Senior Integrated Operations Planning (IOP) Planner

About the role

Aldelia Limited, a global human resources company specialising in recruitment, outsourcing and payroll management, is hiring a Senior Integrated Operations Planning (IOP) Planner in Kampala, Uganda. The company is moving from project execution and commissioning to Start-Up, First Oil, production ramp-up and stable operations, and the role provides one reliable, executable integrated operational plan across all planning horizons.

Key responsibilities

• Lead, consolidate and maintain integrated 24MLA, 6MLA and 5WLA plans in Primavera P6.
• Integrate multidisciplinary activities and keep milestones affecting Start-Up, First Oil and production ramp-up visible.
• Identify schedule conflicts, dependencies, SIMOPS, resource, logistics and POB constraints and develop mitigation scenarios.
• Challenge activity readiness and ensure critical prerequisites are identified before execution.
• Facilitate IOP reviews and give clear inputs for management prioritisation and arbitration.
• Monitor readiness, schedule attainment, break-ins and plan stability, and drive continuous improvement of planning discipline.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or another relevant technical discipline.
• Approximately 10+ years of relevant Oil & Gas experience, including significant planning, scheduling or integrated operations exposure.
• Proven experience in Start-Up, First Oil, commissioning-to-operations transition and/or production ramp-up.
• Fluent written and spoken English.
• Desirable: previous company operating-affiliate or IOP experience, greenfield-to-operations exposure, SAP/UNISUP and Power BI knowledge.

Required skills

• Advanced Primavera P6 capability and strong understanding of operational readiness, interfaces and SIMOPS.
• Strong analytical, facilitation and stakeholder-management skills.

The position is full-time and on-site in Kampala; applications close on 29 November 2026 and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.