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JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE

Employment: Full Time

Our client was established in 1994 and has since gained a reputation for being one of the leading metalwork companies in the area, having been involved in many high-profile projects in the UAE. They are now looking for a Planning and Cost Control Engineer to join their expanding team and reporting directly to the Operations Director.

Responsible For:
- Planning & Cost control functions of projects including receipt of drawing packages & requisitions, organizing & updating of planning database.
- Primarily develop, implement, and maintain cost control functions, and provide planning/scheduling support on multiple projects, tracking of workflow at every stage until delivery.
- Periodical project reporting, coordination with all stake holders to meet the management objectives and project requirements

Job Summary (Major functions of the position)

During the Commercial Phase:
- Ensure the development of the project schedule according to the commercial needs.
- Verify feasibility and criticality
- Participate to the commercial risk management activities

At Project Start up:
- Ensure the implementation of the Planning and Progress Control System required by the contract complexity, risk and duration, in compliance with the Project Breakdown Structure, Company Standards and Contract specification.
- Interface and coordinate with other Company Functions or Discipline Leaders/Supervisors and Managers to build up activities, assign milestones and constraints by issuing the Baseline Plan.
- Prepare all the reference baseline documents, and ensure that the projects planning and scheduling requirements are properly and clearly communicated to those functionally responsible for executing the work.
- Issue all the relevant reporting
- To receive drawing packages & requisitions, ensuring the availability of all data required for the process.
- Organising & updating of planning database to have the correct information for all concerned personnel.
- Assistance to shop monthly plan preparation based on the project forward load chart & site sequential requirement.
- Coordination with all concerned for the shop floor activities like drawing queries, free issue materials, erection sequence & site requirements etc.
- Assistance for the continual improvement of production planning & reporting processes.
- Adhere to all company policies, procedures, ethics codes and ensure that they are communicated and implemented with in each project.
- Perform other duties as assigned to ensure the success of project and shop objectives.
- Sections raw materials forecasting for the available drawings & arrangement in coordination with projects team to ensure sufficient raw materials are available to carry out the production.
- Submit DPR and Bi-weekly reports regularly through email and hardcopy to Top Management.
- Respond to technical clarifications from the Client, maintain a register, and ensure project work complied with conditions set out in the scope of work.
- Perform the schedule risk analysis for highly critical projects.
- Plan and monitor progress, supplies, inspections, installation, etc.
- Track project costs and analyze trends.
- Effectively review, interpret and update construction schedules
- Effectively analyze planning and project cost data, as well as deadlines to make projections, as well as identifying and participating in the development of solutions for problems
- Produce various progress monitoring reports and graphs
- Monitor activity progress and the relevant earned value, as well as the value of work done against the invoices received, determining the monthly accruals (to have accounts in line with works progress).
- Support the Project during the contract changes/claims process providing the cost impact analysis, and keep updated the cost/revenues forecast relevant to intercompany services.
- Analyse committed costs and activities to-date, review the estimate to complete, isolating any deviation from baselines or adverse trend and warn the PM on time to take corrective actions in order to prevent overruns.
- Maintain the risk management process organizing periodic meetings and verifying the risk owners feedback.
- May lead the assessment of impact(s) of design/construction changes and schedule slippages on the project budget, and develop pricing for variations.
- Set up baseline budget (resource/revenue/cost) with appropriate WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) interfacing with various disciplines and in coordination with Project Manager and Scheduler.
- Analyze, evaluate, forecast, and report resource/revenue/cost status against the established baseline.
- Prepare/update various weekly and monthly resource/revenue/cost tracking reports and submit them in a timely manner.
- Establish resource/revenue/cost projections for the entire project duration on monthly/yearly intervals in coordination with Project Managers.
- Monitors and tracks project progress and perform variance analysis for resource/revenue/cost against the approved projections and initiate/recommend corrective actions.
- Utilizes historical data and trends for use in maintaining a realistic basis for future planning and forecasting.
- Monitor and track project progress and perform Earned Value Analysis.
- Customize project control systems.to meet specific project requirements.
- May interface with clients, attends regular meetings, and provides statistical reports.
- Prepare Presentations for senior management for Project Reviews.
- Coordinates with Legal/Finance/Commercial teams as appropriate to fulfill above responsibilities.
- Completes performance reviews for direct reports and provides personnel development.
- Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.
- Prepare and maintain the Program Master Schedules
- Lead workshops with client, consultant and contractors as required to develop coordinated schedules and recovery schedules where applicable
- Take the lead role and support project teams as required in their evaluation of extension of time claims, including concurrent delay, self-delay and make appropriate recommendations
- Support project teams as required in their evaluation of variation orders, including breakdown (labor, equipment & material)
- Prepare Program-level cost and resource loaded (labour, plant and material) schedules
- Evaluate in conjunction with the Logistics Manager, logistics plans submitted by the contractor or prepared by the project teams
- Provide earned value assessments and dashboard reports as required
- Resolve Program-level scheduling issues with key stakeholders
- Actively seek out schedule optimization opportunities together with project teams
- Lead project teams in their analysis of actual progress in the field to assist with the evaluation of progress planned vs actual, payment certification and claims.

Requirements:

- Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering
- 8+ years of related experience and competency in computer software such as MS office, MS outlook, MS Project/ Primavera P6 is required

Competencies:
- Decisions on day to day operational issues in discussion with the Operations Director.
- Must be pro-active, adaptable and able to motivate team members
- Able to set team priorities and motivate team members to meet critical time deadlines
- Able to interface with both clients and other inter-office disciplines at a senior level
- Excellent Primavera P6 skills

Personal Attributes:
- A Self motivated, energetic, honest person with a positive attitude & well structured working manner.
- Team attitude to cooperate with all others in the team.
- Good communication and analytical skills.
- Willing to learn and grow with the organization

Salary:
AED 5,000 to 7,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.
Additional benefits: Health care, air ticket, visa

ABOUT THE COMPANY

KERSHAW LEONARD "WE CHANGE PEOPLES LIVES"

Who we are:

Founded in September 1999 The Kershaw Leonard Group was based upon professional recruitment practices laid down by the UK Institute of Employment Consultants whose values are still at the core of our success today.

Inherently we believe that recruitment is a people business not a CV processing business and as such we take time and care to make sure we understand the needs of both our Clients and our Candidates.

Such attention to the care side of our business together with the sheer length of time we have been established has given us a unique position. We regularly attract top class candidates who only want to work with Kershaw Leonard as they trust our confidentiality and professionalism. Similarly, more than 75% of the clients we work with come back for more when they have a new position to fill.

What we do:

Kershaw Leonard Group places exceptional talent on a Global scale. Our winning strategy is to partner very closely with a small number of clients so we can really understand their objectives, needs and aspirations in a way that allows us to intuitively know the kind of cultural fit they are looking for when the time comes for them to recruit new talent. Then once that talent is on board and part of the client’s team, to assist wherever is needed to improve performance and leadership skills

Why Us:

The Kershaw Leonard Group is more than just a recruitment agency. In addition to KL Recruitment, KL Consulting offers a vast spectrum of skills from our experienced behavioural psychologist and consultants with almost two decades of HR Director level experience in the region.

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