Shell Nigeria recruitment for a Planning Engineer in Port Harcourt, December 1 2011

Shell has been finding and producing oil and gas around the world for over a century. Today, we have interests in exploration and production ventures in more than 39 countries and employ approximately 19,000 staff (not including contractors).
Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) is the pioneer and leader of the petroleum industry in Nigeria.

SPDC is currently involved in a multi-million dollar oil and gas project in the Niger Delta region with the objective of increasing production to help meet the world’s growing demand for energy.
We’re currently looking to recruit Planning Engineers for our Port Harcourt business.


Job Title: Planning Engineer
Vacancy Responsibilities:
1. Develop detailed overview of the respective Project schedules (for; opportunity maturation – Project Define phase,project execution phase – construction activities,project life cycle – operational and abandonment activities and review of third party schedules – NOV) to provide assurance that the schedules provided have been prepared with consistency and reflection of reality & PG 3B requirement.
2. Participate in performing internal and external benchmarking (i.e. against historical performance,industry norms and established KPIs) to improve and optimize project plans within the new ‘must win’ initiative on project delivery.
3. Formulate planning & scheduling review strategies for project teams in line with approved guidelines to ensure project plans conform to Group standards. Also,assure on a continuous basis that guidance is followed,initiate corrective action if necessary.
4. Provide planning & scheduling expertise,procedures and review capabilities,including scheduling and risk analyses and ensure that resources are available to sufficiently support the requirements of Engineering & Major Projects teams.
5. Assist the Head of Planning in Training and coach Planning Engineers in SPDC to acquire required competency levels for their various jobs and also deliver planning related inputs to courses,workshops,conferences,etc
6. Participate in project planning audits / reviews,and QRAs during concept development,conceptual and detailed design basis. Participate in VARs,ESARs,peer assists and technical challenge sessions to ensure consistent application of SPDC Planning Engineering standards.
7. Provide specific ad-hoc planning support to the project teams as required in order to meet project review requirements.
8. Develop own skills and competence in line with changing business needs and technical advances in Planning & Scheduling and
keep abreast of new developments,both within Shell,international professional bodies and other industries.


Job Vacancy Requirements:
A university degree in Engineering or Science, with a minimum of 10 years of experience in the E&P business, preferably in a project environment. Experience with development and implementation of project management processes like schedule and resource. Skilled Primavera practitioner, particularly in P3e & Knowledge of Pertmaster Risk Expert & on Shell enterprise management tool (SAP). A very good planner with many years hands-on professional planning experiences within project planning and controls environment, preferably in a difficult working environment. A very good inter-personal and leadership skills. Good communications skills (i.e. report writing and presentation) are essential.

Vacancy Deadline: Tuesday 06 December 2011
Number of Vacancies: 2

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