Lead Planning & Cost Control Engineer
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About the Role
Worley seeks a Lead Planning & Cost Control Engineer for oil & gas projects in Abu Dhabi. The role involves project planning, scheduling, cost control, and earned value management.
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Responsibilities
- Ensure baseline schedule follow up and monitoring, performance reporting, baseline change control assessment, risk management, earned value management guidance and tools
- Advise on application of effective planning techniques and controls (earned value, cost and schedule variance, estimates at completion, critical path analysis)
- Support program integration, governance, formats, plan optimization, and project controls best practices
- Develop integrated project schedules reflecting all interface milestones
- Monitor and control program compliance with contractual obligations
- Generate weekly/monthly reports on progress, actuals, forecast, and variances
- Manage governance for robust cost and schedule performance across integrated programs
- Manage review of Project Baseline Schedule to ensure compliance with Contract Schedule
- Manage progress certification and invoice payment under the contract
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent
- Minimum 15+ years of relevant experience in Oil & Gas or Petrochemical industry
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a similar position on major Oil & Gas or Petrochemical projects
- ADNOC & Offshore project experience required
- Offshore project experience preferred
- PMP or CCP certification preferred
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About Us
- Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals and resources experts headquartered in Australia.
- We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets.
- We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement and construction across the project lifecycle.
Job Purpose
- A Lead Planning & Cost Control Engineer performs the project control function including project planning, cost control for the Project as per Project Execution Plan working closely with Project Control Manager.
- Analyse and perform project planning, scheduling and monitoring for the Project to ensure completion to required safety, quality, schedule and cost.
Key Accountabilities
- Ensure baseline schedule follow up and monitoring, performance reporting, baseline change control assessment, risk management, earned value management guidance and tools.
- Advice and consult on the application of effective planning techniques and controls (earned value, cost and schedule variance, estimates at completion, critical path analysis).
- Support program integration, governance, formats, plan optimization, and project controls best practices.
- Support and advise on the definition of Project Controls and Earned Value Management policies, procedures and standards.
- Involve actively in the development of integrated project schedule for project that reflect all interface milestones.
- Monitor and control program compliance in respect of the project contractual obligations.
- Ensure contract, procurement, planning and scheduling activities within the project is performed as per Company requirements.
- Support the PCM on all contractual and commercial issues to maintain company’s interests.
- Coordinate and attend internal/external project reviews and other meetings, as necessary.
- Generate weekly / monthly reports in line with the project and company reporting calendar.
- Ensure that project controls processes are consistently applied across the project.
- Manage governance to ensure robust cost and schedule performance for the agreed Scope of Work across integrated programs managed across multiple parties.
Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge & Skills
- A bachelor’s degree in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent from an accredited university.
- Minimum of fifteen (15+) years of relevant experience in the Oil & Gas or Petrochemical industry, including a minimum of five (5) years (preferred) in the GCC region.
- Must have at least five (5) years of experience in a similar position on major Oil & Gas or Petrochemical projects, managing a team of Specialists, Senior Engineers, and Engineers.
- ADNOC & Offshore project experience is Required.
- Offshore project experience is preferred.
- 15+ years of project experience, working in the oil & gas industry with previous knowledge of preparing and implementing project plans, schedules and cost control.
- Preferred but not mandatory to have PMP, CCP.
Technical Competencies
- Project control (Planning, scheduling, monitoring and cost control) skills.
- Full understanding of schedule, cost and risk analysis tools and techniques.
- Technical understanding and proficient knowledge related to Oil & Gas business.
- Planning and implementation skills.
- Detailed knowledge of principles, policies, procedures, and internal processes pertaining to project control transactions.
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