Lead Planning Engineer

Wood has an opportunity for a Lead Planning Engineer in Reading on an Agency basis. This is a challenging and diverse role where you will have the opportunity to provide a complete planning service to the project management team on a complex project with a global reach.

The ideal candidate will have prior experience in one or more of upstream oil and gas, midstream, LNG, refining, petrochemicals, chemicals and power industries.

• Review and understand all relevant project documentation including scope of services, project execution plan, proposal/project schedule (including manpower projection plan), WBS, conditions of contract
• Work within the standard planning/scheduling procedures. Ensure that these procedures fulfil client requirements and develop additional project specific procedures where necessary
• Prepare activity plans to accomplish all work required by the procedures and to ensure that sufficient planning resources are provided
• Direct and control the work of all Planning Engineers assigned to the project
• Liaise with Client Project Control personnel as necessary
• To ensure the timely preparation and issue of a full suite of baseline planning and reporting controls
• Lead regular schedule review meetings with the project team including schedule development and schedule risk workshops as required
• Identify and control schedule interfaces between other Affiliate or Joint Venture Partners, licensors' and subcontractors' activities
• Produce current physical progress reports and final job statistics
• Maintain accurate schedule and control curves in an updated condition
• Analyse schedule trends and produce regular forecasts of schedule performance and issues for project review
• Prepare and issue project action reports to Project Manager/Project Control Manager

• Relevant Degree / Chartered Engineer or appropriate experience
• A proven track record in FEED and EPC phases of refinery, oil & gas, petrochemical or similar facilities including revamp projects
• Previous Planning experience, responsible for a large sized project or large sized-sub-element of a major project
• Experience of working with other offices and high value execution centers
• A pro-active approach to solving problems and getting the job done
• Self-motivated, energetic and tenacious
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with all levels upto top management
• IT/Computer Literacy in particular Primavera P6 102 / P6 106 and Microsoft Excel
• Ability to apply planning theory, process and best practices