Wood is recruiting a Senior Planner to join our Operations team in Perth. This is an opportunity for someone looking to take the next step in their career and join an experienced team in Project Controls in Oil & Gas. Wood's Operations APAC (West) business delivers brownfields engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance, optimisation, and technical services to the Oil & Gas sector and enjoys long-term partnerships with the region's most prominent producers located in Western Australia, Northern Territory, Southeast Asia and Kazakhstan. Responsibilities A key focus of your role will be the implementation, delivery and coordination of planning services, preparation, and communication of various disciplines across all project phases to prepare and assess project plans for all stages and facets, while helping project delivery outcomes in support of one of our key Oil & Gas clients. Your responsibilities will also include: Project planning and scheduling in accordance with project reporting requirements in the oil and gas industry Producing and issuing updates to project plans and schedules (logic linked with a critical path) to enable performance analysis to be carried out Assessing impact of client interface milestones on Wood plans and sharing relevant Wood milestone data with client through appropriate controls Ensuring that project plans and schedules are delivered on time and within guidelines of the project controls processes and procedures Providing a planning and scheduling focal point for project and delivery managers, supervisors and Operations Business Unit Instigating alignment between Estimating, Planning, Costing Control and Proposals with respect to Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) with project stakeholders Providing guidance and support to junior planning personnel in the delivery of their specific responsibilities. At Wood, we look for innovative ideas and an agile approach to deliver the best possible outcomes and offer you an opportunity to progress and thrive by working collectively and making an active contribution. Qualifications Ideally, you will have a minimum of 7+ years' experience as a Planner working in an Engineering environment. In addition, an Engineering degree/on-site experience would also be highly regarded. You will have: Knowledge and skills in technical planning & scheduling Ability to interpret project controls documentation and prepare planning documents in accordance with Wood and Oil & Gas industry standard practice Professional presentation with exceptional communication skills (both written and verbal) High level proficiency and working knowledge of Primavera (P6) What will set you apart will be your exceptional stakeholder management skills (internal & external) and relevant experience in an EPCM/Engineering environment in the Oil & Gas and energy sector in Australia. You must have the right to work in Australia to be considered for this role. If you are a Senior Planner ready for your next challenge, we are keen to hear from you today! #J-18808-Ljbffr