Specialist Engineer Planning & Cost Control
Summary
Leads project planning, scheduling, and cost control for large-scale engineering projects, ensuring delivery within budget and timeline while analyzing performance and risks.
Wood is currently recruiting for Lead Planning & Cost Control under ADNOC Offshore US LTPD project.
Job Objective
- Lead the planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, and cost control functions across projects to ensure delivery within approved scope, budget, and schedule.
- Develop and maintain integrated project plans, cost forecasts, and performance measurement systems that support effective decision-making and project governance.
- Provide management with accurate project performance analysis, identifying schedule delays, cost variances, risks, and opportunities, and recommending corrective actions.
- Ensure the implementation of planning and cost control best practices, standards, and procedures across all project phases.
- Collaborate with project management, engineering, procurement, construction, and commercial teams to achieve project objectives and optimize project performance.
Responsibilities
- Lead the development, maintenance, and monitoring of project schedules and cost control systems.
- Establish project baselines, budgets, forecasts, and performance measurement frameworks.
- Monitor project progress, costs, and resource utilization against approved plans.
- Analyze schedule and cost variances and recommend corrective and recovery actions.
- Prepare and present periodic project controls reports, dashboards, and performance updates.
- Conduct cost forecasting, cash flow analysis, and earned value management (EVM) reporting.
- Assess the schedule and cost impact of project changes, variations, and risks.
- Coordinate with project, engineering, procurement, construction, and commercial teams to ensure alignment of project objectives.
- Lead and mentor planning and cost control team members.
- Ensure compliance with project controls procedures, company standards, and reporting requirements.
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related discipline.
- Master's Degree in Engineering, Business Administration (MBA), Project Management, or related field is preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent technical team and interpersonal skills
- Experience and detailed knowledge of relevant international codes and standards
- Knowledge of engineering computer programs and general business software