Lead Construction Planner

4 weeks ago

Perth, Western Australia Wood Full time

Lead Construction Planner role at Wood. This is a contract position based in the Perth CBD, working with a major Oil & Gas client on a brownfields Engineering Service Contract.

Responsibilities
  • Be the Planning focal point for Construction Functional Activity Planning scopes
  • Develop, maintain and monitor Construction schedules and associated documents
  • Review and issue updates to project schedules and project manpower requirements
  • Attend internal/external weekly progress and performance status meetings as required
  • Assist, where necessary, with the development of subcontractor schedules
  • Analyse and review Construction job card updates, forecast POB
  • Work closely with the Construction team on day-to-day schedule changes
  • Review and incorporate subcontractor schedules into the project master schedule
  • Develop and maintain schedule forecast
  • Identify and analyse potential project problems and recommend corrective actions
  • Review and discuss schedule analysis with Project Managers and Offshore superintendents
  • Review and analyse look-ahead schedules and variance reports
  • Review and endorse schedule impact related to change orders
  • Assist in the preparation of weekly progress reporting
Qualifications

What makes you remarkable? At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities. If you don't match every statement but have some experience, we encourage you to apply.

Expected You will be able to work lawfully in Australia and hold full working rights for this location. If you have a visa application in progress, you are also encouraged to apply. Ideally you will have proven experience in a similar Lead Planner role, with 10+ years of relevant planning within Oil & Gas Planning/Offshore.

In Addition, You Will

  • Experience in managing construction schedules is essential
  • Understanding of norms and productivity measures
  • Good IT knowledge, including Excel
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills (English)
  • Good supervisory skills
  • Advanced knowledge of Primavera and other scheduling software and related tools
  • Advanced knowledge of Project Execution Procedures for Scheduling
  • Advanced ability to develop project schedules and plans
  • Advanced ability to prepare resource loading, progress and staffing plans
  • Excellent understanding of earned value application, cost and schedule variance analyses/trending and what-if scenarios

Wood is an equal opportunity employer and encourages Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply. If you are a Lead Construction Planner professional looking to take the lead on a major Engineering Service Contract in Perth, Western Australia - apply today

About Us Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.


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