mselect is looking to hire a Planning Engineer for an international oil & gas operator in Basrah. Candidates must have a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience. English and Arabic fluency is a must.
Main Responsibilities:
- Provide HSE Leadership and work with the contractor to deliver fully on ROO’s expectations on HSE.
- Prepare project plans with input from major stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain an integrated EPC schedules through Level 1 to 3, covering various project scopes, such as but not limited to: Production Infrastructure (e.g.Flowlines, Manifolds, Pipelines, Tanks), Water Facilities (e.g. Cluster Pump Stations), Oil Facilities (Degassing stations).
- Input to company Plan through coordination with Subsurface, Drilling, Projects Production, Field Operations, Technical, Maintenance and Project Development Teams.
- Prepare and maintain the 12-Week Look ahead Schedule as required by Projects, Production, Field Operations, Technical, and Maintenance Teams.
- Develop and maintain planning and progress measurement systems capable of alerting the Project of any adverse trends.
- Work closely with the Contractors during the development of their Contract Control Programs to ensure compliance with all Project Milestones, critical interfaces and Project Co-ordination Procedure.
- Monitor the Contractor’s progress and performance throughout the different project phases.
- Identify and highlight schedule risks in project plans and contractors’ programmes.
- Produce ad hoc programmes, planning what if scenarios, presentations and reports.
- Responsible for projects risk register update and follow-up of mitigation plans with all Projects Team members
- Provide input to weekly and monthly reports.
- Hold regular Planning review meetings with Project Team to review overall project status.
- Monitor the programmes of Engineering & Procurement, Field Construction and contractors.
- Audit contractors’ planning and reporting systems; verify invoiced progress and quantities.
- Facilitate and present information for internal project meetings.
- Involvement in change control process.
- Problem solving.
- Coaching local
Skills and qualification
- University degree or equivalent qualifications / experience or a minimum of 10 years experience in similar roles in the oil and gas industry.
- Demonstrable experience working with Primavera and risk analysis software on projects in the Oil and Gas industry.
Key requirements
- Strong communication skills including writing reports and presenting.
- High attention to detail.
- Familiar with transition from bulk commodity installation to system oriented completion.
- Candidates should have knowledge and experience in project management processes.
- Previous experience of working within a multi-cultural and multi-discipline, multi-location environment, desirable
Rotation: 5/2 full time job
*Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the shortlisting process.