[Hiring] Minor New Works Planner @The Oil and Pipeline Agency

Role Description

OPA are looking to appoint a Minor New Works Planner to take full responsibility for the capture, development, planning, scheduling, monitoring, and control of all planning activities associated with Minor New Works projects across the Oil and Pipelines managed estate. This includes:

• Coordinating and developing planned job packages
• Ensuring effective resource allocation
• Maintaining robust project schedules to support the successful delivery of engineering works

This newly created role will take full responsibility for the planning of OPA's assurance programme and improvement works, ensuring the full notification scope is achieved. Responsibilities include:

• Assisting and coordinating all materials, services, and resources
• Establishing appropriate scheduling logic between individual operations and tasks

Demonstrable experience of procurement processes is essential, ensuring the effective planning and management of materials so that they are ordered, delivered to site on time, and aligned with the overall project programme.

There will be a need to build strong credible working relationships with all internal stakeholders, particularly:

• Other members of the project delivery team
• Operations
• Maintenance
• HSSEQ department
• Procurement
• Other discipline engineering colleagues

Travel to our UK sites will be a regular feature of this role, with some overnight stays. Therefore, a full (preferably clean) driving licence is essential for the successful candidate. There will also be occasional overseas travel when required.

Responsibilities

• Support the Minor New Works Manager and be the OPA Planning Lead for all Minor New Works project planning
• Ensure all activities are planned and executed in line with health, safety, and compliance requirements
• Plan and schedule Minor New Works work orders using the computerised maintenance management system
• Review maintenance requests, prioritise work and create detailed job plans
• Maintain and update CMMS records, including asset information, inventory, and assurance schedules
• Ensure job plans contain the following:
  • Special instructions and planned documentation such as MOC information, QAQC needs, piping schematics etc.
  • Required skill crafts and duration
  • Speciality tools or equipment
  • Optional scheduling logic between operations and maintenance
  • Reservation or purchase order for necessary components
• Participate in the management of notification and work order backlog by reviewing backlog and planning list for duplicates
• Prepare KPI reports and provide administrative support to the maintenance department

Full details of the responsibilities can be found in the job description for this role, which is available to download at the top of this advert.

Qualifications

• Experienced planning professional with a strong background in engineering, infrastructure, maintenance, or major hazard environments
• Qualified in a relevant engineering discipline or qualified by experience within a planning, shutdown, or project function
• Proven track record of operating within structured project management frameworks and procedures
• Ability to lead planning activities across multiple projects and sites
• Experience acting as a Planning Lead is essential
• Experience in using Primavera P6 or similar planning software
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, and Outlook
• Comfortable utilising Computerised Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) such as SAP, Maximo, or equivalent systems
• Sound understanding of engineering principles, including the ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, specifications, and technical documentation
• Experience supporting plant shutdowns, turnarounds, or major maintenance activities would be advantageous
• Experience within Major Accident Hazard (MAH) or similarly regulated environments is essential
• Working knowledge of COMAH, Management of Change (MOC), and CDM Regulations

Requirements

• Full (preferably clean) driving licence
• Willingness to travel to UK sites and occasionally overseas

Benefits

• 30 days Holiday [Plus Bank Holidays]
• 4 x annual salary life assurance [after probation] & Group Income Protection Policy
• Generous Pension Scheme
• Group Healthcare Scheme (permanent staff only)