Job
Title: Planning Engineer
Reference: PE_2013
Recruiter: Altima Africa Ltd
Recruiter: Altima Africa Ltd
Contract:
Permanent
Available:
ASAP
Category: Experienced
Offer: Neg.
Profile Introduction
Profile Introduction
Tullow
Oil is Africa’s leading independent oil and gas exploration and production
company and is a constituent of the London FTSE100.
The
Group has interests in over 100 exploration and production licences across 24
countries focusing on four core regions: Africa, Europe, South Asia and South
America.
Working
for Tullow Oil in Kenya, you will be given the freedom and responsibility to
make a difference.
Tullow
provides the opportunity to build a solid future within its rapidly expanding
portfolio and provides competitive rewards as part of its people
strategy.
Tullow’s
high level of employee engagement is also one of its key success factors that
it wants to continue building on.
The overall purpose of the role is to:
The overall purpose of the role is to:
Tullow
Kenya BV seeks to recruit a Planning Engineer.
The
position holder will be supervising the Junior Planners.
Minimum Requirements
Minimum Requirements
- Degree relevant
to the discipline
- Highly
conversant in both planning and some cost engineering methodologies
- Experience of
industry standard project controls systems such as Primavera P6, Artemis,
or MS Project is essential.
- 10 years
experience in planning with at least 5 years spent in a similar role.
- Membership of a
professional body such as APM or PMI is desirable.
Job
Specification - Planning Engineer
- To provide a
reliable and responsive planning service on assigned projects or
programmes that is consistent with project or programme plans.
- Supervise the
development of Company and Contractor schedules for all phases of a
project and or operation and to monitor and report progress against these
schedules.
- When assigned to
a project team the planning engineer represents and acts on behalf of the
Group Project Controls Manager to support the company’s requirements for
an integrated Project Control System.
- To analyse
project requirements and prepare a Project Master Schedule which
integrates constraints and strategies for all phases.
- Prepare logic
diagrams, in accordance with a Work Breakdown Structure, which form the
basis for detailed level schedule reporting and analysis. Issue detailed
activity schedules and expedite the return of schedule updating data.
- To monitor
progress against schedules, analyse deviations and recommend remedial
actions.
- Prepare agenda
items for schedule review meetings.
- To prepare and
maintain progress curves for each project phase.
- To co-ordinate,
in conjunction with discipline engineers, a document level progress
measurement system and operate the performance measurement system.
- To prepare and
maintain in conjunction with the material control group, a tracking system
- To prepare and
make presentations to project teams and senior management on schedule
control methodologies and procedures used by the company and the
project/operation.
- To assist the
Group Project Controls Manager in maintaining schedule related database,
administration of the Project Control group in the Planning System and the
development of new planning tools and methodologies.
- Any ad-hoc tasks
as required by the Group Projects Control Manager
Competencies
- Excellent
verbal, written and oral communication skills
- Able to work
effectively as part of a team
- Ability to work
on own initiative
- Takes a
proactive approach
- Ability to take
responsibility and manage tasks through to completion
- React quickly
& flexible to changing circumstances
- Use initiative
to ensure issues are overcome
- Seek ways to
find and apply best practice
- Adopt a
pragmatic, fit for purpose approach
- Open, honest
& reliable
How
to apply
If
you are qualified and up to the challenge visit www.altimaafrica.com/careers.php and apply online
by 5pm, 7th June 2013
Please
note that only qualified candidates will be contacted.