Senior Planning Engineer

Key responsibilities

Develop and maintain project master plans and schedules for all project phases and stage gates throughout the project lifecycle, from initiation to close-out.
Provide planning input to deliverables such as project execution plan, risk management plan and risk register, and change management plan.
Plan and monitor project close-out activities and contribute to the finalization of project close-out reports.
Perform project planning activities including scheduling, monitoring, forecasting, and progress reporting on weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual bases through various management reports.
Maintain project data in SAP to facilitate group reporting and analysis.
Provide early warnings and highlight intervention opportunities through reports and engagement with project teams to influence project outcomes.
Maintain and update the integrated resource planning system to plan resource requirements for assigned projects as per the master plans in Primavera.
Develop and incorporate planning and scheduling requirements, progress measurement, and reporting instructions for compliance by bidders in tender documents.
Provide specific inputs to appendices capturing scope of work, payment terms, LD milestones, and document review periods.
Evaluate technical proposals of bidders as a key member of the technical evaluation team, ensuring compliance with tender requirements, schedule analysis, resource allocations, progress measurement methodology, and planning/reporting procedures.
Review, validate, and endorse contractor-submitted planning packages, including execution programmes, recovery plans, resource plans, and reporting systems to ensure effective project control and contractual compliance.
Monitor contractor performance, conduct time and progress variance analysis, and review contractor progress reports to identify deviations and recommend corrective actions or mitigation measures.
Conduct "what if" and schedule risk analysis as required to anticipate unforeseen changes and quantify potential impacts and mitigation plans.
Estimate progress achieved for all assigned contracts to calculate value of work done at month-end for service entry sheets, and verify reported progress in coordination with stakeholders.
Provide schedule input and estimated progress phasing for annual budget preparation, revisions, and supplementary budgets. Analyze reasons for progress and schedule variance for budget variance reports.
Determine time impact related to scope changes and review contractor extension of time claims using international norms and time impact analysis processes.
Participate in the development and implementation of various project planning procedures and work instructions.

Requirements

B.Sc. or equivalent in an engineering discipline. PMP or equivalent certifications/memberships preferred.
Minimum 15 years' experience in planning of projects in the oil & gas sector.
Preferably at least 5 years' experience with national or international oil companies.
Experience in project planning, scheduling and phasing, project control and monitoring, forecasting, trending, risk assessment, variations/claims analysis, and progress verification.
High level of computer literacy with MS Office and relevant project control software including Primavera. Skills in Primavera Risk Analysis and Power BI are preferable.
Work experience in the GCC is desirable.
Strong analytical and reporting skills.