Planning & Project Control Engineer

Al Mashreq Global Oil & Gas Services; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Al Mashreq Global Oil & Gas Services is seeking a Planning & Project Control Engineer to establish and run the time, progress and man-hour control system on its oil & gas detailed engineering projects. The role provides reliable forecasts and early warnings to management and the client.

Responsibilities include CPM baseline scheduling in Primavera P6, EVM, progress reporting, risk registers and client reviews, with a focus on schedule quality and timely delivery on EPC projects in the GCC region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Civil, or related).
• 14+ years of experience in planning and project controls on oil & gas detailed engineering projects.
• Engineering background; construction experience is an advantage.
• PMP or AACE PSP is an advantage.
• ADNOC or GCC experience strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop the CPM baseline schedule in Primavera P6 with WBS, activity logic, man-hour loading and client milestones.
• Integrate Vendor Data Requirements (VDR) and interface dates into the schedule; maintain schedule quality.
• Update schedules weekly/monthly with critical path, float and look-ahead analysis; prepare recovery schedules and what-if scenarios.
• Prepare Time Impact Analysis (TIA) and delay analysis to support EOT requests.
• Prepare the project control procedure, schedule basis and planning deliverables for client approval.
• Set up the progress measurement system and deliverable weightage from the Master Deliverables Register; manage man-hour baseline.
• Perform Earned Value Management (EVM) and forecast EAC; report CPI and SPI.
• Issue weekly/monthly progress reports, S-curves and dashboards; maintain risk register and client reviews.
• Align schedule, progress and cost data with discipline leads and Contracts & Cost Engineer.
• Monitor deliverable status and flag late approvals; capture lessons learned for future estimates.

Skills

Scheduling

Forecasting

Project controls

Communication

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

PMP or AACE PSP

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Power BI

MS Excel

MS Office

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

The Planning & Project Control Engineer establishes and runs the time, progress and man-hour control system on AMG's oil & gas detailed engineering projects, providing reliable forecasts and early warnings to management and the client.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Planning and Scheduling

• Develop the Critical Path Method (CPM) baseline schedule in Primavera P6, including the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), activity logic, man-hour loading and client milestones.

• Integrate Vendor Data Requirements (VDR) and interface dates into the engineering schedule, and maintain schedule quality.

• Update schedules weekly / monthly with critical path, float and look-ahead analysis; prepare recovery schedules and what-if scenarios.

• Prepare Time Impact Analysis (TIA) and delay analysis to support Extension of Time (EOT) requests.

• Prepare the project control procedure, schedule basis and planning deliverables for client approval.

  
  

Project Control and Reporting

• Set up the progress measurement system and deliverable weightage from the Master Deliverables Register (MDR), and the man-hour control baseline.

• Perform Earned Value Management (EVM), including Cost Performance Index (CPI) and Schedule Performance Index (SPI), and forecast the Estimate at Completion (EAC).

• Issue weekly / monthly progress reports, S-curves and Power BI dashboards; maintain the risk register and present in client reviews.

• Align schedule, progress and cost data with discipline leads and the Contracts & Cost Engineer.

• Monitor deliverable status (MDR / VDR), holds and client review cycles, and flag late approvals affecting progress.

• Capture lessons learned and historical man-hour / productivity data to improve future estimates and schedules.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Civil, or related); with PMP or AACE PSP is an advantage.

• Experience: 14+ years, including planning and project controls on oil & gas detailed engineering projects.

• Background: Must come from an engineering background; all past roles and projects must be engineering-based. Construction background will be an advantage.

• Advantage: Planning experience on construction / EPC projects; ADNOC or GCC experience strongly preferred.

• Software: Primavera P6, MS Project, Advanced MS Excel, Power BI, MS Office.