Senior Project Planner at WorleyParsons

WorleyParsons has had a presence in Africa since the 1970's when Parsons E&C established their offices in Cairo, Egypt. Since that time the company has continued to spread across the continent and in 2003 a joint venture was established in Lagos, Nigeria to form DeltaAfrik Engineering Limited. Over the past five years, WorleyParsons has executed more than 100 projects in over 15 countries. In 2003 a joint venture was established in Lagos, Nigeria to form DeltaAfrik Engineering Limited. Worley Parsons has the skills and technologies to address all challenges, from small brownfield services contracts to mega greenfield projects. Our service capability covers the entire asset lifecycle: from identifying the opportunity to the operating phase.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Project Planner

Requisition ID: LAG007D
Location: Lagos, Nigeria
Job Field (Function / Discipline): Planner/Scheduler

Major Accountabilities of Position
What - How - Why:

• Develop and maintain the project schedule
• Analyse engineering and design status and make recommendations
• Analyse material and equipment delivery status and make recommendations
• Analyse the performance of the subcontractor and make recommendations
• Establish logics, strategies and all links in the project schedule
• Development and implementation of progress/performance evaluation reports
• Prepare construction, pre-commissioning and commissioning detail planning for the contract scope
• Prepare estimates where required
• Responsible for ensuring that the potential of all contributing factors such as climate, geographic locations, cultural influences (e.g. Ramadan), local skill levels etc. are analyzed and incorporated into the construction schedule
• Develop strategic milestones
• Develop work sequence and task to support field construction activities
• Develop and maintain the project PCMS Level 5
• Responsible for the administration of the schedule controls for the project
• Responsible to provide  progress reports as required

Requirements
Education – Qualifications, Accreditation, Training:

• Candidates should possess a BA/BS in Construction Management, Business, Engineering, or equivalent

Industry Specific Experience:

• 5 to 7 years of applicable experience.  Also, more than 15 years of experience with typical project controls activity, demonstrated effective managerial experience, and computer literacy, is preferred.

Competencies Required:
General attributes required of all DeltaAfrik employees include:

• Integrity & trust, Action orientation, Drive for Results, Zero Harm, Technical & Functional Skill, Customer Focus, Dealing with change,
• Building Business Relation, Presentation Skills, Time Management, Problem Solving, Timely Decision Making, Organising and
• Work/Life Balance, Planning, Business Acumen, Managing & Measuring work, Negotiating, Conflict Management, Developing Team
• Members, Build Effective Teams.

Job Specific Knowledge: 

• Manages one or more of the larger disciplines within the Project Controls unit such as Cost or Planning/Scheduling, or may manage all functions as Department Manager. 
• Utilizes: widely diversified experience in project controls activities within the assigned discipline(s); proven leadership; a strong working knowledge of all industry practices; strong technical expertise; computer literacy in typical project controls software.

HSE Capability:

• Safety – Responsible for personal safety and his/her staffs safe working practices for DA. Understand and follow HSE procedures.

IT Skills: 

• Computer skills

People Skills:

• Requires communication skills to be able to successfully work in a team environment and communicate effectively with other disciplines

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.