Qatar, Doha
Fulltime: 60 hrs a week
Experience: > 10 Years
Education Level: Academic Bachelor
Conventional Energy
Closing: July 29, 2025

Introduction

  • The Lead Planner provides planning / scheduling expertise to the project team (based on assigned project areas) ensuring overall project schedule quality and integrity to support project execution.
  • The Lead Planner will perform various schedule analysis to determine potential areas of concern and coordinate inputs for mitigation plan.
  • Requires to (1) understand the key project drivers, define roles and responsibilities, develop communication protocols, identify, develop & implement project procedures for planning, scheduling, reporting, management of change and identification of risks & issues across projects; (2) identify elements of project design, procurement and construction likely to give rise to disputes and claims, communicate and influence across the organization in LNG and/or with contractors in a multi-cultural environment to ensure delivery of project within the agreed timeframe.
  • Major challenges are (1) completing detailed assessments of project planning / scheduling, recovery / rectification plans in short deadlines and a high-pressure environment and (2) developing and sustaining relationships with contractor Project Controls Planning team throughout project execution to ensure Company is provided with timely and the best available
  • information to aid decision making.
  • Understand the contractors Advanced Work packing Process and Systems (AWP) including the progress reporting system.
  • Analyze and report the impact of engineering, procurement constraints/delays on construction progress curves and ultimately the L3 & L4 construction project schedules.
  • Understand the contractors & Subcontractors work face planning process.
  • Analyze and report the impact of construction readiness constraints (equipment, tools, manpower etc.) on construction L3 & L4 project schedules.

What are you going to do 

  • Implement management and technical direction for all facets of the Planning / Scheduling function (schedule development, schedule risk, schedule analysis, schedule reporting, resources, productivity, schedule impact assessment, schedule management) by establishing a set of project control planning / schedule procedures, guidelines, and flow charts to suit project requirements and needs to support management decision making process.
  • Coordinate input from PMT functions such as engineering, procurement, construction, completion/commissioning, interface etc. to support schedule validation.
  • Perform all planning and scheduling functions, including schedule development, control, analysis, and schedule recommendations for improvement.
  • Ensure effective project planning / scheduling and Advanced Work packing processes are executed by the contractors and subcontractors’ organizations.
  • Support the preparation of project controls Gates deliverables specially planning / scheduling deliverables in line with Company Project Management System.
  • Review and ensure effective implementation and updating the Project Planning / Scheduling procedure.
  • Collect, consolidate, analyze, and report schedule trend and progress (productivity) to ensure overall project status is assessed and potential problem areas identified.
  • Conduct schedule delay / impact analysis, review of schedule recovery plans, including evaluation of additional resources required to affect such plans.
  • Implement project changes, ensure schedule impacts are assessed and reflected & considered; ensure incorporation of approved changes impact into overall schedule stewardship and reporting.
  • Evaluate contractor’s performance in areas of project controls (planning / scheduling) assessing any discrepancies and reverting to contractor for clarifications/corrections.
  • Identify and ensure appropriate planning systems, fully integrated and appropriate for the project.
  • Review Contractor schedule and interact with PMT project area managers to address potential areas of concern and provide planning / scheduling support to overcome the execution challenges.

Essential skills and knowledge 

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or business administration.
  • 8 years’ experience in a major project environment within the oil and gas industry, with exposure in project controls specifically planning / scheduling management with 3 years supervisory experience.
  • Experience with Contractors, Sub-contractors and Vendors involved in the oil and gas industry.
  • Undertakes complex tasks and acts as a source of guidance for staff and internal customers. Is expected to handle all but the most complex problems and difficulties that might arise.
  • Take initiatives, based on experience gained, to deliver a timely and cost-effective service.
  • Sets situations/issues in the context of the entire team and has an appreciation of the wider relationships with other people and organizations.
  • Works independently within established procedures, plans and budgets and contributes to the development of these.
  • Has autonomy over scheduling and planning of own work; organizes efforts of work group to achieve overall efficiency.
  • Excellent written and oral English skills.
  • Strong negotiating and influencing skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Good computer literacy skills: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Database/Power BI and Scheduling Software, e.g. Primavera (mandatory – advanced level) and other scheduling software.
  • Good teamwork and collaboration skills.

What we offer 

  • Salary:
    • Day Rate in USD Plus Allowance
  • Work Schedule:
    • 10 Hours / 6 Days
  • Duration:
    • 31-Jan-2028, with possible extension
  • Location:
    • Qatar