Planner - Integrated Segments

Job Summary

The Lead Planner/Planning Manager is responsible for developing, integrating, monitoring, and controlling the Work Plan and Budget (WP&B) for the Asset. The role ensures full integration of wells, surface facilities, operations, and enabling scope into a coherent and realistic plan, and provides effective budget formulation, control, and performance measurement to support safe, timely, and cost‑effective delivery. The position acts as the single point of accountability for planning, schedule integration, and earned value‑based cost control, budget formulation and control, supporting decision‑making by Asset and Project leadership.

• Reports to:
  
  Asset Manager (or Planning Manager depending on organization)
• Works closely with:
  Drilling, Completions, WO and Interventions teams
• Facilities Engineering and Construction teams
• Operations, Logistics, Materials Management and Supply Chain
• Finance and Cost Control
• Regulatory, Permitting and HSE teams
• Interfaces with:
  Asset Controller, HQ Planning Manager, HQ Governance Manager, SLB Business Lines, EPC contractors, drilling contractors, service companies, and key vendors

• Develop and maintain integrated plans and schedules covering:
  • Wells: drilling, completions, workovers and interventions
  • Surface facilities: well tie‑ins, FEED, detailed engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, pre‑commissioning and commissioning
  • Operational and enabling scope: permitting, licensing, regulatory approvals, long‑lead items, logistics, planned activities by KOC, materials management and site readiness
• Integrate inputs from multiple disciplines and contractors into a single, aligned master schedule
• Integration with production forecasts, considering planned and unplanned losses, planned facilities turnarounds, etc.
• Establish planning standards, milestones, progress measurement rules and reporting cycles
• Perform critical path and schedule impact analysis, identify risks and constraints, and support mitigation and recovery planning
• Lead schedule updates, forecasting and change control
• Keep records for all activities (Drilling, Facilities, Production‑Enhancement, Maintenance) performed at each installation (well, manifold, treatment unit, etc.)
• Participate actively in investment project start‑ups and planning
• Track value from investment projects and provide timely support to ensure their success

• Define guidelines and assumptions for annual and multi‑year budget formulation in alignment with Integration governance framework
• Integrate WP&B for approval by HQ, with all main components, including but not limited to activities, production, revenues, CAPEX, OPEX, profitability, G&A costs, technology, digital, sustainability, etc.
• Ensure alignment between scope, schedule, resources and budget
• Support prioritization and optimization of the activity portfolio within budget constraints

• Execute budget and cost control using Earned Value Management principles
• Monitor and report key KPIs, including production, revenues, costs, G&A, planned value (PV), earned value (EV), actual cost (AC), cost and schedule variances, and forecasts
• Prepare clear and concise planning and budget reports for management
• Support decision‑making through scenario analysis and performance insights

• Ensure compliance with internal planning, cost control and governance requirements
• Capture lessons learned and promote continuous improvement in planning and control practices
• Ensure planning and execution logic incorporates HSE, regulatory and operational constraints
• Support development of specific and generic workflows for production accounting, expenditure recognition, investments, profitability and project KPIs
• Ensure compliance with Contract Governance Framework between KOC and SLB

• Bachelor’s degree (Engineering, Economics), preferably with specialization or certifications in Project Management

• Minimum 8–12 years of experience in planning and project controls within upstream oil & gas
• Strong exposure to wells, facilities and operations integration
• Proven experience in Work Plan & Budget preparation and control

• Advanced knowledge of planning and scheduling tools (e.g. Primavera P6, MS Project)
• Solid understanding of Budget Formulation & Control practices
• Solid understanding of Earned Value Management and cost control concepts
• Understanding of economics, finance and accounting principles
• Strong analytical and reporting skills

• Ability to integrate complex, multi‑discipline scopes
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills
• Structured, proactive and delivery‑focused mindset
• High attention to detail with a pragmatic, business‑oriented approach