Senior Project Planner at FMC Technologies, Inc

FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE:FTI) is a leading global provider of technology solutions for the energy industry. Named by FORTUNE® Magazine as the World's Most Admired Oil and Gas Equipment, Service Company in 2012, the Company has approximately 18,400 employees and operates 30 production facilities in 16 countries. FMC Technologies designs, manufactures and services technologically sophisticated systems and products such as subsea production and processing systems, surface wellhead systems, high pressure fluid control equipment, measurement solutions, and marine loading systems for the oil and gas industry.

We are currently recruiting for the position of:

Job Title: Senior Project Planner

Job ID:#50601610
Location: Lagos Nigeria

Responsibilities
Plans, manages and coordinates process standardization and process improvements surrounding scheduling across all projects and product groups; to include Engineering resources.

Main Tasks

• Develop and administer a centralized product resource management system in conjunction with project management.
• Serves as a subject matter expert for project scheduling, engineering resource management and AEIP milestone tracking for the department. Builds and maintains relationship with the Product Engineering Manager, Project Coordinators, Project Managers, associated Operations personnel as well as senior management.
• Serves as the primary internal contact with management for standardized process development and coordinates communication between the various functional areas and other FMC product areas using the scheduling system.
• Conducts and/or participates in schedule audits with the Product Planning Analysts, Product Engineering Managers, Product Managers, Project Managers and with senior management as appropriate to ensure schedule accuracy and validity requirements are met.
• Prepares reports for the Project Services Manager including consolidated product schedule and summary updates. Supervises preparation of FMC Management Reports such as monthly strategic schedule updates, product status S curves and resource histograms for senior management.
• Ensures that a document control procedure is in place and is followed. Recommends product specific procedural changes to Project Services Manager.
• Assists with the development of Project Services Management Resource Plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, Procurement, Operations or related field. Technical background a plus with 8 - 10years relevant experience. Must demonstrate a mature understanding of Project Management and Production Management techniques and standards. PMP certification required. APICS certification recommended.
• Thorough product knowledge of at least one product line or work package group. Five plus years experience in numerous disciplines such as Engineering, Procurement, Planning, Cost or Quality Assurance, plus two to five years experience in a Project Management or Support function.
• Experience with project negotiations, multi-site interfaces, commercial management of contracts, supplier quality systems and implementation of project management strategies.
• Consistently shows evidence of leadership ability. Must have ability to work within a team and to contribute significantly to product team performance.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the communication process and ensures effectiveness (written, verbal and listening) across functional and managerial boundaries.
• Shows understanding of division’s business and external and internal factors affecting business.
• Strong PC skills with advanced proficiency with Primavera and other performance based project management software.

Application Closing Date
28-Ferbaruy, 2014

Method of Application
Qualified and Interested Candidates should:
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