Senior Engineer - Planning

Petrofac; Sharjah; On-site; AED 279,000 - 446,000; Full time

Job summary

Petrofac is seeking a Senior Engineer - Planning to be based at Head Office, Sharjah. You will develop and maintain project controls procedures, schedules (level 1-4), and reporting to track progress across complex oil & gas projects.

The role requires a graduate engineer with approximately 10 years of experience, in HO & Site planning, to coordinate with PCM and project teams to keep schedules on track.

Qualifications

• Graduate engineer with approximately 10 years of oil and gas experience, conversant with projects and execution.

Responsibilities

• Develop project controls procedures, schedules (level 1-4), and reporting systems.
• Prepare progress measurement with weight factors and earned value documentation.
• Create planning documents such as manpower histograms and monthly S-curves.
• Monitor progress with weekly/monthly reports and resolve scheduling issues.
• Interface engineering and procurement with site control teams for Level-4 schedules.
• Carry out diagnostic studies and action plans to ensure schedule adherence.
• Perform schedule risk analysis and advise mitigation actions.
• Attend progress, technical and contractual meetings; support continual improvement.

Job description

Petrofac is currently looking to recruit a Senior Engineer - Planning to be based at Head Office, Sharjah.

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 a variety of commercial models, giving our clients the flexibility, they need.

Primary Duties

• Develop systems and procedures for Project control functions on the onset of the project and as and when

there are additional requirements from the client in order to facilitate the process of project monitoring.

• To finalize the staffing requirements in consultation with PCM.

Active

• Develop, implement & maintain the project controls procedure, project schedules (level 1-4), and reporting

systems specific to project. Provide guidance to the project control team working for the project.

• Prepare the progress measurement system which has weight factor calculations and quantities with earned

value. These will be used as supporting document for progress reported.

• Prepare planning documents such as manpower histograms, which indicate the number of people required

each month, progress S curves which will indicate the progress that the project makes at a given point of

time etc., which are reviewed at periodic intervals.

• Monitoring progress of the work for timely execution of the project through weekly/monthly reports with

respect to review of the overall project. Progress monitoring on a regular basis and resolve any problems, bottlenecks/scheduling conflicts.

• Participate/ coordinate internal project team review and review by the client of the work schedule, progress

measurement and reporting systems.

• Review the status continuously and keep the Project Control Manager apprised of the progress and the

areas needing attention for schedule adherence.

• Interact with the site project control team to ensure that the engineering & procurement activities are

properly interfaced in the construction level 4 schedules.

• Carry out diagnostic studies of ongoing project to measure what is achieved vis‑a‑vis the plan based on

progress reports and feedback to ensure timely completion and formulate an action plan for schedule

adherence.

• Carry out schedule risk analysis as and when required and advise action plan to mitigate the delays, if any.
• Attending all meetings concerning progress, Technical, Contractual matters in relation to project controls.
• Participate in department development activities for continual improvement in the project control system &

services.

• Perform any other duties and responsibilities as and when directed by the PCM.

Minimum Requirements

Graduate engineer with approximately 10 years of experience in the oil and gas industry conversant with projects and execution. Experience in HO & Site planning.