Principal Planner

We are looking for a Principal Planner to join a busy team supporting multiple projects. This is a staff position, based in Aberdeen.

• Provide high level technical expertise
• Delivery of the project schedules and baselines for the project work scopes.
• Maintenance of the project overall planning requirements.
• Ensure all relevant project procedures are applied as required.
• Maintenance of overall project schedules for progress and man-hour expenditure.
• Preparation and issue of all planning status and the impact of changes in the scope of work and provide recommendations to the project line management.
• Contribute to planning reviews across the company network to assure compliance.
• Participation in client presentations and meetings.
• Update and maintenance of the Integrated Work Management System, ensuring system integrity at all times.
• Supervision of the project planning personnel, where no Lead Planner is on the contract.

• Relevant demonstrable experience within a similar environment / industry.
• Demonstrable construction and commissioning experience in brownfield modifications contracts and projects
• Knowledge and understanding of latest relevant technical developments and best practice within the industry.
• Leadership of multi-discipline teams
• In depth understanding of the oil and gas industry
• Highly competent user of industry standard planning tools ( e.g. Primavera P6) / systems
• Knowledge and understanding of project planning, systems and tools within the following areas
• Turnkey EPC projects.
• Large brownfield modifications.
• Minor brownfield modifications and term contracts.
• Front End Studies
• Operations and Maintenance Planning
• Integrated Asset Planning

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed.

We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.