Senior Integrated Activity/Operations Planner at Oando Nigeria Plc

Oando Plc is one of Africa's largest integrated energy solutions providers with a proud heritage. It has a primary listing on the Nigerian Stock Exchange and a secondary listing on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.With shared values of Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Passion and Professionalism (TRIPP), the Oando Group comprises six companies who are leaders in their market. At Oando, we always on the look out for highly skilled, enthusiastic and dedicated people who can contribute to our continuing success.

Oando Nigeria Limited is recruiting for the position of:

Vacancy Title: Senior Integrated Activity/Operations Planner

Vacancy Code: SIAP///954
Department: Operations

Vacancy Description
The purpose of this role is to coordinate, analyse, review, publish and cascade all integrated activity plans (IAP), rolling activity plans (RAP), Short – Long term drilling sequences (STDS, MTDS, LTDS), and project delivery schedules, ensuring collaboration between all stakeholders in the delivery of integrated plans to ensure optimum execution & delivery of onshore, offshore & deep water activities in compliance with appropriate procedures and regulations internal & external. The incumbent will be accountable for developing & integrating the planning process and tools in line with best industry standards of practice.

Key Performance Indicators:

• Manage the communication chain to deliver planning, scheduling and forecasting information.
• Review recent production information and develop production forecasts (7-day, 28-day, 3-month and 1-year) for sales production accounting group.

Essential Function

• Deliver and maintain consistent and realistic integrated plans and control structures for OER
• Develop the activities, logic, resources and progress for the activities & plans from capital projects, OPEX projects, to shutdown requirements.
• Accountable for the planning and execution of the IAP process.
• Raise the profile and role of integrated activity planning across the company in delivering operational excellence.
• Embed IAP as a business tool for driving improvements in planning performance.
• Demonstrate the effectiveness of IAP through KPIs and metrics, driving improvements in the performance of supporting systems and processes.
• Identify opportunities for improving forecasting, resource allocation and the execution of activities through improvements in integrated activity planning.
• Accountable for optimum utilization of appropriate planning tools e.g. Primavera, to enable efficient execution of the IAP process.
• Responsible for actively managing & interface with all stakeholders (e.g. project managers, Department Heads, Delivery managers and planners), involved in the IAP process to ensure collaboration between planning coordinators and alignment and buy-in to the process.
• Provide leadership and coaching to all direct reports; manage performance providing regular feedback and giving guidance on improvements where necessary.
• Ensure employees have relevant training and support in developing capabilities to fulfill their roles.
• Major Contributor to organizations 5 year Business plan, ensuring annual sign-off on LTDS, Long Range IAPs, and month sign-off on latest RAP.
• Ensure operations activities that interrupt production operations are well scheduled and time span is minimized. Ensure maintenance activities have been scheduled per equipment requirements, that downtime is minimized and that all staff is aware of activities

Core Competencies:

• Proven skills in planning integrated activities / work streams / projects.
• Practical experience of planning and scheduling tools (MSP, Primavera P3 E, Pert Master etc.).
• Able to Facilitate Monthly update meeting, manage operational activities of the IAP team including integrated planning and review meetings; POB forecasting; shutdown planning; integration of 5 year plans to 1 week scheduling into IAP;
• Able to lead organized reviews of plant equipment and put contingency plans in place for various types of failures. Provide leadership and coaching
• Should possess demonstrable communication and influencing skills.
• MS Office skills.

Requirements

• Degree (or equivalent, or relevant industry experience) in Engineering, Science is preferred; or other discipline qualification. 5- 8 yrs post degree.
• Planning certification or equivalent. (Will require up to 5 years industry experience) including intimate knowledge of Project delivery, engineering construction, production or maintenance functions.
• Minimum 3-5 years' experience in the oil / gas exploration and / or production industries in a similar role preferred.

Application Closing Date
13th March, 2014

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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