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Job Requirement
KBR is looking for a Lead Planning Engineer with LNG experience to be based in Abu Dhabi for a PMC project.
Experience required:
- Minimum Overall 20+ years of oil & gas experience.
- Minimum 5-8 years of experience in a Lead role.
- Experience within EPC phase of LNG projects.
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering is a must.
- To prepare summary schedules based on alternative execution strategies to facilitate Management decision making in determining the most effective execution strategy
- To develop, update and maintain systems and procedures relating to Basis of Schedule to include Project Planning, Scheduling, Progress Measurement, Progress Reporting, Progress Trending, Progress Certification, consistent with the ADNOC requirements
- To make in depth review and analysis of all submissions from PMC and EPC Contractors during implementation stages that relate to Planning, Scheduling, Progress Measurement, Reporting, Schedule Risk Analysis, Productivity Analysis. This effort will consider agreements, Project priorities and requirements.
- To endorse monthly physical progress claimed by the Consultants/Contractors.
- To identify the areas of concern impacting the project completion schedule and to advise the Project Mangers 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/Consultants 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 schedules made by Contractors/Consultants and prepare appropriate recommendations to Management for approval.
- To review, periodically, the Schedule Risk Analysis along with the mitigation measures identified by the Consultants/Contractors to ensure timely implementation of all agreed migration measures.
- To coordinate with the Project Control Managers of all Project Management Consultants (PMC's) and EPC Contractors to ensure adherence to the project control procedures and other requirements throughout the project duration to achieve successful project implementation.
- To identify/establish KPI’s 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 KPI's 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.
Interested and suitable candidates please apply for the role. Suitable candidates will be contacted directly.
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