JOB DESCRIPTION / ROLE
Roles & responsibilities
- Understand project scope and establish planning, scheduling & reporting requirements in line with Contract Agreement.
- Responsible for developing resource loaded & logically sequenced detailed project baseline schedule for overall turnaround scope including pre-turnaround (Pre-TA), turnaround execution, and post turnaround (post-TA) phases.
- Establish formats & frequency for progress reporting of project.
- Verify & consolidate resource requirements (manpower, equipment’s, tools/ consumables) based on norms and project schedule requirements.
- Sets up alert for all important contractual & milestone dates.
- Assign tasks and supervises the works of Reporting engineers & Area Planners.
- Extract look-ahead schedules and provide to Construction team & Area planners for implementation.
- Monitor project progress & update project schedule versus baseline schedule; and adjust schedule for any scope change.
- Monitor Critical/ Near-critical activities and report any deviation from schedule to Turnaround manager & concerned SI.
- Provide scheduling support to Contract Engineer regarding any variation or change order.
- Attend craft/ FE turnover meetings. Communicate shift results and expectations for next shift.
- Review job packages and walk down assigned tasks/ progress with SI/ Supervisor.
- Arrange for preparation & submission of progress reports to client & HO.
- Managing between 5-10 planners
- 5 day working week based in Abu Dhabi
- Report to the Project Controls Manager
REQUIREMENTS
Qualification
- An engineering degree (Civil, Mechanical or Electrical Discipline) from accredited university.
- More than 8 years’ experience of working with Contractor/ Subcontractor in the Oil & Gas Refinery or Petrochemical Projects.
- 5+ years as Planning Engineer experience in GCC Middle East countries with min. 3+ years as Planner for refinery turnarounds.
- Must have good knowledge & experience of planning tools, software’s & techniques. Should have worked 5+ years on Primavera.
- Demonstrated ability to plan, organize & prioritize time/ workload and delegate work to accomplish tasks and meet deadlines.
- Ability to read and understand specifications, schematics, diagrams and drawings.
- Must have good knowledge of turnaround process & events.
- Skilled at effective communications including good interpersonal skills as well as written and verbal skills. Must be able to communicate effectively with management, contractors and engineers.
- Must possess & experience of resource (manpower, equipment’s, tools/ consumables) computations using norms.
- Good knowledge of MS Office & 365 platform apps is essential.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
At Hays, we invest in lifelong partnerships that empower people and businesses to succeed. With over 50 years’ success under our belts and a workforce of 10,000+ people across 32 countries, we’ve evolved to put our customers at the heart of everything we do.
So much more than a specialist recruitment business, what really sets us apart is our knowledge through scale, deep understanding and our ability to meaningfully innovate for our customers. By providing advice, insights and expertise on issues you face today in the fast-paced world of work, we help you make the right decisions for tomorrow.
Offering an unrivalled suite of recruitment and workplace solutions, whether you’re looking for what’s next in your career, or have a gap to fill, we’ll help you get where you want to go.
You can rely on us to deliver today and help you plan for tomorrow.
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