Process Control System Specialist

Job description / Role

- Update and review progress measurement system to identify project deliverable, milestones, and targets to determine staffing requirements and allotment of resources to project phases.
- Ensure delivery of the Project Master Schedule / Construction Management Plan, including the identification of emerging issues and the recommended corrective action plans.
- Develop performance measurement parameters to support the project management team in ensuring on time and within budget completion of their respective scopes.
- Prepare and maintain package work plans and monitor progress to achieve on time or earlier deliveries to keep the project on schedule.
- Monitor contractor work output against agreed work package KPIs, challenge inefficiency and recommend improved targets based on historical performance.
- Identify variations and changes to the contract in liaison with the Project Management Team.

Requirements

- Minimum Qualifications for this position is university degree in Engineering / Business Administration or similar.
- Minimum of 12 years’ experience in project controls, planning and scheduling; out of which 5 years of relevant experience in a similar role.
- Professional certification is an advantage, including:
- Project Management Professional – Project Management Institute (PMI)
- Master’s degree in Construction Management
- Knowledge of engineering, construction techniques customarily acquired by hands on experience.
- Working knowledge of:
- Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project Scheduling
- Primavera Risk Analysis and (at)Risk,
- Enterprise Resource Planning platforms such as Oracle & System Application Program

Skills:
- Proficiency in M/S Office
- Excellent communication skills in English
- Reporting and presentation skills.
- Demonstrated analytical and decision-making ability.

About the Company

Orpic is one of Oman’s largest and most rapidly growing businesses in the Middle East oil industry. Orpic’s refineries in Suhar and Muscat, as well as the aromatics and polypropylene production plants in Suhar, provide fuel, chemicals, plastics and other petroleum products, to Oman and the world.

Owned by the Government of the Sultanate of Oman and Oman Oil Company SAOC, Orpic’s impressive integration of refinery and plant operations coupled with its ambitious growth plans, has cemented its position as one of the industry’s most forward-thinking companies. The company currently recruits around 2,600 employees who work towards the common goal of an integrated Omani refining and petrochemicals business expected to increase to 3,000 by 2020.

Orpic is committed to operating safely and reliably, while paying due care to the environment and the communities within which it operates. The company strongly believes in serving Oman with pride.