Planner Iv

Wood is currently looking for a Planner IV to support one of our projects in Saudi Arabia
- Provide the Project Management with accurate monthly cost and progress reports incorporating early warning, forecast completions, together with the critical path and trend analyses.
- Accountable for managing the Main Contract commercial issues.
- To ensure that all work is performed without compromise to quality and in line with the company’s procedures.
- To maintain high standard of safety at all times
- Advising project team on cost control, planning & Contract compliance
- Tracking progress & reports against actual cost
- Preparing any special progress reports, cost reports, and forecasts for team activities
- Assisting in change management process with project leaders and contractors
- Reviewing project cost estimates and schedules
- Coordinating routine progress reporting
- Reviewing project cost estimates and project budget tracking and controlling for compliance
- Assist Cost Engineers to prepare and update weekly and monthly project cost reports
- Tracking and evaluating PO and subcontract cost reporting and invoicing
- Participating in reporting on process and cost
- Develop a suitable Work Breakdown Structure covering the project requirements / scope of works.
- Coordinate with client representatives, team members, contractors, subcontractors to consider all project requirements.
- Coordinate and follow up with Project Engineers and other project stakeholders for inputs and updates to required reports and schedules within the required time.
- Ability to present cost reports, schedules and manpower histograms to the project team and Client, when required.
- Provides training, mentoring and ongoing project controls guidance to project team members.
- Establish and manage the invoicing procedure and supervise its proper implementation.
- Support the development of the Project Controls team members.
- Identify and share lessons learned to support continuous improvement of project performance and company operations.
- Fair knowledge of planning in terms of schedule integration between Engineering to Procurement and construction
- Hands on experience in the development of EPC schedule during the FEED phase to identify the EPC contractor.

Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the oil and gas industry
- Graduate Degree is preferred however alternative qualifications will be considered i.e. HNC / HND
- Experience in FEED project is must
- Primavera P6 Experience
- Previous experience of working in the Aramco project would be an advantage.
- Expert in writing reports
- Commercially and contractually aware and able to manage budgets
- Familiar with project controls systems
- Good Communication skills

**Diversity Statement**

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.