Sr. Project Control Engineer, Major Projects
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Lead project control activities for major projects and assist the Project Control Manager.
Coordinate closely with other project team members and project stakeholders.
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Job Summary
Lead project control activities for major projects and assist the Project Control Manager.
Coordinate closely with other project team members and project stakeholders.
Planning and Schedule Control
- Ensure EPCC contractors maintain schedules for engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.
- Oversee critical path analysis, float management, schedule optimization, and milestone delivery.
- Coordinate detailed schedules with discipline leads and contractors.
- Monitor baseline and forecast schedules, identify delays, and recommend recovery plans.
- Track physical progress, earned value, and schedule performance.
- Ensure resource histograms, manpower plans, and productivity tracking are maintained.
Cost and Risk Control
- Provide input for budgets, cash flow projections, cost estimates, contract strategy, tender evaluations, and contractor selection.
- Develop and maintain the project cost breakdown structure aligned with the work breakdown structure.
- Analyze cost variances and trends and recommend corrective actions.
- Implement earned value metrics including CPI and TCPI.
- Review contractor and vendor invoices against contractual terms, progress, and deliverables.
- Maintain the change log and support risk assessments, quantitative risk analysis, and the project risk register.
Project Coordination and Closeout
- Prepare cost input for monthly reports, Steering Committee presentations, and internal reviews.
- Interface with planning, engineering, procurement, construction, and document control teams.
- Support claims, variations, extension-of-time requests, strategic decisions, resource allocation, and performance reviews.
- Lead planning coordination meetings with internal teams, contractors, and consultants.
- Mentor cost engineers and contribute to continuous improvement of cost control processes and tools.
- Ensure project closeout with the EPCC contractor in line with project procedures.
Desired Candidate Profile
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a relevant discipline.
- At least 10 years of direct and relevant experience in the oil and gas or petrochemical industry, or with an EPC company.
- Experience in ammonia and urea major projects is preferred.
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