Offshore Oil & Gas Project Planning Lead

Ghobash Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 335,000 - 614,000; Full time

Job summary

Emirates Electrical & Instrumentation Company LLC, a Ghobash Group member, seeks a Senior Project Planner to deliver and integrate all project planning activities for oil and gas EPC projects in the UAE. You will develop Level 3/4 schedules, maintain baselines, and produce progress reports in line with ADNOC standards.

The role demands 10–15 years in project planning and controls, advanced Primavera P6 skills, and strong MS Excel/PowerPoint capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Professional certification such as PMP, PMI-SP, AACE, or equivalent is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of project planning and project controls methodologies.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6.
• Good knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint, and project controls/reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed Level 3/Level 4 project schedules in accordance with project requirements and ADNOC standards.
• Prepare and maintain the overall project baseline schedule covering engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, offshore installation, commissioning, and handover.
• Monitor actual progress against the approved baseline and identify delays, critical activities, and potential schedule impacts.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports, dashboards, look-ahead schedules, and management reports.
• Perform critical path analysis and recommend mitigation and recovery actions.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Fabrication, Marine/Offshore Installation, Commissioning, and Subcontractor teams to obtain accurate progress information.
• Develop and maintain resource-loaded schedules, manpower histograms, equipment requirements, and productivity forecasts.
• Review subcontractor and contractor schedules and ensure alignment with the overall project schedule.
• Prepare and monitor 2-week, 3-week, and 4-week look-ahead schedules.
• Track engineering deliverables, material procurement, fabrication, offshore installation, commissioning, and project milestones.
• Analyze schedule variances and prepare delay analysis, recovery plans, and catch-up schedules.
• Support preparation of Extension of Time (EOT) and schedule impact analysis when required.
• Perform Earned Value Management (EVM) and analyze planned value, earned value, actual cost, SPI, CPI, and forecast completion.
• Ensure proper integration between cost control, planning, progress measurement, and project reporting.
• Participate in project progress meetings with the client, consultants, subcontractors, and project management team.
• Identify schedule risks and opportunities and maintain the project schedule risk register.
• Prepare S-curves, progress curves, manpower curves, productivity reports, and KPI dashboards.
• Review and validate progress claimed by subcontractors and ensure reported progress is supported by actual physical achievements.
• Provide planning input for offshore campaigns, vessel mobilization, installation sequences, shutdown activities, and commissioning.
• Coordinate with the Project Manager and Project Controls Manager regarding schedule performance, key milestones, and recovery strategies.
• Ensure timely updating and maintenance of project schedules using Primavera P6.

Skills

Project planning

Controls methodologies

EPC project experience

Coordination & communication

Risk analysis

Earned Value Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related

Tools

Primavera P6

Excel

PowerPoint

MS project

Job description

Emirates Electrical & Instrumentation Company LLC, a Ghobash Group member, seeks a Senior Project Planner to deliver and integrate all project planning activities for oil and gas EPC projects in the UAE. You will develop Level 3/4 schedules, maintain baselines, and produce progress reports in line with ADNOC standards.

The role demands 10–15 years in project planning and controls, advanced Primavera P6 skills, and strong MS Excel/PowerPoint capabilities.