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Preparation of pre-qualifications and tenders in accordance with the Business Management System which includes the following:

• Preliminary review of enquiry or invitation to tender document. Preparation of Decisions to Tender and advise clients of bid/no bid decision
• Schedule briefing sessions with tender pursuit team and identify responsibilities and key dates. Collaborate with the tender pursuit team throughout the tender process within budget and in time for necessary approvals to be obtained
• Prepare accurate and economic tender estimate in prescribed format and produce Business Risk Assessment if required
• Set tender strategy with input from both regional and functional leads
• Review documents from a commercial perspective and prepare commercial qualifications as required
• Preparation of internal tender authorisation papers, presentations and documents
• Coordinate clarification responses during bid evaluation process. Prepare and attend any bid clarification meetings.
• Review final contract document in conjunction with contracts team and liaise with the client to implement any required amendments to achieve the best commercial position
• Maintain appropriate records and data during the tender process to ensure a proper and efficient handover to project teams
• Provide support and guidance to the Tendering / Associate Tendering Engineers and Tendering Administrators
• Receive functional guidance, direction and advice from the Tendering Manager(s)

Skills:
Candidates should have proven experience in a tender/proposals role with a sound knowledge of how to review and commercially qualify contracts
Candidate must be commercially competent and have a proven ability to commercialise an offering

Experience:
Candidates should have proven experience in a tender/proposals role with a sound knowledge of how to review and qualify contracts commercially
Candidates should also be able to work without direct supervision and to solve problems using own initiative

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects in over forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national corporations, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information on how Petroplan can help you, please feel free to visit our About Us page here; https://www.petroplan.com/about/

Lead Planning & Scheduling Specialist

Petroplan is currently recruiting an Lead Planning & Scheduling Specialist to join a diversified downstream energy company with assets in petroleum refining, logistics, renewable fuels.
The Lead Planning & Scheduling Specialist will be a subject matter expert (SME) and will provide guidance and support in all planning and scheduling aspects of capital spend. This role will report directly to Senior Leadership, supporting all company segments and business units. This role will collaborate with estimating and cost control resources across the company.?

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensures projects establish credible schedules appropriate for best practices based on scope, complexity, project development and execution, and would include critical path evaluations, base-lining, float and contingency analysis, resources loading, productivity, progress tracking, deviations and corrective actions, evaluation of schedule basis completeness, and connectivity to contractor or turnaround (TA) plans or schedules
• Collaborate with and guiding other planning and scheduling resources across the company on policies, procedure, and workflow
• Aids segments and individual project teams by supporting: securing the right resource(s) for scheduling/planning efforts; mentoring, coaching and training those less experienced or knowledgeable project professionals; interface with leadership when appropriate for insight on issues, concerns, or instill confidence on planning/scheduling efforts; auditing schedules or plans in such a manner to influence or direct credibility, control, and success
• Identify planning/scheduling metrics, and implement roll out of metrics for reporting across all segments, in a systemic manner, helping and not overwhelming those responsible for reporting, and ensuring training with understanding
• Lead and facilitate interactive planning sessions (IPS) across company at various stages of project development and execution to ensure alignment and success; this accountability could be leading and facilitating or ensuring a 3rd party is providing this support
• Champion conducting lessons learned and continuous improvement sessions for planning and scheduling
• Demonstrated experience with contractor planning and scheduling as well as owner's needs for planning and scheduling, and knowledge for merging these together for success of the project

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Finance or Accounting or related areas
• Seven or more years of planning/scheduling project control experience with a strong background in planning (TA, project, and FEL and FEED efforts including decision making and risk management), schedule development, schedule monitoring, progressing and tracking, reporting
• Project size experience, small and large efforts of planning and scheduling, <$5M to $100M
• Project complexity, highly complex (with a simplicity in approach)
• Project type, experience with planning and scheduling for infrastructure projects (buildings, power upgrades, etc.), refining or similar production improvement related project (debottleneck or expansion), enterprise wide migration projects (SAP enhancements, accounting migrations to new systems, and similar)
• Demonstrated experience with contractor planning and scheduling as well as owner's needs for planning and scheduling, and knowledge for merging these together for success of the project
• Experience with contractor scheduling to include best practices, and proven ability in recommending improvements when needed for project success
• Ability to successfully prioritize and complete multiple tasks, collaborating with diverse teams
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Proficient, and able to train and coach others in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Projects project management application
• Excellent communication skills, in both oral and written forms, with all levels of the organization including Executive Management, vendors and contractors
• Demonstrated ability to coach and train others around planning and scheduling efforts

