Asset Planner

Wood; St Fergus; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consulting firm is seeking an Asset Planner for their service line in St Fergus, Scotland. This role will be crucial in managing and coordinating asset activities to align with operational objectives. Candidates should have extensive planning experience in oil and gas and proficiency in tools like Primavera P6 and SAP. The position offers competitive salary, hybrid working arrangements, and a commitment to diversity and professional growth.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

33 days annual leave

Generous contributory pension scheme

Private medical cover

Life insurance

Qualifications

• Extensive planning & scheduling experience in oil & gas or heavy industrial sites.
• Demonstrable experience with Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Experience in integrated planning for turnarounds and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop achievable work schedules aligning with asset priorities.
• Collaborate with various departments to ensure planning compliance.
• Create Integrated Activity Plans covering multiple timelines.

Skills

Planning & scheduling in oil & gas

Primavera P6 (advanced)

MS Project

Excel

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Primavera P6

SAP PM/MM

Maximo

Power BI

Job description

Job Description

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world. Wood is currently recruiting for an Asset Planner to join our Operated Assets Service Line.

The Operated Assets Service Line is an exciting and expanding area of our business, providing critical operations services to the energy sector – including duty holder, managed service, late life, Decom and TAR delivery.

The position will be dedicated to our SAGE Duty Holder contract based at St Fergus Aberdeenshire. The position will require a minimum of 3 days per week based on site and two days offsite, either home based or within our Head Office in Aberdeen.

Reporting to Site Manager / with functional to Project Controls. We can offer a permanent staff contract for this role but may also be able to consider a PSC contract.

The Role

The Asset Planner is an integral part of the Asset team and plays a pivotal role in ensuring that all asset work aligns with the asset integrity and production objectives. The Asset Planner is the custodian of the Planning Gate Entry Process, ensuring all work scopes meet readiness criteria before entering the integrated plan and prior to execution. Working closely with the site construction team and operations, the role maintains a single, integrated plan spanning construction, maintenance, shutdown/turnaround, brownfield projects, and contractor activities. The role ensures safe, efficient delivery through disciplined planning, rigorous readiness checks, and proactive coordination of resources, materials, permits, and SIMOPS.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world. The Operated Assets Service Line is an exciting and expanding area of our business, providing critical operations services to the energy sector – including duty holder, managed service and TAR delivery – for 10 UK customers. Most of our contracts have been built over long term relationships which has allowed us to extend and re-win contract agreements – our secured pipeline of work is extremely stable for the next 3 years and continually growing.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across renewables and emerging energy sectors
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

Responsibilities

• Leading the development and management of an achievable work schedule that aligns with asset priorities and reflects resource availability in accordance with company processes and procedures.
• Close collaboration with Maintenance Delivery, Asset Support, Engineering and Planning departments to ensure that asset work plan (90-day and 28-day) preparation is compliant with the company Integrated Activity Planning (IAP) process and Maintenance and Scheduling Processes.
• Creation and maintenance of the Integrated Activity Plan (IAP) from 28 Day to 2 Year windows integrating work scopes from Operations and Maintenance, Major Projects, Interventions, Fabric Maintenance/Integrity and any 3rd party contractors in line with both asset priorities and strategies.
• Assisting asset management and support engineers with all planning matters and developing individual project plans as required.

You Will

Coordinate and manage the activities of the asset production and maintenance departments. Activities include the management of, and require knowledge of, the following:

• Undertaking Work Order Scheduling as prescribed processes and procedures from inception to execution.
• Ensuring efficient scheduling and close out of work orders by the onsite operations/maintenance teams.
• Monitor backlog daily and conduct a 28 day look ahead to initiate SCMC or Business Critical Re-prioritisation processes.
• Chair the daily scheduling meetings.
• Chair the weekly schedule review meetings.
• Undertaking quality control checks of Maximo notifications and work orders through complete lifecycle and reporting.
• Provide support for asset Turnaround (TAR) scheduling activities.
• Ensure work orders noted in the equipment out of service register are scheduled as required.
• Assist in the identification of opportune shutdown register work orders as required, and schedule as required.

