Lead Construction Planning Engineer

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KBR is looking for a lead engineer, planning (construction) for a PMC project to be based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

1. Job purpose:

• To prepare summary schedules based on alternative procurement strategies to facilitate management decision making in determining the most effective project execution strategy.
• To develop, update and maintain systems and procedures relating to the basis of schedule to include project procurement planning, scheduling, progress measurement, progress reporting, progress trending, and progress certification, consistent with the ADNOC requirements.
• To make an in-depth review and analysis of all submissions from EPC contractors during implementation stages that relate to procurement planning, scheduling, progress measurement, reporting, schedule risk analysis, and productivity analysis. This effort will consider agreements, project priorities, and requirements.
• To endorse monthly physical progress claimed by the contractors.
• To identify the areas of concern impacting the project procurement completion schedule and to advise the project managers on the proposed corrective actions.
• Critical path analysis and the reporting of any areas of concern to the management team.
• To review resource deployment by contractors and validate their adequacy for meeting the completion schedules based on the productivity rates and recommend enhancements where required.
• To evaluate variation requests/claims for extension of project procurement schedules made by contractors and prepare appropriate recommendations to management for approval.
• To review, periodically, the schedule risk analysis along with the mitigation measures identified by the contractors to ensure timely implementation of all agreed migration measures.
• To coordinate with the project control managers of all project management consultants (PMCs) and EPC contractors to ensure adherence to the project control procedures and other requirements throughout the project duration to achieve successful project procurement implementation.
• To identify/establish KPIs for all ongoing projects for each year in consultation with the respective project managers for each project and to maintain close follow-up with PMC and ADNOC project management teams thereafter to ensure achievement of KPIs as per plan.
• To prepare monthly progress reports and detailed write-ups/presentations required for meetings, board advisory committee (BAC) meetings.
• To provide necessary inputs to the lead engineer, cost control to facilitate preparation of annual budgets and to provide necessary inputs/justifications for schedule variations as required.

2. Qualifications, experience, knowledge & skills:

Minimum qualification:
Bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent.

Minimum experience & knowledge & skills:
18 years of diverse experience in projects and/or contracts including at least 5 years' experience in planning engineering including at least 10 years of experience in planning, scheduling/project controls activities, focused on procurement, in the oil, gas, or petrochemical industry.

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