Lead Planning Engineer

Job Purpose

• Direct management of the Brazil Engineering Planning team
• Provides team with leadership, supervision and best practices
• Interfaces with the Global Engineering Planning network on standardization and improvement initiatives
• May be required to provide direct support to projects as needed

Job Description

• Defines the department objectives and direction
• Provides Project Feedback and Lessons Learned in order to improve the Planning & Scheduling methods and provide input to the statistics of Planning Department
• Defines the Planning & Scheduling system (methods, procedures, time-schedules, physical progress, dashboards, etc.)
• Provides services as per group and regional planning and scheduling procedures and contract requirements
• Anticipates the workload of the department, identifies the resources needed and manages recruiting
• Responsible for team engagement, check-ins and creating performance improvement plans as needed
• Ability to handle confidential or sensitive information or issues
• Facilitate training opportunities and increases team members awareness of best practices and GBPMS
• Conducts or participates in schedule audits and schedule reviews to ensure compliance

You are meant for this job if:

• Bachelor’s degree Engineering
• Experience in project execution
• Professional English
• Ability to work in a team environment using effective communication
• This position requires extensive project planning software knowledge of Microsoft Project and/or Oracle Primavera P6
• Basic knowledge about the Global Business Process Management System (GBPMS)
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strategic thinking and decision making.
• Strong analytical and problem‐solving skills
• Capable of handling multiple tasks in a high-volume environment.
• Must be a self-starter with proactive, results-oriented focus; and willing and capable to assume additional responsibilities.

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