Senior Scheduling Planning Engineer Offshore

Penspen; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 235,000 - 392,000; Full time

Job summary

Penspen is seeking a Senior Scheduling/Planning Engineer (Offshore) to lead the project controls team on the PMS project in Khafji, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The role is accountable for delivering schedules, cost forecasts and risk assessments to the Project Management team.

The ideal candidate has 14+ years in project management, planning and cost control within oil and gas, with Primavera P6 expertise and PMC experience. A degree in engineering or a related field is required.

Qualifications

• 14+ years in PM, planning, scheduling, cost estimation, and budget control on major oil and gas projects.
• PMC experience at a similar role for several years is preferable.
• Working knowledge of contracting types and strategies for project execution.
• Experience in schedule and cost benchmarking of oil and gas upstream projects.
• Proficient with MS Office; Primavera P6 expertise.

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

Project management

Cost estimation

Budget control

Forecasting

MS Office

Primavera P6

Contract types

PMC experience

Oil & Gas

Upstream projects

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Office

Job description

Job Description:

Penspen is a leading energy services company, providing engineering, project management, asset management and integrity services to the energy industry worldwide for over 65+ years. Originally founded in the UK in 1954 as Spencer & Partners, the company has now grown to include almost 1,000 members of staff, with major offices in London, Mexico, Colombia Houston and Abu Dhabi. (https://www.penspen.com)

We are looking for a Senior Scheduling/Planning Engineer (Offshore), to work in our PMS project in Khafji in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The role is accountable for the management of the project controls team deployed on various projects. Project control support is given to Project Management team who acts on behalf of the client (Khafji Joint Operations, KJO) and delivers the program of projects.

The role will also be involved in review of early-stage deliverables (FEL1 and FEL2), as far as cost, schedule and risk is concerned, produced by KJO front end development department.

Knowledge / Experience (Skills)

• At least fourteen (14) years of experience of which at least ten (10) years in direct involvement in project management, planning, scheduling, cost estimation, cost and budget control, procurement tracking and monitoring / forecasting of engineering and construction activities for major oil and gas projects.
• PMC experience at similar role for at least several years is preferable.
• Working knowledge of various contracting types and strategies related to project execution.
• Prior experience in schedule and cost benchmarking of oil and gas upstream projects.
• Computer literate with all MS Packages, particularly Word and Excel proficient. Working knowledge of Primavera P6 package.

Qualifications

• An engineering, construction, or project management degree.