487 Planning Engineer jobs in United Arab Emirates

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Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet today's needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

JOB PURPOSE

A Specialist Project control/Planning engineer Perform the project control function including project planning, cost control for the Project as per Project Execution Plan working closely with Project Control Manager

Analyse and perform project planning, scheduling and monitoring for the Project to ensure completion of Project to the required safety, quality, schedule and cost.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Job Specific Accountabilities

Project Control

• Ensure baseline schedule follow-up and monitoring, performance reporting, baseline change control assessment, risk management, earned value management guidance and tools.
• Advice and consult on the application of effective planning techniques and controls (earned value, cost and schedule variance, estimates at completion, critical path analysis)
• Support program integration, governance, formats, plan optimization, and project controls best practices.
• Support and advise on the definition of Project Controls and Earned Value Management policies, procedures and the standards required to deliver projects.
• Involve actively in the development of integrated project schedule for project that reflect all interface milestones, availability and need dates of feedstock, offsite and utilities and activity durations from multiple contractors’ schedules and assess changes to the integrated schedule.
• Monitor and control program compliance in respect of the project contractual obligations.
• Ensure contract, procurement, planning and scheduling activities within the project is performed as per Company requirements.
• Support the PCM on all contractual and commercial issues to maintain company’s interests.
• Coordinate and attend internal/external project reviews and other meetings, as necessary.
• Keep up to date with and adhere to Company and project related procedures.
• Ensure deliverables are delivered and that these are flagged to the PCM.
• Generate weekly / monthly reports in line with the project and company reporting calendar, provide details on progress, actuals, forecast and explanation of variances.
• Ensure that project controls processes are consistently applied across the project.
• Manage governance to ensure robust cost and schedule performance for the agreed Scope of Work across integrated programs managed across multiple parties.
• Support and advise on the definition of Project Controls and Management policies, procedures and the standards required to deliver projects
• Work closely with the Senior Project Manager and other discipline Mangers to maximize the potential of the project.
• Manage and guide the review of Project Baseline Schedule to ensure compliance with the Contract Schedule requirements and the overall Project schedule.
• Instruct various reviews/analyses of the Project Schedule and the generation of special reports highlighting areas of slippage, concerns and forecasts.
• Manage and guide the process of Progress Certification and Invoice Payment under the Contract.
• Ensure appropriate certificates are generated and maintained for the Project denoting approval of various Milestones and Completion Activities.

Internal Control

• Develop and improve the project control procedures, systems and tools. Continuously work with the Project Management Teams to seek improvement opportunities and incorporate them in the standard ways of Project Controls.
• Be an active advocate of the project controls principles for better management of project operations.
• and aspects in enriching the desired culture through his / her internal and external communications.

Minimum Qualification& Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant engineering discipline or equivalent, from an accredited university; or a minimum of fifteen (15) years of relevant experience in the Oil & Gas or Petrochemical industry.
• Must have at least five (5) years of experience in a similar position on mega Oil & Gas or Petrochemical projects.
• ADNOC & Offshore project experience is required.
• PMC experiences are required.
• Experience in FEED & EPC Phases is required.
• Professional Certifications
• Preferred but not mandatory to have PMP, CCP

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Project control (Planning, scheduling, monitoring and control) skills.
• Full understanding of schedule, cost and risk analysis tools and techniques.
• Technical understanding and proficient knowledge related to Oil & Gas business.
• Planning and implementation skills.
Detailed knowledge of principles, policies, procedures, and internal processes pertaining to project control transactions.

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