PMC Specialist Engineer (Cost/Planning)

Wood; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Group Life Insurance

End of Service Gratuity

Employee Share Plan

Long Service Award

Professional development opportunities

Global energy projects exposure

Job summary

Wood is seeking an experienced PMC Specialist Engineer (Cost/Planning) in Abu Dhabi to lead project controls, including planning, scheduling, cost control, and forecasting for high-profile LNG/energy projects. The role focuses on ensuring budgets and timelines are met while providing expert analysis to enable timely decisions.

The ideal candidate brings extensive Oil & Gas experience, offshore exposure, and ADNOC project familiarity, contributing to Wood's global engineering and energy services

Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in Oil & Gas with 5 years in a similar role.
• ADNOC projects experience mandatory.
• Offshore project experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop contractual requirements relating to cost control, estimation and variations in contracts and incorporate them into tender documents and agreements.
• Evaluate technical bids (PMC, FEED, EPC) for compliance and clarify questions to bidders.
• Prepare portions of Technical Evaluation Report and finalize contract documents after bulletins and clarifications.
• Evaluate variation requests/claims and provide cost analysis and counters; align with unit rates and management approvals.
• Prepare AFE/AFOU for ongoing projects for management approval.
• Coordinate with Project Control Managers to ensure adherence to Project Control Procedures throughout project.
• Ensure charges are posted to correct account codes.

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

Cost control

Progress monitoring

Forecasting

Performance analysis

Education

Bachelor of Engineering in related discipline

Job description

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced PMC Specialist Engineer (Cost/Planning) with a proven track record in providing expert project controls support through planning, scheduling, cost control, progress monitoring, forecasting, and performance analysis. The role ensures that project costs and schedules are effectively managed, enabling timely decision-making and successful delivery of projects within approved budgets and timelines for a high-profile client.

Job Description

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced PMC Specialist Engineer (Cost/Planning) with a proven track record in providing expert project controls support through planning, scheduling, cost control, progress monitoring, forecasting, and performance analysis. The role ensures that project costs and schedules are effectively managed, enabling timely decision-making and successful delivery of projects within approved budgets and timelines for a high-profile client.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Across EMEA, our teams are providing solutions and expertise to support our growing client base, focused on combining maintenance and operations with asset management, modifications and engineering services across the energy and materials markets.

We are focused on growth and our strategy is centered around building partnerships with our clients across the three regions: UK, Norway and the Middle East and Africa.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive remuneration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient, and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover
• End of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit
• The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ services of our employees at 5 - year service milestones
• Commitment to continued professional development: Development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: Join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems - delivered by experts in their field

Responsibilities

• Develop the contractual requirements relating to cost control & estimation, invoicing of payment & variations to be stipulated in the Agreements (FEED, PMC, EPC etc.) and incorporate them into the tender documents/ agreement
• Evaluate the technical bids (PMC, FEED and EPC) to ascertain compliance to the specified requirements and provide clarifications to the bidders for the same
• Prepare relevant portion of the Technical Evaluation Report and to finalize the relevant portion of the contract documents after incorporating all bulletins issued and clarifications received during the tender stage
• Evaluate Variation requests/ claims by contractors and to make in-depth analysis of all cost related submittal from consultants and prepare counters estimates taking into consideration contractual schedule of unit rates for variation and make appropriate recommendations to management for approval.
• Prepare AFE/ AFOU for all ongoing projects for management approval
• Coordinate with the Project Control Managers of all Project Management Consultant (PMC), to ensure adherence to the Project Control Procedures and other requirements throughout the project duration to achieve successful project implementation
• Ensures charges of the costs to correct account codes

Qualifications

Skills And Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Expected

• Bachelor of Engineering in related discipline
• Minimum 15 years of experience in Oil and Gas industry with 5 years of experience in similar role
• ADNOC projects experience is mandatory.
• Worked on Offshore Projects.

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies. www.woodgroup.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.