Lead Planner

6 days ago


Perth, Australia John Wood Group Full time

**Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.**

Wood is recruiting a Lead Planner to join our Operations business in a pivotal role as we partner with a major player in the Oil & Gas industry on a major brownfields Engineering Service Contract. Based in Perth CBD, this is an initial contract role, available on a full-time basis and anticipated to be an ongoing opportunity.

LI-Hybrid or #LI-Remote

**Designing the future. Transforming the World.**

Wood’s “Operations” APAC West business delivers brownfields engineering, procurement, construction, optimisation, and technical services to the Oil & Gas industry and enjoys long-term partnerships with some of the region’s most prominent producers located in Western Australia, Northern Territory and Southeast Asia.

**What we can offer**
- **Excellent rates on a favourable roster,**with regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
- **Ongoing work on interesting projects**delivered in partnership to leaders of industry across energy and materials markets
- **Global connections,**join an inclusive and diverse international community of inquisitive minds and recognised industry innovators, partnering to create new possibilities
- **Flexible working arrangements**balance client, team and individual needs with opportunities for hybrid and remote working
- **Commitment to your Wellbeing,**with discounted Private Health Insurance and free 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program
- **Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion**; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
- **Commitment to continued professional development;**development plans tailored to your individual needs and aspirations, access eligibility to education assistance and one paid annual professional membership
- **Join us in the heart of Perth CBD,**with free 24/7 access to an exclusive on-site gym, superb end of trip facilities, coffee machines serving on demand and plenty of spaces to get creative

You will support various projects and business departments through the preparation and progressing of project schedules, ensuring that schedules are prepared and progressed to the required level of detail and accuracy in accordance with contractual requirements and Wood policies, procedures and standards. This will typically involve the preparation, review, analysis and update of project schedules as well as providing occasional support to schedule development for key proposals.

**Responsibilities**:

- Will be Planning focal point for specific project scopes
- Review and maintain planning control structures are developed and maintained in alignment with approved project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Review and maintain baseline project plans and schedules using appropriate scheduling software
- Monitor and control planning activities through all phases of project lifecycle
- Liaise with engineering, procurement and construction functions, and others as required, including third parties, to maintain awareness of project activities, their status, and their impact on the project schedule and manpower requirements
- Provide copies of project plans and schedules in accordance with project reporting requirements
- Provide copies of project progress and performance status reports in accordance with project reporting requirements
- Review and issue updates to project plans and schedules
- Review and issue updates to project manpower requirements
- Monitor and assess schedule impact of change notifications
- Monitor and review overall project progress status, achievement of major milestones, and evaluate project performance in relation to planned performance
- Attend internal project progress and performance status meetings as required
- Liaise with cost discipline to ensure accurate and timely control and forecasting of man-hour budgets and ensure that the impact of all change requests are properly assessed and included in the schedules
- Participate in schedule risk analysis as required
- Participate and lead Project Controls Compliance and Continuous Improvement Reviews
- Play an active role in the mentoring and career development of Planning personnel

In addition:

- Project schedules are maintained in accordance with approved contract and project Work Breakdown Structure
- Project plans and schedules are issued in accordance with contract reporting calendar and on an as required basis
- All project schedules are fully logic linked and show the critical path and total float for all activities
- The project schedule is baselined at the time of approval by the client of funding for the project
- All project schedules contain resources in accordance with the corporate standards
- Work packs delivery milestones are clearly identified within the project schedules
- A standard set of agreed milestones are maintained within both the schedule and the cost reporting database

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