Project Planner
Aker Carbon Capture, Norway
Job Description
Aker Carbon Captureis a leading carbon capture technology company.
We serve a range of carbon-emitting industries including cement, blue hydrogen, bio/waste-to-energy, and gas-to-power among others. Through our portfolio of projects, we are mitigating the environmental cost of industrial activity for a cleaner, more sustainable future. We see a daily growth in our market potential as a rising number of customers look to carbon capture utilization and storage (CCUS) and our company to solve their emissions challenges.
Aker Carbon Capture is one of the leading CCUS companies globally and has extensive knowledge of the entire value chain. We have many ongoing projects, from research and innovation, including pilot plant testing, to concept studies and to large EPC projects, both in Europe and in the United States. Today, we are delivering seven carbon capture units in Europe, with an accumulated capture capacity of 1 million tonnes of CO2. In Denmark, we are delivering five Just Catch 100 units to Ørsted, in the Netherlands one Just Catch 100 unit to Twence, and in Norway a Big Catch to Heidelberg Materials.
Project Planner will establish and maintain construction plans for the execution of the work covering milestones, schedule, manpower and progress.
This is a contractor role, start from 1st Jun. 2024 with initial end date 31st Dec. 25 with possibilities for extensions.
Accountabilities
- Develop detailed construction plans, including timelines, milestones, and critical path analysis, to ensure the efficient and timely completion of construction projects.
- Monitor and analyse schedule progress and manpower needs and assist in analysis of cost/margin against baseline plan and current plan.
- Develop detailed construction plans, including timelines, milestones, and critical path analysis, to ensure the efficient and timely completion of construction projects.
- Monitor and analyse schedule progress and manpower needs and assist in analysis of cost/margin against baseline plan and current plan.
- Identify potential risks and bottlenecks in project schedules, and proactively develop mitigation strategies to minimize delays.
- Prepare reports for the Construction Manager and other internal/external customers including consolidated project schedule, summary updates and S-curves.
- Execute baseline revisions.
- Participate in preparation of Variation Order Requests, and implement accepted Variation Orders with regards to schedule, manpower and cost plans
- Coordinate with Project Planner, Engineering Planner and ensure alignment between engineering plan and overall master schedule
- Coordinate with Project Planner to receive required schedule information
Knowledge/Skills Required
- Excellent verbal and written English language skills
- Strong communication skills and the ability to influence and learn
- Advanced knowledge of project execution methodologies
- Analyse complex issues and problems and come up with rational judgments
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge and expertise in own area
Qualifications/Experience Required
- At least 5 years of experience as planner
- Experience of working in multidisciplinary and international teams
- Demonstrate specialist knowledge and expertise in own area
- Preferably 3+ years experience from EPC onshore/offshore development and construction projects
- Excellent skills in the use of Microsoft Office applications
- Hands on experience with Primavera or MS Projects
Educational Background Required
- Technical and/or commercial education MSc or BSc, or similar higher education
Personal Attributes Required
- Act on own initiative, make things happen and accept responsibility for the results
- Build a useful network of contacts and relationships and utilize it to achieve set goals
- Adhere to company rules and procedures and execute plans with commitment and determination.
- Analyse complex issues and problems and come up with rational judgments
- Cooperate well with others, share knowledge, experience, information and support others in the pursuit of team goals
- Self-driven, proactive team player, with a cooperative approach, capable of leading internal and external meetings regarding schedule
This is what we offer:
- Not just a job, but a career you can take an active role in the industrial energy transition. We believe carbon capture is essential to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement.
- The feeling of belonging. This role will be crucial in supporting Aker Carbon Capture to help the industry meet its carbon capture obligations. As our co