Planning Supervisor

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

• Provide a planning service to cover all on/offshore inspection activities, in association with Oceaneering’s engineering support services and client companies.

Duties & Responsibilities

Functions

Essential

• Ensure effective planning for all inspection activities i.e. Pressure Systems, Pipelines and Structures.
• Develop inspection plans to align with the integrated inspection strategies.
• Align the Maintenance Management System (MMS) data set to ensure that the inspection Planned.
• Maintenance (PMs) and Work Orders (WOs) are scheduled appropriately and monitored.
• Engage with Oceaneering Project team to ensure relevant gate criteria are met.
• Liaise with the Client’s Planning Department to update all gate compliance.
• Liaise with the Client’s Planning Department to ensure all other services (involved with inspection activities) are scheduled into the offshore planning process to satisfy gate compliance.
• Take responsibility for updating scheduled start and finish dates within MMS to coincide with planned inspection visits.
• Monitor and update integrated inspections on a weekly basis for discussion with Client Integrity team
  Work closely with Oceaneering Inspection Engineers and Engineering Assistants to ensure full visibility of planned and completed works.
• Endeavour to develop innovative solutions, in order to optimise project efficiency and differentiate Oceaneering from its competitors.
• Determine “best practice” for the planning activities, where possible, work towards combining processes, procedures and guidance documents.
• Provide leadership and guidance in planning activities, and provide focal point to all operations groups
  Cascade information to all associated IIM planning personnel.
• Perform audits of enactment of planning procedures.
• Attend technical and operational meetings as required.

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 projects as instructed by management.
• Ensure Delivery Managers/ Team Leaders approve or are informed (as specified by the Operations Group) of all external communications relating to their project.

General

• 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 projects as instructed by management.

Safety

• Ensure that the Safety policies and procedures are understood and adhered to so far as is reasonably practicable in order to ensure a safe working environment.
• Promote a strong HSE culture at all times.
• 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.

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 supervises 4 non-supervisory employees in Operations team. Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization’s policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Competencies

• See competence map on Competence Management System for specific job competencies.

Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Qualifications and Training

• Base qualification in engineering, database systems or equivalent (E).
• Microsoft Project Training Cert (P).
• ECITB Project Management or equivalent (P).

Experience

• Minimum 5 years experience in Project Planning within the engineering arena (E).
• Experience in inspection/ integrity arena (P).
• Good communications skills (E).
• Familiarity with ACET 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.).

Required Skills and Aptitudes

• Ability to generate a team approach to workflow execution and problem solving (E).
• Provide leadership, co-ordination or guidance to others (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).