About This Job:

Q-Sourcing Limited trading as Q-Sourcing Servtec is a manpower management solutions firm operating in the East African Region in the countries of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and South Sudan.

 On behalf of our client EACOP, we are looking for a competent, skilled, and experienced Corporate Planner to work in Uganda

MISSIONS / SERVICE DIMENSIONS

The Job Holder plays a crucial role in planning activities, with a primary focus on Consolidation of planning inputs from Project, Operations and Corporate activities to devise an overall corporate planning. He is also in charge of supporting departments from corporate organization which do not have a dedicated planning position to devise and follow up their own planning. He will also support Operations to set up their planning structure.

Specifically, the Job Holder is responsible for:

• Planning consolidation: Consolidation of planning inputs from Project, Operations and Corporate activities. Yearly plan and 5 yearly plans.
• Schedule Review: Ensuring alignment of provided inputs with overall Company objectives
• Planning preparation: for corporate departments which do not have a dedicated planning position, such as land and social, social performance, Environment, Social responsibility projects
• Reporting Dashboards Development: Assist in Development of necessary reporting Dashboard for corporate activities and contributing to stakeholder reporting through relevant dashboards.
• Coordination: Close coordination with diverse teams, necessitating active participation in regular meetings to foster a unified approach
• This multifaceted role requires close coordination with diverse teams, attendance at regular meetings, and adherence to ethical and H3SE standards.
• In summary, the Job Holder serves as a linchpin in integrating and overseeing planning activities, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and project requirements.

ACTIVITIES

• In charge of all schedules and reporting deliverables dealing with the Land and Social, Environmental, Sustainability projects & Corporate activities
• To be integrated within the Land & Social as well as Environmental and SustanabilityTeams for a proper planning follow-up and management. Trip to the Fields to be expected to understand the various processes and existing challenges.
•  To liaise with EACOP Project Control Team and other Project package planning engineers to provide necessary interface data and to ensure coherence and consistence.
• To liaise with EACOP Operations/commissioning teams and planning engineers to provide necessary interface data and to ensure coherence and consistence.
• To assist Operations to set up their planning structure
• To work under the supervision of Project Planning Lead and should follow the same method for a proper integration of these activities within Integrated Planning.
• To attend various weekly, bi-weekly and monthly meetings from Corporate & Project Teams in order to keep track on activities impacting the corporate planning, as well as to provide feedback to these Teams on Corporate activities.
• To develop/maintain any relevant follow up/KPI dashboards for Stakeholder Reporting
• To implement procedures, means and tools to ensure the efficient organization and operation of the scheduling.
• To provide analysis and simulations of new schedules as required
•  To review Contractors plannings and ensure they are accurate and compliant with COMPANY, Stakeholders, and authority’s needs.
• To timely report to the Commercial Director, highlighting progress, opportunities, and areas of concern.
• To gather lessons learnt related to scheduling, progress control, reporting matters and provide feedback to the Commercial Director
• To adopt and demonstrate exemplary behaviors with regards to H3SE and H3SE rules implementation.
• To adopt and demonstrate exemplary behavior with regards to ethics and project “code of conduct” policy.
• To participate to meetings with contractors and other stakeholders as required.
• To carry out any other duties or tasks that may be required by the position.

Context & Environment

The East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project is a major regional infrastructure project (Capex: 4.4 G$, OPEX:>2.5G$ over 25 years) between Uganda and Tanzania coast, opening a new value corridor between the two countries. The EACOP project development comprises of the detailed engineering, construction, operations, and maintenance of the corresponding facilities.

 East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) Company will build, own and operate the EACOP system. Behind the numerous technical (the longest electrically heat traced pipeline in the world), environmental and social challenges faced by the project, Government of Uganda and Government of Tanzania agreed to develop EACOP project in a fast-track mode.

In the current context of low oil price, the project needs to be developed with low CAPEX & OPEX to support the development economics and enable FID while maintaining the technical quality of the installations, with high H3SE requirements and focus

DURATION / LOCATION

• Starting date: ASAP
• Duration: 1 year renewable,
• Location: Kampala (Uganda)
• Status: residential (Local Status)

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• Professional Experience: 7 years in planning activities in industrial businesses
• Experience in Land Acquisition and/or Environmental activities is a plus.
• Experience in Oil and Gas activities is a plus.
• Experience in similar position: 3+ years in same or connected position
• Perfect knowledge of Primavera requested and is a must.
• Vast experience in MS-Office and Power BI is a must.
• Level / bachelor’s degree: Engineer, or equivalent
• Ability to work under pressure and stressing conditions.
• Team spirit and adaptability to an international work context
• Ability to work in a multi-cultural business environment.
• Good interpersonal and communication skill
• Fluent in English (speaking and writing)