Project Control Specialist

Job description / Role

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramcou2019s value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a broad view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdomu2019s vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

We are seeking a project control specialist to join Joint Venture Projects Support Division (JVPS).

Joint Venture Projects Support Division (JVPS) under Fuels Strategy & Capital Planning Department (FS&CPD) is responsible for providing oversight and support to Aramco affiliates projects within Downstream Fuels portfolios. This includes providing an independent view to decision makers on project progress, identifying areas of improvement and recommending corrective actions.

Your primary role is to lead and conduct project health check assessment process and advise on mitigation plans to maintain project cost and schedule. You are also going to provide project control services to project team as required.

Key responsibilities

Minimum requirements

As the successful candidate you will hold a bacheloru2019s degree in engineering from a recognized and approved program. A masteru2019s degree in engineering is preferred.

You will have 15 years work experience in project management, including at least 10 years in project control, e.g., planning, scheduling and cost control.

You must have PMP and PMI-SP certificates from Project Management Institute (or equivalent certificates).

You must be certified by AACEI (Advanced Association of Cost Engineer) or hold equivalent certificates.

You must have work experience in mega projects for refineries, petrochemicals or infrastructure industries.

You will also have experience in developing project scope, project schedule and cost estimates.

You must have the capability to enhance benchmarking database from cost and industry perspective.

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the worldu2019s biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs u2013 one of the largest in the world.