Project Scheduling Engineer
John Cockerill
- Seraing, Liège
- CDI
- Temps-plein
- Heat recovery steam generators, particularly suitable for operation in cycles, installable behind gas turbines of any power, brand, and burning any type of fuel.
- Boilers for solar-thermal power plants (Solar CSP energy), capable of capturing sunlight reflected by mirrors on the ground and producing energy 24/7 using molten salt technology.
- Industrial boilers for sectors such as chemistry, petrochemistry, biomass, incineration, and more.
- Production, storage, and distribution of renewable hydrogen for a wide range of applications, from filling stations to Power to Gas, and industrial applications.
- Energy storage with integrated units for green electricity production, storage, and management, enabling economic optimization of renewable energy sources.
- After-sales services, from expertise to technical assistance, rehabilitation to modernization of all types of boilers.
- At the project level:
- List and sequence all activities according to WBS and durations (standard or estimated)
- Analysis and challenge schedules (Suppliers, Client, Internal). Defines and feeds corresponding indicators.
- Participates in the development of evidence of delays/non-delays in litigation/claim processes with our suppliers/customers.
- Is able to lead meetings with with the customer or suppliers on his own, on time schedule topics (claims, delays, etc.)
- Evaluates ongoing processes and recommends changes to improve planning efficiency.
- Collects and analyzes information used to plan projects.
- List and sequence all activities according to WBS and durations (standard or estimated).
- Identifies and includes external interfaces (customer, suppliers...).
- Set up the sequences of updating progress through the various departments involved in the project.
- Generates forecasts, delay reports and advances and other useful documentation to track and manage projects.
- Analyzes the critical path, highlights delays and suggests options to reduce risk.
- Checks network consistency according to delivery dates.
- Identifies and resolves issues that lead to scheduling errors.
- Analyzes the impacts of a change request.
- Challenge the organization in order to control and reduce the time.
- At company and/or sector level:
- Understands and defines standardized planning methods and tools, in coordination with PMO and head of projects.
- Cooperate with PMO, Head of Projects and Scheduling Manager in Head Office (BE) to propose and implement a road map for an evolution of our planning solutions by integrating the management of our resources and the management of shared services tasks.
- Stay up to date on planning/scheduling solutions by integrating new technological means in collaboration with the IT Business Partner, the PMO and the project management of the sector.
- Propose and implements quick solutions for small or proposal projects.
- Implement a consolidation tool to analyze expenses and progress by business or other level of filter/grouping to help team managers better control the activities of their department.
- University-type training (Master), preferably in Engineering
- Business experience between 2 and 5 years
- Experience in planning of industrial projects, preferably EPC (Engineering, procurement, and Construction)
- Experience in a multicultural international environment
- Understanding the project environment, including understanding of project engineering phases in the utility projects market (energy).
- Fluency in English and French.
- Good understanding of Microsoft Project or Primavera P6. Knowledge of other planning tools is a plus.
- MS Office Excel and its applications.
- Active listening and understanding of internal customer needs.
- Proactive in feedback and in the search for solutions.
- Excellent in group work.
- Timing and rigor will be essential assets.
- Ability to convince and argue.
- Ability to summarize a complex situation and coordinate actions.
- Quite comfortable in presentations and speaking, including in front of international clients.
- Open-mindedness to technological developments.
- Ready to travel 20%.