Job Title: Project Shutdown Planner
Location: Qatar
Job Purpose
Support planning functions for medium- to large-scale project shutdowns, ensuring the implementation of effective scheduling, monitoring, and reporting processes.
Role Context and Challenges
This role provides support to ensure timely and on-budget execution of complex brownfield project shutdown scopes. Key challenges include:
Ensuring consistent application of shutdown planning processes.
Managing projects across multiple facilities and locations.
Coordinating numerous annual shutdowns and unplanned emergency tasks.
Key Responsibilities
Support integrated shutdown planning, including scope definition, scheduling, and progress reporting for medium- to large-scale shutdown projects.
Maintain clear reporting and communication with project management teams.
Review contractor deliverables, including schedules, resource loading, manpower, equipment plans, and progress reports.
Coordinate alignment of project shutdown schedules, clash reviews, and integrated hourly schedules.
Communicate lookahead plans, review recovery plans, and ensure timely contractor input.
Provide schedule and status updates during pre-shutdown, shutdown, and post-shutdown phases.
Track and follow up on deliverables related to project shutdown scopes.
Support the development and review of recovery plans in case of delays.
Provide day and night shift coverage during shutdown phases.
Perform critical and near-critical path analysis and communicate findings.
Contribute to performance analysis, benchmarking, and sharing best practices within the projects control function.
Assist in improving work methods and practices within project controls.
Qualifications
Experience and Skills
Minimum 5 years of multi-discipline experience in the oil and gas industry, with a focus on project shutdown planning and scheduling.
Proficiency in project scheduling and office applications.
Strong planning and organisational skills.
Excellent written and spoken English.
Computer literate with experience in professional office and technical applications.
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