VSO Engineering Planner

Responsible for Global consolidation of Resource Planning during all different phase of the work, including Long Term (S&OP, Budget, Master Scheduling), Tendering and Execution Planning

To ensure the effective planning and scheduling of VSO engineering resources in support of TechnipFMCs projects. Resource planning includes sequencing activities, capturing progress, identifying risks, working with stakeholders for mitigations, escalate problems, report out, control delivery metrics, participate on Obeyas and meetings.

Create, control and update the schedules for scenarios, long term, tenders and execution and interconnecting schedule information between assets with engineering and with project schedules keeping alignment between VSO and Project activities by participating on meetings for discussions and decisions. Escalating and providing visibility for the stakeholders.
Participate on Project Schedule baseline with the engineering portion
Sequence activities in order to balance demand and capacity and identify need of resources to support Project milestones and execution milestones without impacting execution Schedule.
Consolidate and review S&OP information connecting with management system
Monitor changes and proactively update schedules based on the latest project and operational information.
Build and connect competency and training requirement to the activity required
Create, maintain, and simulate planning scenarios across all phases of work, including Long-Term Planning (S&OP, Budget, Master Scheduling), Tendering, and Execution.
Ensure integration between asset and project schedules, maintaining alignment between VSO (Vessel Scheduling & Operations) and Project activities. Participate in meetings for discussions and decisions, escalate issues, and provide visibility to stakeholders through the management system.
Develop, align, report and control KPIs related to delivery metrics to different purposes including but not limited to weekly and monthly reports, project reports, Financial reports and Planning reports.
Ensure compliance with internal planning standards and reporting requirements.
Maintain continuous communication with stakeholders from both Projects and VSO regarding engineering activities
Attend meetings, issue Minutes of Meeting (MoM), and follow up on action items.
Develop ad-hoc scenario schedules to support business case preparation that can be connected with MoC or not.
Plan scope by sequencing activities, tracking progress, identifying risks, working with stakeholders on mitigation plans, escalating issues, reporting, controlling delivery metrics, and participating in Obeya and other meetings.
Support the development of tools and processes to monitor asset activity and facilitate decision-making for resource allocation.
Contribute to cross-functional process improvement initiatives to enhance execution efficiency.
Strengthen the global VSO Planning community: build competencies, share best practices, foster collaboration, participate on Networks and promote knowledge exchange across teams driving the organization to an SSI environment.
Identify and/or contribute to global planning improvement initiatives aligned with the overall VSO and TechnipFMC strategy, with a focus on Lean methodology.
Promote the effective and diverse use of systems to simplify execution and increase operational visibility.
Participate on Asset Allocation Process to evaluate resources for asset selection and control changes to minimize risks to execution through MoC process.

Qualifications (professional, technical, academic)
Bachelor degree in Engineering, Administration, Supply Chain or related areas or equivalent experience in a technical or science based subject.

Experience/Skills/Knowledge
A working knowledge of offshore vessels or manufacturing
Minimum 6 to 9 years of experience in Project execution
Demonstrated ability to analyze trends or deviations from standards and recommend creative and unique cross functional solutions
Demonstrates an understanding of the communication process and ensures effectiveness (written, verbal and listening) across functional boundaries.
Prepares and delivers somewhat simple proposals and reports to planning audience.
Ability to work under pressure in a matrixed environment.
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
Open to give and receive constructive feedback.
Good workload management and organisation skills.
Confident in hosting meetings and presentation skills.

Technical/General Competencies
Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project
Microsoft Excel (Advanced user)
Data analysis
Developing and using KPIs

Nice to have:
Planning qualification and/or experience
Subsea Construction planning
Good knowledge and experience of Operations/Manufacturing activities
Good knowledge and experience of Energy industry
Good knowledge and experience of Planning
Advanced SAP Planning systems & transactions skills preferred
Desired APICS CPIM Certification
Experience of Subsea industry preferred.
Experience and / or Certifications in Lean Six Sigma preferred
Technical background a plus.
Utilizes systemic thinking to solve cross functional system level problems utilizing preventative measures.

Planning