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects in over forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national corporations, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information on how Petroplan can help you, please feel free to visit our About Us page here; https://www.petroplan.com/about/

Lead Estimating & Cost Control Specialist

Petroplan is currently recruiting a Lead Estimating and Cost Control Specialist to join a diversified downstream energy company with assets in petroleum refining, logistics, renewable fuels.
The Lead Estimating and Cost Control Specialist will be a subject matter expert (SME) and will provide guidance and support in estimating and cost control aspects of capital spend. This role will report directly to Senior Leadership, supporting all company segments and business units. This role will collaborate with estimating and cost control resources across the company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensures projects establish credible estimates and cost reporting structure appropriate for best practices based on scope, complexity, project development and execution
• Collaborate with and guiding other cost control and estimating resources across the company on policies, procedure, and workflow
• Aids segments and individual project teams by supporting: securing the right resource(s) for estimating and cost control efforts; mentoring, coaching and training those less experienced or knowledgeable project professionals; interface with leadership when appropriate for insight on issues, concerns, or instill confidence on estimating efforts; auditing estimates in such a manner to influence or direct credibility, control, and success
• Identify estimating and cost control metrics, and implement roll out of metrics for reporting across all segments, in a systemic manner, helping and not overwhelming those responsible for reporting, and ensuring training with understanding
• Lead and facilitate estimate reviews across company at various stages of project development and execution to ensure alignment and success; this accountability could be leading and facilitating or ensuring a 3rd party is providing this support
• Champion conducting lessons learned and continuous improvement sessions for estimating and cost controls
• Works closely with planning and scheduling SME to deliver balance between cost and schedule aspect of project and portfolio management
• Participates in meetings for key projects and quarterly portfolio discussions as support to capital governance around estimating and cost control efforts
• Collaborate with accounting and project directors to establish and document improved work breakdown hierarchy allowing functionality across all segments and alignment with asset allocation needs and project cost structures

Required Experience/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Finance, Accounting or related areas
• Seven or more years of project control experience with a strong background in estimating.
• Project size experience, small and large efforts of estimating and cost controls, <$5M to $100M
• Project complexity, highly complex (with a simplicity in approach)
• Project type, experience with estimating and cost controls for infrastructure projects (buildings, power upgrades, etc.), refining or similar production improvement related project (debottleneck or expansion), enterprise wide migration projects (SAP enhancements, accounting migrations to new systems, and similar)
• Demonstrated experience with contractor estimating and cost controls as well as owner's needs for estimating and cost controls, and knowledge for merging these together for success of the project. Experience with contractor estimating to include best practices, and proven ability in recommending improvements when needed for project success
• Ability to successfully prioritize and complete multiple tasks, collaborating with diverse teams
• Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)
• Proficient in the use of SAP
• Experience with estimating programs such as Timberline, Aspen Tech, etc.
• Excellent communication skills, in both oral and written forms, with all levels of the organization including Executive Management, vendors and contractors

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects in over forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national corporations, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information on how Petroplan can help you, please feel free to visit our About Us page here; https://www.petroplan.com/about/

Petroplan are looking to recruit Quantity Surveyor to work for a major Oil and Gas client in Germany on a permanent staff basis.

You must live in Germany to apply.

They are paying a generous basic benefits and bonuses on top.

You must have at least 5 years of experience within Oil & Gas or Chemical clients.

For more information please apply within.

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects in over forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national corporations, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information on how Petroplan can help you, please feel free to visit our About Us page here; https://www.petroplan.com/about/

Currently accepting applications for Cost Control Specialist IV to join a world known Oil & Gas comapny. This position is contract until late 2020 and will be located in Houston, TX. Prospective candidates must have previous / current experience in cost control of major capital projects.
Job Duties:

• Prepare yearly budgets
• Review financial postings and documents
• Monitor monthly department cost tracing, reporting and analysis.

