk, and Microsoft Project
  • Support project baseline creation during the project initiation and setup phase
  • Facilitate detailed multi-discipline scope reviews
  • Perform detailed schedule quality and integrity checks
  • Update and validate physical progress reported from EVMS systems
  • Provide project schedule support and mentor junior planners as required
  • Produce workforce histograms and progress and quantity curves in connection with the schedules
  • Maintain and review the sequence of Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Construction and Commissioning, and other operations for control of critical path and overall project durations
  • Elevate and expedite operations that are delaying the schedule and analyze changes to the schedule to meet unforeseen conditions
  • Create and Monitor schedule compliance, key performance, factors, and provide analysis of variations to baseline data
  • Identify current and potential factors that may delay the schedule. Assess actions for recovery and improvement and analyze changes to the schedule to meet unforeseen conditions

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Essential Qualifications and Education:

  • Bachelor's Degree in Project Management / Engineering / Construction / Business Management or equivalent combinations of technical training or experience required
  • Ten-fifteen (10-15) years of EPC experience with Onshore LNG or related projects
  • Experience working in multiple office locations and will be based in Milan
  • Have solid commands of Primavera P6
  • Must be able to use advanced features in Excel (curves, histograms, dynamic tables, formulas, etc.)
  • Able to produce and assess progress curves, histograms, variance reports, and critical paths
  • Able to analyze project status and performance, deviations, performance factors, forecasts, and workarounds

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Skills

Primavera P6
Advanced Excel
Project Scheduling
Project Planning
Progress Curve Analysis
Variance Reporting
Critical Path Method
Project Performance Analysis
EPC Project Management
Onshore LNG

Location

Chiswick, London, UK

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