Senior Planning Engineer, Construction - Oil & Gas EPC

KBR Careers; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 450,000 - 590,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR Abu Dhabi is seeking a Lead Planning Engineer - Construction to lead planning for a PMC project spanning FEED to commissioning. The role requires managing integrated schedules across engineering, procurement, construction and start-up, with exposure to large-scale Oil & Gas EPC programs in the UAE.

Ideal candidates have 20+ years in EPC execution in Oil & Gas, 5+ years in a lead planning position, and certifications such as PMP, PMI-SP or CCP; Primavera P6 proficiency highly preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree is required.
• 5+ years in a Lead Planning Engineer role within Oil & Gas EPC projects.
• Experience with mega Oil & Gas FEED/EPC projects.
• Total 20+ years of EPC execution experience in Oil & Gas.
• Experience in Gas Processing/NGL & EPC/Detail Engineering.
• Professional Certifications (Preferred): PMP, PMI-SP, CCP, Primavera P6.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, scheduling, monitoring, and control of large-scale Oil & Gas construction projects across engineering, procurement, construction, and start-up.
• Coordinate with PM, engineering, procurement, construction, and subcontractors to establish baselines and analyze critical path dependencies.
• Prepare look-ahead plans, progress reports, S-curves, histograms, and dashboards for performance forecasting.
• Support EV/Delay analysis, EOT claims, and management reporting while ensuring client requirements and procedures are met.
• Provide leadership to planning engineers and ensure delivery within timelines, budget, and quality.

Skills

Leadership

Project scheduling

Critical path analysis

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Primavera P6

PMP

PMI-SP

CCP

Job description

KBR Abu Dhabi is seeking a Lead Planning Engineer - Construction to lead planning for a PMC project spanning FEED to commissioning. The role requires managing integrated schedules across engineering, procurement, construction and start-up, with exposure to large-scale Oil & Gas EPC programs in the UAE.

Ideal candidates have 20+ years in EPC execution in Oil & Gas, 5+ years in a lead planning position, and certifications such as PMP, PMI-SP or CCP; Primavera P6 proficiency highly preferred.