Planning Lead at Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited (SCNL)

Saipem is a global leader in the Engineering, Procurement, Construction & Installation Businesses, with a strong inclination towards oil & gas-related activities in remote areas. We excel in the provisioning of engineering, procurement, project management and construction services, with distinctive skills and capabilities in the design and execution of large-scale offshore and onshore projects.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Planning Lead

Location: Nigeria
Project: Bonny

Mission

• Support the Project Manager during the project lifecycle to mantain the project on within the approved budget and risk safe through a suitable and effective control organization.
• Organise and maintain the best integration between scheduling and cost control and Risk Management Functions ensuring that any activity is carefully planned and controlled in terms of time, budget and scope of work.
• Create a schedule/cost/risk awareness atmosphere among all project participants.

Task
At Project initial phase:

• Design and setup the project control system according to the specific project complexity, contract requirements, the commercial dossier, the risk analysis outcome, tuning, together with the PM, the con trol philosophy and the best strategy, advicing the most suitable structure of the Projct Control team in order to achieve the control goals.
• Be responsible for issuing the Project Control procedures (as deemed necessary dependin g on project complexity), the project WBS, the Risk and Opportunity Management Plan, the Contract Master Schedule, the internal Control Budget, the Cash Flow.
• Supervise and ensure the coherence between the cost control and scheduling systems.
• According to the corporate standard and the PM / Project Procurement Manager, specify the Project Control requirements to Subcontractors and Vendors to be included in the bid proposal documents in order to maintain a close control of progress, schedule and performance.
• Be responsible for the Document Control System setup and coordinate the implementation of all information and application systems required. Address interface system requirements (e.g. Administration, Procurement, Engineering, ICT), ensure the implementation of the risk management methodology

During Project execution phase:

• Maintain the Project Control System together with the risk analysis ensuring it works effectively and Project Status is soundly assessed and reported with reference to project baselines and Control Budget which shall be promptly revised according to variation orders agreed.
• Progress shall be timely measured and schedule and cost forecast shall be consistent and regularly reviewed reflecting the most updated information and current trends. Project p erformance shall be clearly assessed and analysed while any deviation will be timely reported to PM and to any Project member responsible for decision-making.
• Ensure that reports required by the Client (including backup for client invoicing) and by internal procedures are regularly issued.
• Direct, coordinate and supervise the work of the Project Control team, fostering and developing a team spirit and ensure that all Team members have a clear understanding of the control philosophy and system, the contribution they are required to give and their role and committment about schedules and costs.
• Foster the proper implementation of both the project risk and opportunity management system and the company Golden Rules and Silver guidelines, supporting the Project Management during the project lifecycle.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.