Senior Planner

Job OverviewThe Senior Planner uses McDermott's Planning/Scheduling discipline practices and knowledge of internal or external issues to improve the Planning/Scheduling discipline within McDermott. They will act as a resource for colleagues with less experience and share their conceptual and practical expertise related to the Planning/Scheduling discipline. The Senior Planner solves complex problems and uses discipline‑specific knowledge to improve products or services, impacting a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities with the Planning/Scheduling team and other related teams and ensuring they work within the appropriate guidelines and policies.ResponsibilitiesPerform schedule analysis using Project Management software including Primavera P6, Deltek Fuse & Risk, and Microsoft Project.Support project baseline creation during the project initiation and setup phase.Facilitate detailed multi‑discipline scope reviews.Provide project schedule support and mentor junior planners as required.Develop and maintain logically linked level 3 and level 4 activity schedules for marine scope installation projects in the Oil and Gas Industry (pipelines, subsea, platforms, HDD), according to precedence flow planning, using best practices.Produce workforce histograms and progress and quantity curves in connection with the schedules.Maintain and review the sequence of Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Construction, Hook‑Up, and Commissioning, and other operations for control of critical path and overall project durations.Elevate and expedite operations that are delaying the schedule and analyze changes to the schedule to meet unforeseen conditions.Create and monitor schedule compliance, key performance factors, and provide analysis of variations to baseline data.Identify factors, both current and potential, that may delay the schedule; assess actions for recovery and improvement and analyze changes to the schedule to meet unforeseen conditions.Lead and deliver initiatives.QualificationsBachelor's degree in Project Management, Engineering, Construction, Business Management or equivalent combinations of technical training or experience.7–10 years of EPCIC experience with Onshore or Offshore Oil and Gas or Power Generation related projects.Planning/Scheduling experience for Large LNG or Topside Fabrication projects preferred.Solid command of Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Office software.Ability to use advanced features in Excel (curves, histograms, dynamic tables, formulas, etc.).Proficiency in producing and maintaining logically linked activity schedules, according to precedence flow in EPCIC planning, using best practices.Ability to produce and assess progress curves, histograms, variance reports, and critical paths.Analytical skills to assess project status and performance, deviations, performance factors, forecasts, and workarounds.Effective communication skills with team members and management.#J-18808-Ljbffr