Job Description

Due to anticipated growth throughout 2022, Wood is currently inviting expressions of interest for Lead Project Controls / Planning Engineer with experience in refining and offshore industry to be based in UAE

Please note that at this stage, applications for this role are invited as an Expression of Interest (EOI) only whilst exact opportunities are being fully determined

Below are some key responsibilities and duties:

Responsibilities:

+ Act as the focal point with the client and any contractor Project Controllers as appropriate, to ensure costs and progress are reported accurately, ensure alignment with the project reporting requirements and timely and accurate cost and progress reporting

+ Reporting of planned v's actual progress figures

+ Monitor cost and schedule impact of achievement / non achievement of project milestones

+ Identification, monitoring, and reporting against the project critical path providing early warning to the Project Manager of any potential slippages

+ Reporting of project costs and schedule data

+ Produce weekly and monthly project cost and planning status reports

+ Develop and maintain project Work Breakdown Structure for specific scopes of work

+ Develop and maintain cost and planning control structures in alignment with project Work Breakdown Structure

+ Manage the project work approval process in terms of accurate cost code allocation and initial budget set - up and approvals

+ Responsible for the timely control and forecasting of budgets and ensure that the impact of all change requests is properly assessed and included in the budget and schedules if applicable

+ Assist Project Accountants and Billing Specialists in the Billing process and any other cost related queries

+ Assists with application of baseline and forecast installation unit rates and norms for estimating quantity change impacts

+ Supports earned value progress measurement

+ May assist with updates and changes to project quantities and reports on variances to baseline

+ Production and overall maintenance of project S - Curves and Histograms

+ Creation of the projects fully resourced, logic linked Gantt Charts within preferred planning software to the agreed project and programme requirements

+ Perform progress updates of the project Gantt charts. Includes executed changes into project schedule

+ Monitor current and assess future resource needs for the project and programme through analysis of workload at project level

+ Identify slippages, significant float erosion and recommend recovery actions

+ Coordinate development and issue project change orders / variations in accordance with contract / assignment change notifications

+ Ensure local change management process is adhered to

+ Tracking of and input into the change management system

+ Attendance at client progress meetings

+ Input to the preparation of proposal schedules and CTR packs

+ Participate and support cost and schedule risk analysis workshops / sessions

+ Ensure risk is managed and monitored at project level in line with local standards and processes

+ Ensure Project Controls processes and procedures are accurate, up to date and followed

+ Liaise with clients and ensure that projects are managed effectively to ensure delivery in a manner which meets quality, time, and budget specifications

+ Minimum of 15 years' experience in the oil and gas industry mainly being offshore downstream

+ Minimum of 5 years proven capability in an engineering design company

+ Demonstrated leadership experience and previous track record of successfully working in PMC team

+ Experience of working with multi - national and multi - cultural project teams is strongly preferred

+ Previous experience of working for Wood is strongly preferred

+ Previous experience of working in the Middle East would be an advantage

+ Bachelor's Degree in engineering

Wood is a global leader in engineering and consultancy across energy and the built environment, helping to unlock solutions to some of the world's most critical challenges. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in more than 60 countries, employing around 40,000 people.

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

Published Position Title: Lead Project Control/Planning Engineer

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External Company Name: Wood Plc

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