Planning Engineer-I

Ghobash Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Oil & Gas firm in the UAE is seeking an experienced Project Planner to integrate project planning activities for EPC projects. Responsibilities include preparing construction schedules and monitoring progress, while requiring strong knowledge of project management tools like Primavera P6 and MS Projects. The ideal candidate should have 5-6 years of experience in the field and excellent communication skills. This full-time role offers an opportunity to work in a dynamic team environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5-6 years of experience in construction or Oil & Gas Projects.
• At least 3 years in Project Planning/Control/Management.
• Hands-on experience with Primavera P6 and MS Projects.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the Master and Construction schedule.
• Develop an internal schedule to track major milestones.
• Monitor and update project schedule weekly and monthly.

Skills

Primavera P6

Microsoft Projects

Advanced Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

AutoCAD

Oracle

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering or equivalent

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

Certificate in Primavera and MS Projects

Job description

To deliver & integrate all Project planning activities and deliverables for an oil and gas EPC projects. Responsible for delivery of standard consistent and realistic project plans reflecting the assessed risk parameters for each project.

Job Responsibilities

• To prepare the Master and Construction schedule.
• Generation of Monthly (MPR) Weekly (WPR) and Daily (DPR) reports on operational activities
• Develop an internal schedule to identify & track the major milestones to achieve the project completion date.
• Generation of analysis reports Scurve narrative reports for client & management review.
• Monitoring and updating project schedule on weekly and monthly basis.
• Establish Progress Measurement System (PMS) & prepare Deliverable Status Registers.
• Work coordination between Inter discipline and subcontractors.
• Risk identification & risk response planning.
• Material & resource planning and coordination.
• Critical path analysis.
• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) preparation.
• Develop and update resource histogram weekly or monthly as required.
• Preparation of project Cash flow & actual comparison.
• Preparation of look ahead schedule.
• Study and analyse planned progress Vs actual progress.
• Preparation of recovery schedule to catch up the completion date.
• Preparation of Progress Payment Certificate (PPC) and Request for Invoice (RFI)
• Review of subcontractor PPC and invoices
• Preparation of tender schedule.
• Project costing
• Execute all cost control aspects of the project.
• Maintain the cost trend register and preparation of monthly forecasts and variance logs.
• Collect and arrange construction cost data and establish a sound expense filing system and database.
• Prepare and submit accurate and timely project cost reports verifying cost performance against plan and identifying areas of potential budget overrun and implementing corrective action
• Calculate man hours of each project evaluate budget manhours Vs actual manhours
• Produce Project Planning closeout report and Productivity calculation Preparation of project claims extension of time (EOT)
• Manpower planning

Qualifications

Bachelors in Engineering in Engineering or any other equivalent discipline.

• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) Preferred
• Certificate in Primavera and MS Projects

Additional Information

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of 0506 years of overall experience in handling construction or Oil & Gas Projects.
• Minimum of 3years of experience in a Project Planning / Project Control / Project Management.
• Hands on experience in Primavera P6 and MS Projects.
• Commercial awareness/understands project financing/cost control principles.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Good health environment and safety management (HSE) knowledge and the ability to manage multiple contracts and projects simultaneously.

Skills & Professional Requirements

• Primavera P6
• Microsoft Projects
• Microsoft office Excel advanced office and PowerPoint
• MS Outlook Email Communication
• AutoCAD and Oracle

Attributes and Behaviours

• Ability to work well with others in a culturally diverse; multifunctional team environment.
• Able to interact effectively with peers; service and contractor representatives About the company

Remote Work

No

Employment Type

Fulltime