Job Description

Due to anticipated growth throughout 2022, Wood is currently inviting expressions of interest for Project Controls/Planning Engineer with exprience 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:

+ Liaise with the client and any contractor Project Controllers as appropriate, to ensure alignment with the project reporting requirements and ensure timely and accurate cost and progress reporting

+ Reporting of planned and actual progress figures

+ Facilitate the collection of weekly progress figures from the project team and any 3rd party contractors

+ 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

+ Assist in the development and maintenance of Project Work Breakdown Structure for specific scopes of work

+ Study and understand all relevant documents pertaining to the preparation of plans and schedule

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

+ Monitor and control cost commitments and expenditures through all phases of the project / assignment

+ Liaise with Project Accounting and time-capture functions and third parties as required to ensure accurate and timely capture of costs and ensure costs are allocated accurately in accordance with approved project/assignment WBS

+ Work closely and 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]

+ Maintenance of project S-Curves and Histograms Be able to incorporate changes into progress plans and histograms

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

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

+ Identify slippages, significant float erosion and raise to more senior team members with suggestions for recover actions

+ Tracking of and input into the change management system

+ Follow change management process

+ Input into the change management system

+ Attendance at client progress meetings

+ Assist with the preparation of proposal schedules and CTR packs

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

+ Be familiar with and comply with Project Controls processes and procedures

+ Minimum of 8 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 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: Project Control/Planning Engineer

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External Company Name: Wood Plc

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