Lead Project Control Engineer

Penspen Ltd; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 560,000; Full time

Job summary

Penspen Ltd is hiring an experienced Lead Project Control Engineer with a strong background in the oil & gas industry to lead project planning and scheduling activities throughout the project lifecycle.

The successful candidate will develop, monitor, and control integrated project schedules, ensuring timely delivery in accordance with project objectives and contractual requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• 17+ years of oil & gas experience, with 5+ years in PMC projects.
• Proven Lead Planning Engineer on compression facility projects.
• Experience in FEED, Detailed Engineering, EPC, commissioning, and start-up.
• Strong CPM, earned value management (EVM), forecasting, and schedule risk analysis.
• PMP and AACE PSP certifications are preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Prepare baselines, WBS, critical path analyses, recovery schedules, and look-ahead plans.
• Plan and monitor LNG compression facility and oil & gas project activities.
• Coordinate planning across multidisciplinary teams, contractors, vendors, and client representatives.
• Monitor progress, identify schedule risks and delays, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Review contractor schedules, resource plans, and progress against milestones.
• Prepare weekly/monthly planning reports, S-curves, dashboards, KPIs, EVA, and management presentations.
• Support forecasting, change management, EVA, and schedule risk analysis.
• Participate in project reviews and provide planning support to project management.

Skills

Lead planning

Project scheduling

Stakeholder management

Analytical leadership

CPM/EVM

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

Job description

Penspen is hiring an experienced Lead Project Control Engineer with a strong background in the oil & gas industry to lead project planning and scheduling activities throughout the project lifecycle. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, monitoring, and controlling integrated project schedules, ensuring timely delivery in accordance with project objectives and contractual requirements.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of integrated project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Prepare project baselines, work breakdown structures (WBS), critical path analyses, recovery schedules, and look-ahead plans.
• Plan and monitor engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up activities for LNG compression facility and oil & gas projects.
• Coordinate planning activities across multidisciplinary engineering teams, contractors, vendors, and client representatives.
• Monitor project progress, identify schedule risks and delays, and recommend mitigation and recovery strategies.
• Review and assess contractor schedules, resource plans, and progress reports to ensure alignment with project milestones.
• Prepare weekly and monthly planning reports, S-curves, dashboards, KPIs, progress measurement reports, and management presentations.
• Support project controls activities, including forecasting, change management, earned value analysis (EVA), and schedule risk analysis.
• Participate in project review meetings and provide planning support to project management for informed decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with project planning procedures, contractual requirements, and company standards.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline,
• 17+ years of oil & gas experience in the oil and gas industry.
• 5+ years in PMC projects
• Proven experience as a Lead Planning Engineer on compression facility projects and other upstream, midstream, or downstream oil & gas developments.
• Strong experience in FEED, Detailed Engineering, EPC, commissioning, and start-up phases.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft Office Suite; familiarity with project controls and reporting tools is an advantage.
• Strong understanding of EPC project execution, critical path methodology (CPM), earned value management (EVM), forecasting, and schedule risk analysis.
• Experience preparing recovery schedules, delay analyses, claims support documentation, and project performance reports.
• Excellent analytical, leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, AACE PSP (Planning & Scheduling
• Experience supporting procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and start-up activities.
• Strong experience in greenfield & brownfield compression facility projects.
• GCC/Middle East oil & gas project experience is preferred.

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