Planner (EPC / Offshore Projects)

About the role

This is a full-time contractor position for a Planner who helps organise and coordinate planning activities to support the effective delivery of work. The role covers schedule development, progress monitoring, resource planning, reporting and change management.

Key responsibilities

• Develop the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) in Primavera P6, breaking the project into work packages and defining dependencies, milestones and critical paths
• Support the Project Control Manager and Project Manager in aligning the schedule with contractual deliverables
• Track daily, weekly and monthly progress against the baseline and propose recovery or mitigation actions
• Prepare manpower histograms, resource allocation charts and look-ahead schedules, and forecast labour, equipment, scaffolding and material needs
• Coordinate with discipline leads and subcontractors, and integrate subcontractor schedules into the IMS
• Produce weekly and monthly planning reports, including S-curves, critical path analysis and variance reports, and support client reporting
• Analyse the impact of changes, variations and claims, update the baseline and run what-if scenarios
• Prepare final as-built schedules and planning documentation for close-out

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Engineering, Project Management or a related discipline
• 5-8 years' experience in planning roles, preferably on EPC or offshore projects; yard-based fabrication and offshore installation scheduling is an advantage
• Strong background in EPC and offshore project schedules, WBS, CPM and resource leveling
• Familiarity with offshore wind, HVDC, oil & gas or industrial construction, and engineering, procurement, fabrication and commissioning workflows
• Fit for onshore work and able to meet physical demands and stand for long periods during field visits

Required skills

• Expert use of Primavera P6 and/or MS Project
• Advanced MS Excel for reporting and analysis
• Preparation of planning dashboards, S-curves and variance analysis
• Experience interfacing with multi-discipline teams and subcontractors