Lead Project Planner

Lead Project Planner

Do you enjoy being part of team that provides high-quality project delivery for our customers

Are you passionate about meticulous planning and attention to detail

Join a team that delivers essential projects

We devise smarter systems to control and monitor oil and gas extraction. Innovating in the energy industry, our subsea and surface pressure capabilities are industry leading. Our team is responsible for the successful development, deployment, and delivery of our cutting-edge, world class control systems.

Partner with the best

As Lead Project Planner you will be in-charge of planning a large subsea project. The planner will be accountable for the schedule quality and project on-time delivery. The position reports to the Project Management Manager.

As a Lead Project Planner, you will be responsible for:

• Scheduling Management: The planner is in-charge of the overall project schedule management, ensuring its quality (logic, clarity) and accuracy (update of dates, reflection of the scope of supply).

• Coordinating: The planner will be collaborating with the other planners (product line planner engineering planners) allocated to the project and with the execution functions (engineering, procurement, and manufacturing) to ensure the overall quality and accuracy of the schedule.

• Supporting Project management: The planner is the right-hand of the project manager and, as such, will provide visibility on:
  i) Looking ahead of tasks to be performed in the 3 - 6 weeks
  ii) Risks in schedules and mitigation actions
  iii) Opportunities in the schedule

• Providing relevant reports to project management to ensure the project manager has all the tools to make the right decisions and drive on-time and on-budget project execution.

• Interacting with the customer to provide schedule updates and explain the current situation, challenges, and opportunities.

• Adhering to the approved processes and proactively drive the implementation of new initiatives that will lead to fully integrated planning

Fuel your passion

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a Bachelor / Masters degree or equivalent (Engineering / Math/ Science degree is preferred).

• Have a minimum of 7 years experience working within planning, ideally in the oil and gas/subsea industry or a related large-scale mechanical manufacturing or controls equipment environment.

• Be an expert in the use of the Primavera P6 planning tool.

• Have additional knowledge of Oracle MRP is considered a plus.

• Have ability to understand the status of a project and link the schedule to the reality of the execution.

• Have ability to quickly understand the risks and opportunities in the schedule and identify and drive appropriate actions.

• Have strong expertise in planning a large project and using the Primavera P6 planning tool.

• Have high energy and motivation to deliver against and beyond expectations, making a difference in the position

• Have strong leadership and excellent interpersonal skills are required to collaborate with a team of planners and interact with a large panel of individuals who will contribute to the projects performance.

Work in a way that works for you

We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too. In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:

• Working flexible hours - flexing the times when you work in the day to help you fit everything in and work when you are the most productive

Working with us

Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.

Working for you

Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input. Join us, and you can expect:

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities

• Comprehensive private medical care options

• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs

• Tailored financial programs

• Additional elected or voluntary benefits