Senior Project Planner
Baker Hughes · United Kingdom
Senior Project Planner
Do you enjoy being part of a team that provides high-quality project delivery for our customers?
Are you passionate about meticulous planning and attention to detail?
Join a team that delivers essential projects
We devise smarter systems to control and monitor oil and gas extraction. Innovating in the energy industry, our subsea and surface pressure capabilities are industry-leading. Our team is responsible for the successful development, deployment, and delivery of our cutting-edge, world-class control systems.
Partner with the best
As a Senior Project Planner, you will be responsible for planning and controlling large subsea projects, ensuring schedule quality, visibility, and on-time project delivery. You will work closely with Project Managers, Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain teams to support successful project execution.
As a Senior Project Planner, you will:
Develop, manage, and maintain complex project schedules using Primavera P6, ensuring schedule accuracy, logic, and completeness.
Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, and Project Management teams to ensure alignment between project execution and schedule performance.
Perform critical path analysis and identify schedule risks, opportunities, mitigation actions, and recovery plans.
Create and manage lookahead schedules and provide forecasting to support proactive project execution and decision-making.
Monitor project progress, analyze schedule performance, and provide regular reports and recommendations to project leadership.
Communicate project schedule updates, milestones, challenges, and opportunities to internal stakeholders and customers.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives and support the implementation of integrated planning and scheduling processes.
Ensure compliance with planning standards, governance requirements, and project control best practices.
Fuel your passion
To be successful in this role, you will:
Have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business, Supply Chain, or equivalent experience.
Have experience in project planning, scheduling, or project controls within Oil & Gas, Subsea, EPC, Manufacturing, or Engineered Equipment environments.
Demonstrate strong expertise in Primavera P6 and complex project scheduling methodologies.
Have the ability to understand project execution status and accurately reflect progress within project schedules.
Possess strong analytical skills with the ability to identify schedule risks, opportunities, and corrective actions.
Have experience supporting large and complex projects with planning, forecasting, and reporting activities.
Demonstrate excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
Have knowledge of Oracle MRP systems as an advantage and possess the legal right to work in the United Kingdom.
Work in a way that works for you
We recognize that everyone is different and that the way in which people want to work and deliver at their best is different for everyone too.
In this role, we can offer the following flexible working patterns:
4 days from office
1 day from home (remote)
Working with us
Our people are at the heart of what we do at Baker Hughes. We know we are better when all of our people are developed, engaged, and able to bring their whole authentic selves to work. We invest in the health and well-being of our workforce, train and reward talent, and develop leaders at all levels to bring out the best in each other.
Working for you
Our inventions have revolutionized energy for over a century. But to keep going forward tomorrow, we know we have to push the boundaries today. We prioritize rewarding those who embrace change with a package that reflects how much we value their input.
Join us, and you can expect:
Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities
Comprehensive private medical care options
Safety net of life insurance and disability programs
Tailored financial programs
Additional elected or voluntary benefits