Requirements:

• 10 years of relevant Cost Control experience
• 2 years of Capital Project experience
• Bachelor's Degree in either Finance, Engineering, or Technical Field
• PMP Certification
• Working experience within SAP and Ecosys
• Strong analytical skills including Word and PowerPoint
• Ability to work well with several departments

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects in over forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national corporations, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information on how Petroplan can help you, please feel free to visit our About Us page here; https://www.petroplan.com/about/

Petroplan are looking to hire a Indirects Contract Advisor for an Oil and Gas operator in London.

This will be a 12 month contract which is likely to be extended.

Required Skills:

• Proven IT / professional services procurement experience; Category Management principles and execution, Strategic/Tactical Sourcing, Contracting, and Post Award Supplier Performance Management.
• Experience in the management of global suppliers
• Extensive contract drafting experience with exposure to all disciplines and issues within the supply chain cycle.
• International exposure within a multinational organisation.
• P2P Systems experience.
• Hold a relevant degree (desirable) or an equivalent qualification.
• MCIPS qualified or an equivalent is desirable.

• Research skills (including desktop research skills and access to market commentators) to investigate supply markets, suppliers and commodities / category areas.
• Analytical capabilities to understand and apply essential C&P techniques such as (TCO) Total Cost of Ownership, financial analysis and pricing models and to identify opportunities for process improvements.
• Presentation skills to create interest, discussion and support on specific subjects with colleagues, stakeholders and suppliers.
• Persuasion, influencing and negotiation skills in working with internal customers, colleagues and suppliers.
• Ability to handle a number of tasks simultaneously.

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects in over forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national corporations, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information on how Petroplan can help you, please feel free to visit our About Us page here; https://www.petroplan.com/about/

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects in over forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national corporations, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information on how Petroplan can help you, please feel free to visit our About Us page here; https://www.petroplan.com/about/

We are looking for an experience Maintenance Specialist to support improvements in the Mobile Equipment area for both of our Mine sites. In this exciting opportunity you will be the central point of contact and will collaborate with operations and site's maintenance execution, planning, scheduling teams to identify opportunities to improve procedures and overall maintenance execution tasks in support of Mobile Equipment Availability targets.
You will use your expertise to:

• Identify routine and preventive maintenance activities and ensure that maintenance work is carried out in a safe and reliable manner while providing maintenance field expertise to procedures updates
• Identify maintenance opportunities and priorities to meet performance targets
• Review and help prioritize maintenance execution related transformational projects
• Set priorities for the maintenance planners of all maintenance work in support of Mobile fleet availability targets
• Collaborate with operations regarding maintenance work that impacts the day-to-day operation and long-term improvements
• Identify specific competency requirements for maintainers and service contractors to achieve end goals
• Identify opportunities to improve scheduling and execution of all major shutdowns for mobile fleet in the region
• Reviewing the work to help ensure that the outage is run on schedule and in a safe, cost-effective manner
• Ensure that the operating equipment in the area is maintained in a cost-effective manner

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects in over forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national corporations, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information on how Petroplan can help you, please feel free to visit our About Us page here; https://www.petroplan.com/about/

Petroplan is currently accepting resumes for a Mechanical Planner to join a well known Oil & Gas company located in St. John's office. This position is a long term opportunity with a competitive pay. Prospective candidates will be responsible for all mechanical related work scopes.
Requirements:

• Formal certification (diploma/degree) in Technical Technology, Hydraulics, Pipefitting, or similar
• Minimum 2-5 years' experience
• Experience with an offshore oil and gas environment
• Experience working with P&IDs, Isometrics and Control Drawings (Hydraulics)
• Experience with MS Office and SAP would be an asset

ABOUT PETROPLAN

Petroplan is a global organisation which specialises in connecting skilled professionals with exceptional contract and permanent career opportunities throughout the oil, gas and energy industry. This has been our focus since Petroplan was formed in 1976.

Our aim isn't to be the largest industry recruitment specialist but rather the best. As such, our recruitment services, contractor management and specialised support is tailored to meet the individual needs of candidates, contractors and clients. Petroplan's local offices across Europe, the Middle East, North America, Asia-Pacific, Africa and Australasia support projects in over forty countries. Our client portfolio includes multi-national corporations, together with niche organisations focusing on a specialist discipline or location.

For more information on how Petroplan can help you, please feel free to visit our About Us page here; https://www.petroplan.com/about/