Director, Planning – Pipelines

Job title: Director of Planning – Pipelines
Location: Houston, TX
Job Type: Direct Hire
 
About the company
The client is a long-term, low-cost provider of American-produced liquefied natural gas. The company’s two Louisiana-based export projects service the global demand for North American natural gas and support the long-term development of clean and reliable North American energy supplies. Using reliable, proven technology in an innovative plant design configuration, their modular, mid-scale plant design will replace traditional designs as it allows for the same efficiency and operational reliability at significantly lower capital cost. 

About the role
We are looking for someone to take responsibility for overseeing the Pipeline Portfolio Execution Planning, Progress Reporting, Earned Value Management and pipeline/facility processes and functions for our major pipeline projects. In this role you will collaborate with company leadership and project management to develop execution performance targets across all major scopes of their projects and identify specific metrics and benchmarks to monitor and assess execution health. A specific output of this will be the development of executive-level project progress reporting that will span across our entire program of capital projects.

About you
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field
• 10+ years of relevant planning & scheduling and project controls experience in major Oil & Gas engineering and construction projects, particularly natural gas pipeline infrastructure
• Proficient in Primavera P6 and TILOS scheduling software
• Strong knowledge of pipeline construction sequencing, resource planning, critical path methodology
• Strong Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Visio skills
• Experience with Power BI preferred
• Excellent interpersonal and communications skills, with strong critical thinking and attention to detail
• Strong work ethic with ability to effectively prioritize, meet deadlines, adapt to changing priorities and business needs, and succeed in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent attention to detail and the ability to efficiently summarize and prioritize information

What’s on offer?
Industry leading benefits package and salary in line with the market, working for a leader in the LNG sector