Company Profile
Oceaneering is a global provider of engineered services and products, primarily to the offshore energy industry. We develop products and services for use throughout the lifecycle of an offshore oilfield, from drilling to decommissioning. We operate the world's premier fleet of work class ROVs. Additionally, we are a leader in offshore oilfield maintenance services, umbilicals, subsea hardware, and tooling. We also use applied technology expertise to serve the defense, entertainment, material handling, aerospace, science, and renewable energy industries.
Position Summary
Purpose
The primary focus of this role is to provide,
The focal point for the planning activities within the Angola IMDS operations team, responsible for the development and maintenance of planning processes, procedures, and guidance of junior planners within the department.
Take ownership of the development and maintenance of planning, processes, procedures for all Angolan IMDS projects.
Assist in the competency assessment training and mentoring of all planning / scheduling personnel within Angola IMDS.
Provide the performance management information and reports required for internal and external stakeholders.
Duties & Responsibilities
Functions
ESSENTIAL
• Primary focal point for delivery of all planning and scheduling activities within IMDS.
• Facilitate the development and continuous improvement of the local IMDS planners.
• Provide guidance and support to the project management teams to ensure planning requirements defined in Client contracts are achieved.
• Develop and maintain constructive working relationships with key Client stakeholders.
• Manage the development and maintenance of project programme schedules.
• Provide ad-hoc planning and scenario planning support for the project teams.
• Ensuring clear, timely and accurate information is provided to Project Management Teams (PMT, s) and key internal and external stakeholders.
• Ensure all project resource demand requirements are captured in the planning process and resource gaps are highlighted in a timely manner to the Project Managers.
• Develop, implement, and maintain an effective project planning reporting and governance calendar, ensure collation and presentation of consolidated performance reports and KPI's across the contracts.
• Produce concise, clear project reports covering key metrics and KPI's for Project Management and key stakeholders.
• Develop a detailed understanding of the scope of work described in all the IMDS Contracts.
• Responsibility to ensure that all costs are fully recovered and are accounted for within the project systems.
• Responsible to ensure that all internal planning reporting is undertaken in accordance with the agreed timelines and processes.
• Develop, implement, and maintain the team which can provide effective planning services to the project teams to accomplish the agreed business objectives and adjusting the teams as needs change.
• Support IMDS staff within the planning team in their career development and wider IMDS organisation.
• Ensure that regular audits and assessment of the services are planned, monitored, and reviewed and that any impact to the project is mitigated and, where required, improvements made to the planning process.
• Act as local interface with clients regarding any planning / scheduling queries. Support to current project planners to enable them to improve and communicate better with clients is paramount.
• Ensure that our contractual nationalization commitments are met, and appropriate records maintained.
• Undertake specific project planning activities as instructed by IMDS management.
NON-ESSENTIAL
• The list of job duties is not exclusive or exhaustive and the post holder will be required to undertake tasks that may reasonably be expected within the scope of the post.
• Assist with any other duties as and when required.
• Undertake specific project planning activities as instructed by management.
Safety
Ensure that the Safety policies and procedures are understood and adhered to so far as is reasonably practicable to ensure a safe working environment.
Actively participate in safety meetings and toolbox talks as required by company and client.
Ensure that all Safety procedures are always adhered to and that required documentation is kept updated.
Ensure that all procedures are always adhered to and that required documentation is kept updated.
Ensure that personnel identify with and achieve, the necessary Health and Safety performance standards associated with the relative risks to personnel and plant in their environment and daily work.
Ensure that business and HSE risk implications of integrity issues are clearly identified and assessed for consideration within the Oceaneering Integrity Management Team and communicated to the Client.
Always promote a strong HSE culture.
Other
Carry out work in accordance with the Company Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality Systems.
Perform the assigned tasks with due diligence regarding the Integrated Management Systems on the Company.
Eliminate waste of whatever form, to suggest the use of more environmentally friendly substances and practices and contribute to the continuous improvement of the environment.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Directly supervisor of all project planning personnel. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include Nationalization program, interviewing, hiring, and overseeing the training of the employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.
Reporting Relationship
Qualifications
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, you must be able to perform each of the essential functions listed below satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
REQUIRED
• Base qualification in engineering, database systems or equivalent (E)
• Microsoft Project Training Cert (P)
• ECITB Project Management or equivalent (P)
• Experience in inspection/ integrity arena (E)
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DESIRED
• Degree qualified in an engineering or business-related discipline (P).
• PMP certification (P)
• Good communications skills (E)
• Familiarity with Integrity Management data system (IDMS) or other databases and other discipline specific software (E)
• Ability to generate a team approach to problem solving and a good communicator, both written and verbal
• Ability to liaise confidently with clients at Asset management level (E)
• Microsoft Office Suite
• MMS Systems (MAXIMO, SAP etc.)
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Characteristics
• Minimum 5 years' experience of effectively leading project teams to achieve delivery of contractual obligations (E).
• Minimum 10 years within oil and gas Integrity Management/Inspection (E).
• Must be familiar with QA/QC systems and procedures, service quality and customer satisfaction (E).
• Ability to guide team(s) in prioritizing workload effectively (E).
• Provide leadership, coaching or guidance to others. (E).
• Lead the nationalization and development program of our Angolan employees (E).
• Good communicator both written, verbal, and technical to make complex terminology simple for the benefit of others (E).
• Good client or support contractor relationship skills at various levels of seniority or diverse cultures (E).
• Ability to build consensus and relationships among managers, partners, and employees. (E).
• Excellent communication skills. (E).
Working Conditions
This position is considered ONSHORE which is characterized as follows:
- This position is considered OFFICE WORK (>90%) is characterized as follows.
- Almost exclusively indoors during the day and occasionally at night.
- Occasional exposure to airborne dust in the workplace.
- Occasional OFFSHORE WORK maybe required (<10%).
- Frequently outdoors in Angola region offshore environment.
- Regular exposure to inclement weather, hot climate, and noise in the workplace.
- Normally on vessels subject to wave motion.
- Transit to offshore facilities by marine transfer boat.
Physical Activity/Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position is considered LIGHT work.
OCCASIONAL
FREQUENT
CONSTANT
• Lift up to 20 pounds
• Climbing, stooping, kneeling, squatting, and reaching
• Lift up to 10 pounds
• Standing
• Repetitive movements of arms and hands
• Sit with back supported
