About the Role
As a Specialist Project Control Engineer, you will perform the project control function, including project planning and cost control as per the Project Execution Plan while working closely with the Project Control Manager. Your role involves analyzing and executing project planning, scheduling, and monitoring to ensure project completion meets the required safety, quality, schedule, and cost standards.
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Key Responsibilities
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Project Control
- Ensure baseline schedule follow-up and monitoring, performance reporting, baseline change control assessment, risk management, and earned value management guidance and tools.
- Advise and consult on effective planning techniques and controls such as earned value, cost and schedule variance, estimates at completion, and critical path analysis.
- Support program integration, governance, formats, plan optimization, and project controls best practices.
- Actively participate in the development of an integrated project schedule that reflects all interface milestones, availability and need dates of feedstock, offsite and utilities, and activity durations from multiple contractors’ schedules.
- Monitor and control program compliance regarding project contractual obligations.
- Ensure that contract, procurement, planning, and scheduling activities are performed per company requirements.
- Support the Project Control Manager on all contractual and commercial issues to maintain the company’s interests.
- Coordinate and attend internal/external project reviews and other necessary meetings.
- Stay updated and adhere to company and project-related procedures.
- Ensure deliverables are produced and flagged to the Project Control Manager.
- Generate weekly/monthly reports aligned with the project and company reporting calendar, detailing progress, actuals, forecast, and explanations of variances.
- Ensure consistent application of project controls processes across the project.
- Manage governance to ensure robust cost and schedule performance for the agreed Scope of Work across integrated programs managed among multiple parties.
- Work closely with the Senior Project Manager and other discipline Managers to maximize project potential.
- Manage and guide the review of the Project Baseline Schedule to ensure compliance with Contract Schedule requirements and overall Project schedule.
- Instruct reviews/analyses of the Project Schedule and generate 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.
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Internal Control
- Develop and improve project control procedures, systems, and tools, continuously seeking improvement opportunities in collaboration with the Project Management Teams.
- Advocate for project control principles for better management of project operations.
- Contribute to enriching the desired culture through internal and external communications.
Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge, and Skills
- Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Environmental, Chemical, Computer, Software, Electronic, Marine, Ship Captain, etc.) or equivalent from an accredited university.
- Minimum of fifteen (15+) years of relevant experience in the Oil & Gas or Petrochemical industry.
- At least five (5) years of experience in a similar position on mega Oil & Gas or Petrochemical projects.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from a reputable and recognized university.
- 15+ years of project experience, specifically in the oil & gas industry, with demonstrated expertise in preparing and implementing project plans, schedules, and cost control.
Preferred Experience & Knowledge
- 15+ years of total work experience.
- Minimum 5+ years of experience in Oil & Gas with progressive professional experience in project control.
- At least 5+ years of experience in the GCC/UAE region is preferred.
Professional Certifications
- Preferred but not mandatory certifications include PMP and CCP.
Technical Competencies
- Proficient project control skills (planning, scheduling, monitoring, and control).
- Comprehensive understanding of schedule, cost, and risk analysis tools and techniques.
- Technical expertise and proficient knowledge relevant to the Oil & Gas business.
- Strong planning and implementation skills.
- In-depth knowledge of principles, policies, procedures, and internal processes pertaining to project control transactions.
Moving Forward Together
We aim to energize and empower our people to drive sustainable impact, focusing on a culture that values connection and innovation. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong and can express themselves openly. We actively reskill our workforce, leveraging transferable skills to transition to low-carbon energy infrastructure and technologies. Join us in exploring diverse opportunities and making a sustainable change.
