Surf Planning & Reporting Engineer - Port Harcourt

Company Overview

IOTA GROUP focuses on exploration and production operations within the oil and gas sector.

Job Role and Responsibilities

As a Surf Planning & Reporting Engineer based in Port Harcourt, you will be responsible for comprehensive project planning, progress monitoring, and reporting activities aligned with EPC contracts.

Planning and Scheduling

• Create and update the project schedule across multiple detail levels (levels 1 to 4).
• Establish schedule structures including work breakdown structures (WBS), key milestones, and interface points.
• Integrate schedules submitted by different contractors and disciplines into a consolidated master schedule.
• Identify critical path activities, available float, and potential delay risks.
• Recommend schedule optimization strategies and catch-up plans to improve project timelines.

Progress Tracking

• Gather and analyze actual progress data related to physical work accomplished.
• Carry out weekly updates of schedules and forecast completion dates accordingly.
• Conduct variance analysis comparing baseline schedules, actual progress, and forecasts to determine root causes of deviations.

Reporting

• Prepare regular reports on planning progress, key milestone achievement, and performance indicators (KPIs) on weekly and monthly bases.
• Highlight alerts and critical issues requiring attention.
• Provide inputs for integrated project planning and reporting to project leadership, business units, and partner organizations.
• Ensure all disseminated data is accurate, consistent, and reliable.

Coordination and Interfaces

• Collaborate closely with teams responsible for project control, cost control, technical disciplines, EPC contractors, and overall project management.
• Participate actively in project meetings including planning sessions, coordination meetings, and review forums.

Methods and Tools

• Apply established project planning and reporting procedures and standards rigorously.
• Propose constructive improvements to existing methodologies and tools to enhance efficiency.

Qualifications and Skills

• Deep knowledge of multidisciplinary oil and gas project execution and interfacing.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 for scheduling activities.
• Experience using Power BI or other Business Intelligence tools for data analysis and visualization.
• Strong analytical abilities combined with effective synthesis skills.
• Demonstrated proactivity and a constructive critical thinking approach.
• A minimum of 10 years of professional experience specifically in planning and reporting within projects governed by EPC contracts.

Additional Information

This position is exclusively open to Nigerian nationals.