Lead/Senior Planner

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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.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community – a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family-friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.

We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process.

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
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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.

Kent is looking for a Lead Planner accountable for developing and managing the control schedule for a major/complex FEED project. This is for a duration of 12 months at our Engineering office based in Woking.

Scope of Work:

• Develop, update, and maintain the project Master Control Schedule and associated planning systems.
• Collate and report progress against the Control Schedule, including S-Curves, look-ahead reports (3–6 weeks), and other project schedule performance metrics.
• Identify scheduling risks and opportunities, proposing mitigation or optimization measures for review.
• Ensure planning and progress measurement procedures for contractors and vendors conform to project requirements.
• Produce timely project control deliverables and progress reports for client and management review.
• Evaluate the schedule impact of discipline change notices and project variations.
• Support the implementation of integrated project planning initiatives, ensuring processes are followed and updated as required.
• Support the materials control group by maintaining requisition tracking and ensuring timely schedule-related reporting.
• Coordinate with project teams to obtain required data for schedule updates and provide early warning of potential adverse performance trends.

Key Requirements:

• Significant years of experience of relevant industry experience.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering FEED and/or EPC phase Detailed Design projects as a Lead Planner within the Oil and Gas and/or New Energy and/or Renewable Industry.
• Preferable (but not essential) for candidates to have a blend of FEED and EPC experience.
• Strong leadership and people management skills (noting empathy is a critical skill we value) with a proven ability to positively influence project delivery and build high-performing integrated teams for both the home office execution teams and our exceptional Global Engineering Centres.
• Delegate authority and responsibility effectively.
• Shows enthusiasm for the development of personnel within the Project team, supporting Project team members to achieve their defined personal and career development plan.
• Strong client and stakeholder management skills, ability to influence in a calm and professional manner.
• Excellent knowledge of Planning and Project Controls methodologies; utilizing analytical data for status assessment and/or decision making.
• Excellent knowledge of FEED and EPC contracts.
• A strong and effective decision manager, guiding team when required.
• Ensures decisions for key elements are recorded formally for auditable trail.
• A strategic thinker, ability to foresee potential issues and proactively manage risk and opportunities throughout the Project.

We are committed to our diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. From day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements, and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds.
As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures, and abilities.
We’re a disability-friendly employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process. Please contact us confidentially at [email protected] to find out how we can support you.