JOB DESCRIPTION

Wood is recruiting a Senior Planner to join our Operations team in Perth. This is an opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their career and join an experienced team in Project Controls in Oil & Gas.

Wood's Operations APAC (West) business delivers brownfields engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance, optimisation, and technical services to the Oil & Gas sector and enjoys long-term partnerships with the region's most prominent producers located in Western Australia, Northern Territory, Southeast Asia and Kazakhstan.

RESPONSIBILITIES

A key focus of your role will be the implementation, delivery and coordination of planning services, preparation, and communication of various disciplines across all project phases to prepare and assess project plans for all stages and facets, while helping project delivery outcomes in support of one of our key Oil & Gas clients.

Your responsibilities will also include:

• Project planning and scheduling in accordance with project reporting requirements in the oil and gas industry
• Producing and issuing updates to project plans and schedules (logic linked with a critical path) to enable performance analysis to be carried out
• Assessing impact of client interface milestones on Wood plans and share relevant Wood milestone data with client through appropriate controls
• Ensure that project plans and schedules are delivered on time and within guidelines of the project controls processes and procedures
• Provide a planning and scheduling focal point for project and delivery managers, supervisors and Operations Business Unit
• Instigate alignment between Estimating, Planning, Costing Control and Proposals with respect to a Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) with project stakeholders
• Provides guidance and support to junior planning personnel in the delivery of their specific responsibilities.

At Wood, we look for innovative ideas and an agile approach to deliver the best possible outcomes and offer you an opportunity to progress and thrive by working collectively and making an active contribution.

Join us in the heart of Perth's CBD at Dexus Place - 240 St Georges Terrace, free 24/7 access to an exclusive on-site gym, superb end of trip facilities, coffee machines serving on demand and plenty of spaces to get creative. In addition, you will have access to remote and flexible working options, purchased annual leave and employee discount programs.

QUALIFICATIONS

Ideally, you will have a minimum of 7 + years' experience as a Planner working in an Engineering environment. In addition, an Engineering degree / on-site experience would also be highly regarded.

You will have:

• knowledge and skills in technical planning & scheduling
• ability to interpret project controls documentation and prepare planning documents in accordance with Wood and Oil & Gas industry standard practice
• professional presentation with exceptional communication skills (both written and verbal)
• high level proficiency and working knowledge of Primavera (P6)

What will set you apart will be your exceptional stakeholder management skills (internal & external) and relevant experience in an EPCM / Engineering environment in the Oil & Gas and energy sector in Australia.

It takes an inclusive and diverse global community of inquisitive minds to unlock solutions to tomorrows most critical challenges. Wood encourages Women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.

If you are a Senior Planner ready for your next challenge, we are keen to hear from you today!

Shortlisting will commence immediately.

ABOUT US

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.