Create And Maintain The Asset Integrated Activity Plan

• Develop and maintain the Integrated Activity Plan in order to produce Strategic, 6Q, 90 Day and 28 Day versions of the plan at the appropriate level of detail.
• Develop and maintain the Personnel on Site (POS) forecast at strategic, 6Q, 90 day and 28-day timeframes.
• Creation and maintenance of Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) to ensure reporting structures are in line with management requirements and interface with cost reporting and control structures.
• Ensure that all activities entering the Integrated Asset Plan have been assessed and approved by the appropriate gatekeeper and appropriate gate criteria is met.
• Work with the relevant gatekeeper to ensure that the priority given to each planned activity is assessed, assigned and communicated to the asset teams.
• Work directly with the various functions to ensure that individual functional plans are integrated as required.
• Co-ordinate the processing of Plan Entry Forms (PEF’s) for site.
• Liaise with the supply chain team to ensure alignment of the Integrated Asset Plan with material deliveries.
• Ensure that plan owners of each line item are clearly identified and populated on the plan.
• Develop one-off ad-hoc project plans in support of the asset teams.
• Work with the asset leadership team to ensure alignment of the Integrated Asset Plan and the budget process by actively participating in annual Work Plan and Budget (WP&B) process.

Role

Communicate effectively and consistently role model values. Readily accept accountability and insist on it from other key stakeholders interfacing with the role:

• Through strong relationship and communication skills influence the team to produce results through compliance with sound process providing coaching and direction to the wider team where required.

Collaborate Effectively With All Key Interfaces And Look For Opportunities To Leverage Network And Work With Others To Develop Safe, Practical And Effective Solutions

Work preparation and scheduling – work closely with all functions/departments to ensure achievable work plans are prepared and executed to meet asset performance objectives.

Continually develop improved ways of working through actively seeking feedback/input from colleagues and key stakeholders:

Ensure continued compliance with UK Management System (UKMS) relevant processes and procedures relating to IAP and scheduling, Work Order end to end lifecycle, SCEF and Safety Critical Maintenance Compliance.

Skills

• Review ongoing planning KPI performance and propose improvement actions where required.
• Actively share lessons learned and best practice with asset and functional planners.

Qualifications

What makes you remarkable? At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

• Extensive planning & scheduling experience in oil & gas, petrochemical, or heavy industrial sites.
• Demonstrable experience with Primavera P6 (advanced) and MS Project; strong Excel.
• Practical knowledge of work management processes, PTW systems, SIMOPS, isolations, and construction readiness.
• Experience / understanding of planning & scheduling work activities to meet resource levels and asset priorities.
• Experience in integrated planning for turnarounds, brownfield construction, or complex maintenance.
• Familiarity with ERP (e.g., SAP PM/MM or equivalent) for work orders/materials.
• Demonstrable experience of adapting to /dealing with change and the coordination of multi‑function/discipline teams.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and facilitation skills.

Desirable

<>Exposure to Earned Value Management (EVM), SRA, and baseline governance.
• Understanding of engineering deliverables (P&IDs, isometrics, GA, ITRs, ITPs).
• Knowledge of QA/QC, welding/NDE planning, commissioning sequences.
• Professional certification (APM, PMI-SP, AACE, or equivalent).

Core Competencies & Behaviours

• Planning Discipline: Detail‑oriented, methodical, and governance‑led.
• Communication & Facilitation: Clear, assertive, and collaborative with cross‑functional teams.
• Problem Solving: Able to challenge assumptions, resolve conflicts, and propose pragmatic solutions.
• HSE Mindset: Integrates safety and operational constraints into planning decisions.
• Ownership & Accountability: Takes responsibility for gate integrity and plan quality.
• Resilience & Adaptability: Operates effectively under changing priorities and live plant conditions.

Tools & Systems

• Scheduling: Primavera P6 (primary planning tool).
• ERP/CMMS: SAP PM/MM (Maximo).
• Analytics & Reporting: Excel, Power BI.
• PTW/Isolation: Site‑specific systems.
• Planning Standards: Company procedures, WBS/CBS, coding structures, calendars.

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non‑exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.