Junior Planning Engineer

DO YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES?
TULLOW IS LOOKING FOR YOU!

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 25 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. We provide the opportunities to build a solid future within our rapidly expanding portfolio and provide competitive rewards as part of our people strategy. Our high level of employee engagement is also one of our key success factors that we want to continue building on.
 
Tullow Oil is seeking a talented, self motivated, proactive and skilled individual of high personal integrity to fill the Junior Planning Engineer position:

Job Purpose: He/she will assist the Planning Engineer in providing a reliable and responsive and consistent planning service on assigned projects; supervise the development of Company and Contractor schedules for all phases of oil and gas projects and operations; monitor and report progress against these schedules.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assist the Planning Engineer in analyzing project requirements and preparing Project Master Schedule which integrates constraints and strategies for all phases.
  • Support the Planning Engineer in preparing Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), which form the basis for detailed level schedule for reporting and analysis.
  • Issue detailed activity schedules and expedite the return of schedule updating data obtained from the contractors and Tullow team.
  • Support the Planning Engineer in monitoring progress against schedules while analyzing deviations and recommending remedial actions.
  • Prepare agenda items for schedule review meetings.
  • Support the Planning Engineer in facilitating the project change management process.
  • Prepare weekly operations progress reports.
  • Assist the Planning Engineer in preparing and making presentations to project teams and senior management on project status.
  • Assist the Planning Engineer in maintaining schedule related database and the development of new planning tools and methodologies.
The ideal candidate should possess the following minimum skills and competencies;
  • Degree qualified in a relevant discipline.
  • Experience of industry standard project controls systems such as Primavera, Artemis, or MS Project is essential.
  • 2 years experience in project planning & scheduling.
  • Membership of a professional body such as APM or PMI is desirable.
How to apply:
Send your application including a cover letter indicating your desire to work with our client; a detailed CV highlighting relevant experience, details of current and expected salary, a daytime phone contact, email address, and the names of three professional referees to:

MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS
P O Box 6416, Nairobi, GPO 00100
Email:
recruit@adeptsystems.co.ke This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Web: www.adeptsys.biz

Only short listed candidates will be contacted. Please note that we do not charge fees for receiving or processing job applications. Visit our website for more vacancies.
Closing date: Friday 15th August 2014

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