Senior Project Controls Engineer - Abu Dhabi Energy

KBR, Inc.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

KBR Corporate – Inhouse Engineering in Abu Dhabi seeks a Senior Project Controls Engineer to support planning, scheduling, cost control, forecasting, risk, change management and reporting for major energy projects.

The role requires developing Primavera P6 schedules, managing budgets and EAC/ETC, monitoring progress and delivering dashboards, while coordinating with PM, engineering, procurement, construction and client teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.
• 10–15 years of relevant project controls experience in Oil & Gas, Energy, Petrochemical or major industrial projects.
• Experience in PMC, EPC, EPCM, FEED or major capital project delivery environments.
• Strong knowledge of planning, cost engineering, forecasting, earned value management, risk and change management.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Excel; Power BI and enterprise systems advantageous.
• Certifications such as PMP, AACE PSP/CCP or equivalent desirable.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and analyse integrated project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Manage cost control processes, budgets, commitments, expenditure, accruals, cash flow and forecasts.
• Prepare and maintain EAC, ETC, variance analysis and cost trends.
• Monitor physical progress and earned value indicators, identify issues and recommend actions.
• Review contractor schedules, progress updates, forecasts, change submissions and invoices.
• Prepare weekly and monthly dashboards, project performance reports and management presentations.
• Support project risk registers, risk assessments, change control, assurance reviews and audits.
• Coordinate project controls inputs across PM, engineering, procurement, construction, commercial and client teams.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to project controls personnel.

Skills

Planning & Scheduling

Cost Engineering

Earned Value Management

Risk & Change Management

Performance Reporting

Leadership & Mentoring

Stakeholder Management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Excel

Power BI

Job description

KBR Corporate – Inhouse Engineering in Abu Dhabi seeks a Senior Project Controls Engineer to support planning, scheduling, cost control, forecasting, risk, change management and reporting for major energy projects.

The role requires developing Primavera P6 schedules, managing budgets and EAC/ETC, monitoring progress and delivering dashboards, while coordinating with PM, engineering, procurement, construction and client teams.