Planner - Integrated Segments

Job Summary

The Lead Planner/Planning Manager is responsible for developing, integrating, monitoring, and controlling the Work Plan and Budget (WP&B) for the Asset. The role ensures full integration of wells, surface facilities, operations, and enabling scope into a coherent and realistic plan, and provides effective budget formulation, control, and performance measurement to support safe, timely, and cost-effective delivery.

The position acts as the single point of accountability for planning, schedule integration, and earned valuebased cost control, budget formulation and control, supporting decision-making by Asset and Project leadership.

Relationships

• Reports to: Asset Manager (or Planning Manager depending on organization)
• Works closely with:
• Drilling, Completions, WO and Interventions teams.
• Facilities Engineering and Construction teams.
• Operations, Logistics, Materials Management and Supply Chain.
• Finance and Cost Control.
• Regulatory, Permitting and HSE teams.
• Interfaces with: Asset Controller, HQ Planning Manager, HQ Governance Manager, SLB Business Lines, EPC contractors, drilling contractors, service companies, and key vendors.
  
  

Key Responsibilities

Planning, Integration and Control

• Develop and maintain integrated plans and schedules covering:
• Wells: drilling, completions, workovers and interventions.
• Surface facilities: well tie-ins, FEED, detailed engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, pre-commissioning and commissioning.
• Operational and enabling scope: permitting, licensing, regulatory approvals, long-lead items, logistics, planned activities by KOC, materials management and site readiness.
• Integrate inputs from multiple disciplines and contractors into a single, aligned master schedule.
• Integration with production forecasts, considering planned and unplanned losses, planned facilities turnarounds, etc.
• Establish planning standards, milestones, progress measurement rules and reporting cycles.
• Perform critical path and schedule impact analysis, identify risks and constraints, and support mitigation and recovery planning.
• Lead schedule updates, forecasting, and change control.
• Keep records for all activities (Drilling, Facilities, Production-Enhancement, Maintenance) performed at each installation (well, manifold, treatment unit, etc.).
• Participate actively in investment project startups and planning.
• Track value from investment projects and provide timely support to ensure their success.
  
  

Work Plan and Budget (WP&B)

• Define guidelines and assumptions for annual and multi-year budget formulation in alignment with Integration governance framework.
• Integrate WP&B for approval by HQ, with all main components, including but not limited to activities, production, revenues, -CAPEX, OPEX, Profitability, G&A costs, Technology, Digital, Sustainability etc.
• Ensure alignment between scope, schedule, resources, and budget.
• Support prioritization and optimization of the activity portfolio within budget constraints.
  
  

Budget Control and Performance Reporting

• Execute budget and cost control using Earned Value Management principles.
• Monitor and report key KPIs, including Production, Revenues, Costs, G&A, Planned Value (PV), Earned Value (EV), Actual Cost (AC), cost and schedule variances, and forecasts.
• Prepare clear and concise planning and budget reports for management.
• Support decision-making through scenario analysis and performance insights.
  
  

Governance and Continuous Improvement

• Ensure compliance with internal planning, cost control, and governance requirements.
• Capture lessons learned and promote continuous improvement in planning and control practices.
• Ensure planning and execution logic incorporates HSE, regulatory, and operational constraints.
• Support development of specific and generic workflows for production accounting, expenditure recognition, investments, profitability and project KPIs.
• Ensure compliance with Contract Governance Framework between KOC and SLB.
  
  

Qualifications And Experience

• Education: Bachelor's degree (Engineering, Economics), preferably with specialization or certifications in Project Management.
  
  

Experience:

• Minimum 812 years of experience in planning and project controls within Upstream Oil & Gas.
• Strong exposure to wells, facilities, and operations integration.
• Proven experience in Work Plan & Budget preparation and control.
  
  

Technical Skills:

• Advanced knowledge of planning and scheduling tools (e.g. Primavera P6, MS Project).
• Solid understanding of Budget Formulation & Control practices.
• Solid understanding of Earned Value Management and cost control concepts.
• Understanding of economics, finance and accounting principles.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills.
  
  

Competencies:

• Ability to integrate complex, multi-discipline scopes.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Structured, proactive, and delivery-focused mindset.
• High attention to detail with a pragmatic, business-oriented approach.