Principal Engineer - Planning

Petrofac; Sharjah; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading energy service provider is seeking a Principal Engineer - Planning to join their team in Sharjah, UAE. This role involves overseeing project scheduling and ensuring effective planning coordination across various project disciplines. The successful candidate will bring extensive experience in EPC planning and demonstrate strong capabilities in project management and reporting. Candidates should possess an engineering degree and a minimum of 15 years relevant experience.

Qualifications

• At least 15 years of relevant experience in engineering and project management.
• Deep knowledge of end-to-end EPC planning and management reporting.

Responsibilities

• Support project planning and controls deliverables.
• Develop and maintain project schedules from tender to execution.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports highlighting schedule risks.

Skills

Project controls

EPC planning

Risk analysis

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Petrofac is currently looking to recruit a Principal Engineer - Planning to be based in Sharjah, UAE.

What We Do

Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.

We design, build, manage, and maintain infrastructure for the energy industries. Our comprehensive and tailored service offering covers each stage of the project life cycle and various commercial models, providing our clients with the flexibility they need.

Primary Duties

• Support the Project Controls Manager/Manager Planning responsible for planning and controls deliverables.
• Participate in tendering by providing input to the Project Execution Plan, focusing on Level 1, 2, and 3 planning, and support proposals with understanding of activity sequencing.
• Develop and maintain Level 1, 2, and 3 schedules from tender to execution, considering input from engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning disciplines.
• Guide setup of the Technical Document Register (TDR) and Project Procurement Tracking Register (PTR), ensuring data population.
• Collaborate with subcontractors or partners to develop optimal construction activity sequences, ensuring realistic timelines for engineering, procurement, installation, pre-commissioning, and commissioning.
• Update TDR and PTR in line with project reporting, and report deviations to management.
• Prepare project S-curves for all disciplines and generate weekly and monthly progress reports, highlighting schedule risks.
• Gather commodity data from discipline engineers for monitoring and handover.
• Create detailed (Level 4) plans for critical activities such as nozzle availability, structural erection, underground facilities, and building erection to monitor progress effectively.
• Assist in transitioning from construction activity planning to system planning for commissioning and handover, ensuring contractual and logical compliance.
• Perform related duties as required, ensure timely report submissions, and conduct risk and schedule assurance analyses.

Minimum Requirements

• Participate in rebaselining exercises as needed.
• Engineering graduation with at least 15 years of relevant experience, depending on project scope and complexity.
• Deep knowledge of end-to-end EPC planning and management reporting.

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