Planning Lead

As Aker Solutions’ global recruitment partner NES Advantage are now looking for a Planning Lead in Stavanger who can help us succeed.

Aker Solutions take care of energy assets in a Life Cycle perspective. From the start to end of production Aker Solutions ensures safe operations, optimizes field utilization, and enables field life-extensions. We do business development and execute modifications and maintenance projects. There is a global trend towards decarbonization, and we aim to help our customers to decarbonize their operations and measure their emissions to manage them more efficiently, for instance by delivering brownfield electrification of existing offshore facilities. Now we explore opportunities in the aftermarket for renewables, to deliver offshore maintenance for the renewable sector when the market is ready. Aker Solutions employs approximately 11,000 people in more than 20 countries.

We have highly skilled, social, and creative people working in our planning department. Wellbeing, communication, and hard work is important to us, and we work together as a team to deliver to our customers.


What will you be doing?

• Overall responsibility for Low classified projects
• Establish and execute the planning and manning strategy for project with a HSSE mindset
• Develop project execution schedules for all phases of the project cycle and ensure the schedule meet the contract and project requirements
• Ensure performance of planning and reporting functions is in accordance with planning management philosophy and strategy
• Can approve vacation / absence up to a working week for personnel in the project

Qualifications we think you should have:

• Master or Bachelor, management or other industry experience may compensate for lack of formal education
• Minimum 5 years’ experience within planning or project execution within the industry
• Be continuously updated on project main status and challenges, and act for the project’s best development
• Ensure improvement projects for continuously embedding work efficiency initiatives and measures into the planning function
• With high focus on digitalization and automation of processes
• Ensure reporting to planning from all departments, sites, disciplines and subcontractors.
• Advice and follow up corrective actions
• Responsible for schedule consequence analysis, forecasts and that approved changes are implemented in the plan
• Manage team and maintain a positive and motivating working environment
• Perform leadership activities for own discipline, such as introduction to new team member

More reasons to work for Aker Solutions through NES Advantage:

• Opportunity to grow your network and develop professionally by integrating yourself into highly competent teams within world-renowned organizations in the energy sector
• On-going support from our experienced recruitment and back-office support professionals
• Exclusive access to all Aker Solutions’ project positions in Norway, with access to permanent positions when these are offered; we are the only company that has a frame agreement with Aker Solutions for project employments
• Fantastic office building with onsite canteen and training facilities
• Immediate proximity to restaurants and shopping
• HjemJobbHjem transport discount agreement and nearby train station

For more information about the position, please contact:
Senior Recruiter Martin Mateja-Tjessem, Email: Martin.Mateja-Tjessem@nesadvantage.com - Phone +47 404 62 458


NES Advantage is part of the NES Fircroft group of companies. With over 90 years of combined experience, we are a global leader in engineering workforce solutions, dedicated to supporting innovative projects by supplying top-tier engineering and technical specialists. We operate on a global scale yet ensure deep local insights with our international talent network. Working with NES you will gain invaluable experience and broaden your professional network by working alongside with highly skilled teams within globally recognized organizations in the energy industry and be supported by our award-winning support teams.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.