Lead Planning Engineer - Site

KBR, Inc.; Abu Dhabi; Presencial; AED 400.000 - 700.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

KBR, Inc. is seeking a Lead Planning Engineer - Site to drive planning, scheduling and control for a PMC project in Abu Dhabi, with NGL/Gas processing experience. You will oversee EPC contractor schedules, monitor milestones and provide forecasts to ensure on-time delivery.

The role requires 18+ years in planning and Project Controls in Oil & Gas, PMP certification, and proven leadership of PM/CPlanning teams on mega projects. Based in Abu Dhabi with a focus on core EPC coordination.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited university.
• 18+ years of planning, scheduling and project controls in Oil & Gas/Petrochemical.
• 5+ years as Lead Planning Engineer on mega Oil & Gas/Petrochemical projects valued at more than USD 4 billion.
• Minimum GCC experience preferred; ADNOC PMC experience mandatory.
• PMP certification is mandatory; proven leadership of PM/CPlanning & Project Controls teams on major EPC projects.

Responsabilidades

• Lead PMC planning, scheduling and schedule-control activities.
• Review EPC Contractor baseline and updated schedules covering Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning.
• Perform critical/near-critical path, float, variance and schedule trend analysis.
• Monitor contractual milestones and provide independent completion forecasts.
• Review recovery, mitigation and acceleration schedules and assess their achievability.
• Lead/review Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA) and assess confidence levels for key milestones.
• Monitor engineering deliverables, long-lead procurement, vendor manufacturing, construction and commissioning schedules.
• Support schedule-related delay, Time Impact Analysis (TIA) and EOT assessments.
• Prepare weekly/monthly schedule reports, dashboards, milestone trackers and management presentations.
• Lead and coordinate PMC Planning and Project Controls personnel.

Conocimientos

Primavera P6

Deltek Acumen

Primavera Risk Analysis

Safran Risk

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

CPM scheduling

Schedule health

Progress measurement

Forecasting

Delay analysis

Time Impact Analysis

EOT assessments

Educación

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Herramientas

Power BI

Microsoft Excel

Descripción del empleo

Title:

Lead Planning Engineer - Site

_ “Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR! _

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_ The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals. _

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_ KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.” _

KBR is looking for a Lead Planning Engineer - Site for a PMC project with NGL/ Gas Processing experience to be based in Abu Dhabi.

The role will report to the Project Control Manager and will be responsible for planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, forecasting, schedule risk analysis and oversight of the EPC Contractor’s integrated schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead PMC planning, scheduling and schedule-control activities.
• Review and challenge EPC Contractor baseline and updated schedules covering Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Pre-Commissioning and Commissioning.
• Perform critical/near-critical path, float, variance and schedule trend analysis.
• Monitor contractual milestones and provide independent completion forecasts.
• Review recovery, mitigation and acceleration schedules and assess their achievability.
• Lead/review Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA) and assess confidence levels for key milestones.
• Monitor engineering deliverables, long-lead procurement, vendor manufacturing, construction and commissioning schedules.
• Support schedule-related delay, Time Impact Analysis (TIA) and EOT assessments.
• Prepare weekly/monthly schedule reports, dashboards, milestone trackers and management presentations.
• Lead and coordinate PMC Planning and Project Controls personnel.

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant Engineering discipline or equivalent from an accredited university.
• Minimum eighteen (18) years of relevant experience in Planning, Scheduling and Project Controls within the Oil & Gas or Petrochemical industry.
• Minimum five (5) years as Lead Planning Engineer or equivalent on mega Oil & Gas/Petrochemical project(s) valued at more than USD 4 billion.
• Minimum five (5) years GCC experience preferred.
• Previous ADNOC PMC experience is mandatory.
• PMP certification is mandatory.
• Proven experience leading and coordinating Planning/Project Controls teams on major EPC projects.

Technical Competencies

• Advanced hands-on proficiency in Primavera P6.
• Strong hands‑on knowledge of Deltek Acumen, Primavera Risk Analysis and/or Safran Risk for Schedule Risk Analysis.
• Good working knowledge of ADNOC Project Control Procedures and reporting requirements.
• Good working knowledge of Power BI and Microsoft Excel.
• Strong knowledge of CPM, schedule health assessment, progress measurement, forecasting, recovery planning, delay analysis, TIA and EOT assessment.
• Strong understanding of integrated EPC scheduling across Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning and Start-up.