Scheduler - Planner

About you: Join us. Unleash your energy within.

If you have world-class ambitions to reach the stars while keeping your feet on the ground, we’re the team for you. We've created a new breed of company – future-focused with reimagined ambition across all disciplines within the energy sector.

We love people who know their own potential and are not afraid to use it. We know that together, we’re far more than the sum of our parts. So, we celebrate people who want to grow and develop as we work together on some of the largest projects on the energy world stage.

Our purpose and beliefs: As Kent, we’re tackling the greatest challenge of our time - to bring our world the energy it needs in the most responsible way ever imagined.

It’s the energy of every member of our team driven by our beliefs that is making this happen. Whatever our skill, our language, or our culture. These beliefs define and direct us every day to be the very best - for ourselves, our clients, our key stakeholders, the communities we operate in and the planet:

We PLAY BIG

We thrive on EMOTIONAL AGILITY

We Are FANATICAL ABOUT PERFORMANCE

We are built on INFINITE THINKING

Read more about the Purpose, Beliefs and Guiding Principles that drive us: https://kentplc.com/who-we-are/purpose-beliefs

Our vision for Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging: We recognise that diversity & inclusion are catalysts for success. We’re heightening awareness on the benefits of people diversity, diversity of experiences and diversity of our perspectives. Creating a culture of inclusivity where all employees feel a sense of belonging.

Our combined energy is fueled by different nationalities, across 6 continents and 24 countries. Our commitment is to celebrate character – no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability.

About the job:

Kent is looking for a Scheduler/Planner to be based in Houston, TX Skills and Responsibilities:

• Supervise team of planners on a long term Client Program
• Present Program schedule and progress results to Project Management and Client
• Attain required planning and scheduling information from engineering disciplines and functions
• Collaborate with various global engineering centers and ensure understanding of schedule needs
• Help the program Management with resource loading / planning
• Lead the integration of project schedule activities
• Identify constraints and the effect on project schedule.
• Monitor, review, and report critical path and schedule performance.
• Propose alternatives for schedule improvement to the project team
• Responsible for leading the development and review of schedule recovery plans
• Proficient in earned value measurement planning, tracking, and forecasting
  
  

In addition to the responsibilities listed herein, the employee may be required to perform other ad-hoc tasks as needed or directed by the supervisor or management. These tasks will be within the reasonable scope of the employee's skills, capabilities, and role within the organization. The intent of this provision is to allow for flexibility and adaptability in meeting the dynamic needs of the organization, ensuring that operational requirements can be met efficiently. All such tasks will be assigned considering the employee's current workload and with respect to their professional development.

Your knowledge/skills, education, and experience: Knowledge/ Qualification/ Training/ Certification:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred
• 5 years Planning/Scheduling experience within Oil & Gas Industry
• Proficient with Primavera P6, Excel and preferably PowerBI
• Experience with critical path method analysis/technique with Primavera.
• Experience working within challenging Client Programs
• Effective reporting and communication skills.
  
  

Communication:

• Ability to communicate effectively across location, region and corporate to accomplish objectives
  
  

HSSEQ:

The Employee shall observe the Health, Safety, Sustainability, Environment and Quality rules of the Company; it’s clients and the governing authorities of the host country.