Overview:
LOCATION: Anchorage, AK
SCHEDULE: 5/40 or 9/80
CONTRACT: 12 Months
This is a Contingent Workforce Program position
Located on Alaska’s North Slope in the National Petroleum Reserve (NPR-A), the Willow project is estimated to produce 180,000 barrels of oil per day at its peak.
The economic impact of the Willow project will be sizable. According to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) estimates, Willow could generate between $8 billion and $17 billion in new revenue for the federal government, the state of Alaska, the North Slope Borough, and local communities. The initial phase of Willow development will include a new Willow Central Processing Facility (WCF), three drill sites, pipelines, roads, bridges and supporting infrastructure.
Scope Summary
The Willow project is spread over several phases and areas:
2023 – 2025 - Detailed Design
2023 – 2024 - WOC Fabrication
2025 – 2027 - WOC North Slope Installation and Commissioning
2025 – 2027 - WCF / DS Sealift Module Fabrication
2027 – 2029 – WCF / DS North Slope Installation and Commissioning
Willow will be a greenfield design including all processing facilities, utilities, drilling equipment, camp, and power generation.
Responsibilities:
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
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Developing the total Infrastructure resource loaded plan to include the entire project lifecycle
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Supporting the Implementation and maintenance of the integrated infrastructure project schedule assuring timely and accurate schedule data input to the system
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Tailoring existing procedures and providing guidance to the Infrastructure Teams (Gravel, Pipelines, Power, Airstrip) for various project planning and scheduling activities including baselines, forecasts, actuals, and critical path evaluation
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Coordinating all planning interfaces between phases and organizations
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Leading planning and scheduling presentations to the Infrastructure Management Team and other project management personnel
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Ensuring the project team follows the corporate and the Willow Project scheduling standards and procedures
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Interfacing and coordinating with the project teams and Contractor’s Planning and Scheduling to ensure that all project schedule data is incorporated into the integrated infrastructure and project schedule in a timely and accurate manner
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Liaising with the Program Planning and Scheduling Lead to integrate the infrastructure planning and scheduling program into the Willow main schedule
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Analyzing all incoming project schedules and providing early warning process by variance and trend analysis and recommending viable recovery or work around plans as required to the Project Teams
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Coordinating with the Infrastructure Cost Lead to ensure that the Infrastructure schedule aligns with the Infrastructure cost budget and Forecast
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Developing monthly planning and scheduling Dashboard reports for the infrastructure scope of work and supporting all monthly reporting requirements
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Oversight of the change/trend management process of the contractors and stewarding the owner’s trend and change management
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Registering and evaluating any infrastructure change orders for cost impact
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Reviewing and analyzing Contractor’s proposed baseline schedules, updated schedules, manpower plans, critical path and progress reporting and provide timely feed back to the Project Controls Manager, the Infrastructure team, and Contractors
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Ensuring that all Contractors are aware of the Enterprise Schedule architecture, software requirements, reporting requirements and any modifications to the database that are made
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Coordinating and/or performing schedule risk analysis if required
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Perform Schedule audits using the schedule audit checklist
Qualifications:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
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Bachelors’ Degree and/or equivalent experience
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Proven management and staff leadership skills
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9 years of experience on major capital projects in Oil & Gas, Refinery or Petrochemical environments in assignments of increasing responsibility, complexity, and scale
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Extensive experience with Primavera
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Willingness to travel to Project site (Engineering Office, and Fabrication/Construction sites)
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High technical competency in the field of Project Controls with an expertise in Planning and scheduling (Work in Progress/Earned Value), progress measurement, CPM scheduling, Critical Change Management, as well as expert use of Project Controls systems
Preferred –
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Arctic project/construction experience
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9 years of direct, in-depth project planning experience in arctic oil and gas projects
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Knowledge of Project Controls, Cost Engineering, Planning & Scheduling, Forecasting (Work in Progress/Earned Value)
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Demonstrated ability to work as a team member and promote the adoption of Project Services' established planning / control practices
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Strong interpersonal and organizational skills
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Good communicator and able to work well with project managers and team members to identify problems or issues
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Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment and meet deadlines
Additional Information -
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All duties will be performed in accordance with ConocoPhillips HSE policies and SPIRIT values
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Willing and able to travel 25% of the time
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This Role will be based in Anchorage
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: It is Fairweather's business philosophy and practice to provide reasonable accommodations, according to applicable state and federal laws, to all qualified individuals with physical or mental disabilities.
PREFERENCE STATEMENT: Fairweather grants preference to qualified Doyon Shareholders first, and second to qualified shareholders of other Alaska Native corporations that grant a similar preference in all phases of employment and training, which include, but are not limited to hiring, promotion, layoff, transfer, and training.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee(s) incumbent in this position. Employee(s) will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by any person authorized to give instructions or assignments.
A review of this position has excluded marginal functions of the position that are incidental to the performance of fundamental job duties. All duties and responsibilities are essential job functions and requirements and are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent(s) will possess the skills, aptitudes, and abilities to perform each duty proficiently. Some requirements may exclude individuals who pose a direct threat or significant risk to the health or safety of themselves or others. The requirements listed in this document are the minimum levels of knowledge, skills, or abilities.
This job description is not an employment agreement or contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” relationship. Management has the exclusive right to alter the scope of work within the framework of this job description at any time without prior notice.