Offshore Planner

OFFSHORE PLANNER (INITIAL 12 MONTH PAYE CONTRACT ROLE)

POSITION SUMMARY

The Planner develops, implements, drives, and continuously improves the clients Planning Process, ensuring consistency, diligence, rigor and industry best practice for developing plans to support the Morecambe hub- specifically with responsibility for the Central Complex and NUI operations.

Daily support to Operations providing guidance in prioritisation to the Operations Manager – Offshore along with associated operations teams as appropriate.

Responsible for compiling and facilitating the 28 day and 3M plans, ensuring engagement with key stakeholders for plan entry and execution preparedness for delivery in the 28-day window. Key participant in the 8Q planning process.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Integrated asset plan for offshore operations and resourcing.

Produce 4W plan weekly, incorporating activities from operations and other relevant functions including Projects and Decommissioning

Produce 3M plan monthly, incorporating activities from operations and other relevant functions

Support development of the 8Q plan, understanding the business drivers and commitments while incorporating activities from operations and other relevant functions

Support the schedulers to ensure combined plans and schedules are implemented to maximize resource efficiency and achieve Schedule compliance

Implements standard planning practice and produces the data to measure plan attainment

Enforces planning process stage gates

Optimises integrated plan for efficiencies and identifies SIMOPS clashes

Ensure oversight of the barrier model is maintained and integrated with the plan as appropriate.

Maintain oversight of ORA’s on the IAP

Identify and support delivery of business improvement opportunities within relevant area of the business.

Ability to provide cover for onshore planner when required.

Proactively maintains their technical and interpersonal skills and competencies, ensuring capabilities are up to date and in line with industry/functional best practice and that behaviours are in line with the client’s core values. Understand the skills, competencies and behaviours required for their role.

Collaborates effectively, adapting their behaviour and communication as needed to get the best from others. Effectively promotes ideas and opinions and is able to influence others in a constructive way. Maintains good relationships across all organisation levels.

Presents and articulates ideas and arguments effectively, projects credibility and conviction, handles objection and incorporates others’ ideas as appropriate. Makes / proposes informed decisions having consulted widely.

Is familiar with and adheres to the clients’ people policies and procedures.

Is accountable for their performance and delivery against objectives. Agrees their objectives in a timely fashion, assertively expresses what they need from others to be successful, takes on feedback and learns from their failures.

Lives the Values and is a strong advocate of the clients’ culture – understands and role models the behaviours expected.

Provides clear, honest and constructive feedback, both positive and developmental, to colleagues, team members and others when requested. Be open to feedback received and incorporate into their development.

Owns their development plan and discusses it regularly with their manager and L&D. Strives for continuous learning and development of their competencies, skills and behaviours.

Recognises bias, conscious or unconscious, and actively works to eliminate this from their approach to their work and colleagues.

Eliminates the use of language that may leave others feeling excluded or discriminated against. Positively participates in discussion and collaboration on D&I in their teams and amongst peers, which persuades and brings positive change when needed.

Treats all people equally and with consideration of protected characteristics and has an understanding of company ED&I policies.

COMPETENCIES AND QUALIFICATIONS

Qualifications / experience in Project Management and Project Controls.

Significant experience and knowledge of Primavera P6, and SAP.

Significant knowledge and experience of integrated project planning in an Operations environment.

Detailed understanding of Project Controls, across Planning, Cost, Risk, MoC, etc.

Knowledge of Association of Project Management terminology (APM BoK).

Analytical and systematic approach with an eye for detail.

Conducts all activities in a safe and effective manner and raises safety and environmental issues immediately and in line with corporate policy.

Degree qualified preferred but not essential to role.

Project Management qualification / experience desirable.

Significant experience and knowledge of Primavera P6, and SAP.

Significant knowledge and experience of integrated project planning in an Operations environment.

Experience working within an Operations and maintenance focused environment.

Great communication skills that informs/shares knowledge clearly and unambiguously and also implements and embeds change. Builds rapport and is able to influence and challenge in a constructive way / skilled at influencing decision makers on complex topics.

Proven ability to work collaboratively, within their team and across the organisation and externally as required.

Networks effectively internally and externally, creating an immediate, positive and credible impression on others. Leads other parties in conversations on the important issues and use persuasive contributions to influence change and action.