Career Opportunity within Oil and Gas Industry for Pipeline Project in South Africa

The project is a joint venture between Worley Parsons and Arup.

The person will come through WorleyParsons SA to work here in South Africa starting 3^rd Jan 2011 – 31 Aug 2013 (depending on completion of the Pipeline Project) on a full expat package.

If interested, kindly contact, Jolene Lazarus

jolene.lazarus@nmppp.com

+27 71 675 0776

JOB TITLE

PLANNING MANAGER

OPERATIONAL TITLE

PROJECT MANAGER

REPORTING TO

PROJECT CONTROLS MANAGER

Job Brief/

Purpose

• Establish comprehensive project schedules that will be used to co-ordinate all project activity and measure project cost and schedule performance

Role Accountabilities

• Produce level one and two programmes and develop level three programmes for tender purposes
• Review contractors programmes returned with tenders and make comments that may be appropriate to support the procurement process
• Review the detailed work schedules produced by contractors and ensure that they comply with strategic programmes the work breakdown structure
• Produce programmes as may be necessary to co-ordinate works between packages
• Monitor the progress of the works on site and mark up schedules
• Input data and produce earned value reports for packages of the works
• Support the Project Manager regarding all issues relating to schedule 
• Liaise with Senior Planning Manager to ensure that an accurate assessment of project progress is available at all times
• Liaise continuously with members of the planning discipline to ensure that all activities are co-ordinated and that interface issues are identified at the earliest possible time and co-ordinated within the overall programme
• Receive contractors labour returns and compare with plan
• Support the project controls manager in the production of detailed monthly reports to the client

• PERSON SPECIFICATION

GROUP

BUSINESS AREA

MAJOR PROJECT MANAGEMENT

JOB TITLE

PLANNING MANAGER

OPERATIONAL TITLE

PROJECT MANAGER

REPORTING TO

Qualifications

• Degree Qualified, ideally in an engineering discipline.
• Member of Association of Project Managers
• Thorough knowledge on PrimaVera 6

Experience

• At least 5 years experience in senior planning positions producing cost and resource loaded schedules on large and complex multifunctional projects

Skills / Knowledge

• Expert practitioner in Critical Path Analysis, Earned Value Measurement
• In-depth knowledge of project management software

Disposition

• Analytical approach with high level problem solving ability
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Results focussed team player