Senior Scheduling/ Planning Engineer (Offshore)

Penspen; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 560,000; Full time

Job summary

Penspen is seeking a Senior Scheduling/Planning Engineer (Offshore) to join the PMS project in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The role leads the project controls team and provides planning, scheduling, and cost management support to the Client PMO (Khafji Joint Operations).

You will review FEL1/FEL2 deliverables, assess schedule risk, and benchmark performance for major oil and gas projects, leveraging Primavera P6 and MS Office tools.

Qualifications

• 14+ years in project management, planning, scheduling, cost estimation and control for major oil and gas projects.
• PMC experience in a similar role is preferable.
• Working knowledge of contracting types and strategies related to project execution.
• Proficiency with MS Word and Excel; Primavera P6 experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the project controls team across multiple offshore/onshore projects.
• Provide project management system support to the client Project Management team.
• Review FEL1 and FEL2 deliverables for cost, schedule and risk.
• Benchmark schedules and costs for oil and gas upstream projects.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

Cost estimation

Budget control

Forecasting

Procurement tracking

Contracting strategies

Oil and gas industry

MS Office

Education

Engineering, construction, or project management degree

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Office

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 Abu dhabi,UAE . 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.