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2GW Program Planning Leader

Job Summary

As part of the 2GW program team, this individual will define and implement the program planning strategy and coordinate with our partners and customers.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Define and implement the program planning strategy, including development and coordination with our partner(s).
• Manage program portfolios and identify and mitigate transactional and systemic risks to schedule.
• Motivate, support and drive the creation and development of the Project Planning function in the Program.
• Lead the relationship with our Customer portfolio planning leadership team.
• Operationally lead the project planning team.
• Ensure compliance with Global Standards for planning while incorporating the customer contract requirements.
• Manage the daily workload and priorities of the team to ensure there are requisite resources and skills available to meet project needs.
• Collaborate and align with regional function leaders and across Business Lines where required.
• Travel to sites, manufacturing facilities, and customer/partner offices as and when required.

Project Execution

• Lead the development and maintenance of the Integrated Master Schedule, covering offshore, onshore, manufacturing, installation, and commissioning for the consortium.
• Lead baseline schedule development, approval, and schedule change control.
• Ensure proper Project Planning support is assigned in time to support project launch.
• Ensure the project is launched with the Global Standards and the proper process is followed while incorporating the customer contractual requirements.
• Review project schedules to ensure we are accurately reporting the status and risk in the projects.
• Ensure internal reporting is aligned to the Global standards and is provided on a timely basis with the frequency required to successfully manage the project.
• Ensure that customer agreed requirements, reporting, and KPIs are met.

Customer and Consortium Relations

• Ensure a sound knowledge of the contract and Time Management requirements.
• Build a working relationship with the customer and consortium partners to ensure a cohesive working environment that fosters trust, open communication, shared goals, and collaboration, leading to higher productivity.
• Work closely with the customer to ensure that all standards and requirements are followed and recommend improvements to the requirements where possible.
• Work closely with the consortium partner as well as their engineering sub-supplier to ensure that all standards and requirements are followed.
• Provide alternative solutions to the customer when it is not possible to meet the contractual requirements.
• Promote an inclusive team working environment – one Team.

Quality & Lean

• Comply with Quality Procedures, work instructions, and Processes at GSI level and Project Controls Function.
• Report or resolve any non-conformances and processes in a timely manner.
• Work together with the GSI Project Control Leader to optimize standards and processes.

EHS

• Demonstrate EHS leadership to ensure the Zero Deviation Plan is implemented within the team.
• Take responsibility to reward and encourage direct reports to take proactive steps toward all matters related to EHS in the workplace.
• Identify and evaluate EHS risks in own area and implement practical measures in proactive partnership with operations and the local EHS team.
• Regularly observe routines and behaviors of others and provide immediate feedback regarding unsafe behavior and celebrate achievements or safe behaviors.
• Actively participate in defining corrective actions when work is unsafe or when an uncontrolled risk is observed.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Many years of Project Planning experience on large complex turnkey projects.
• Project Planning Management on large complex turnkey projects.
• Proven working experience on HVDC projects and offshore execution logic.
• Proven experience working with Fabrication yards.
• Deep domain knowledge of planning best practices and use of Primavera.

What We Offer:

• A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility and independence.
• Competitive salary and benefits, and great development opportunities.