Senior Planning Engineer

Role Overview

Senior Planning Engineer at Emirates Electrical & Instrumentation Company LLC, a member of the Ghobash Group, based in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Company Overview

Emirates Electrical & Instrumentation Company LLC is a proud member of the Ghobash Group with almost 20 years of experience delivering vital contributions to the Oil & Gas sector of the UAE. The company executes both onshore and offshore projects, with ADNOC as one of its main clients along with Tier 1 and Tier 2 EPC contractors. The company provides full EPC&M services for electrical and instrumentation works and delivers localized expertise in measurement and automation for exploration, production, separation, refining processes, and distribution.

Role Purpose

To deliver and integrate all project planning activities and deliverables for oil and gas EPC projects. The role is responsible for delivery of standard, consistent, and realistic project plans reflecting assessed risk parameters for each project.

Key Responsibilities

Schedule Development and Baseline Management

• Develop and maintain detailed Level 3 and Level 4 project schedules in accordance with project requirements and ADNOC standards.
• Prepare and maintain the overall project baseline schedule covering engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, offshore installation, commissioning, and handover.
• Develop and maintain resource-loaded schedules, manpower histograms, equipment requirements, and productivity forecasts.
• Ensure timely updating and maintenance of project schedules using Primavera P6.

Progress Monitoring and Reporting

• Monitor actual progress against the approved baseline and identify delays, critical activities, and potential schedule impacts.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports, dashboards, look-ahead schedules, and management reports.
• Prepare and monitor 2-week, 3-week, and 4-week look-ahead schedules.
• Track engineering deliverables, material procurement, fabrication, offshore installation, commissioning, and project milestones.
• Prepare S-curves, progress curves, manpower curves, productivity reports, and KPI dashboards.
• Review and validate progress claimed by subcontractors and ensure reported progress is supported by actual physical achievements.

Analysis and Forecasting

• Perform critical path analysis and recommend mitigation and recovery actions.
• Analyze schedule variances and prepare delay analysis, recovery plans, and catch-up schedules.
• Perform Earned Value Management and analyze planned value, earned value, actual cost, SPI, CPI, and forecast completion.
• Perform schedule risk analysis and identify schedule risks and opportunities.
• Maintain the project schedule risk register.

Coordination and Stakeholder Management

• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Fabrication, Marine/Offshore Installation, Commissioning, and Subcontractor teams to obtain accurate progress information.
• Review subcontractor and contractor schedules and ensure alignment with the overall project schedule.
• Participate in project progress meetings with the client, consultants, subcontractors, and project management team.
• Coordinate with the Project Manager and Project Controls Manager regarding schedule performance, key milestones, and recovery strategies.

Planning Support and Extensions

• Support preparation of Extension of Time and schedule impact analysis when required.
• Provide planning input for offshore campaigns, vessel mobilization, installation sequences, shutdown activities, and commissioning.
• Ensure proper integration between cost control, planning, progress measurement, and project reporting.

Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.

Experience

• 10–15 years of experience in project planning and controls.
• Strong experience in Oil & Gas EPC and EPCI projects, preferably offshore.
• Previous experience working on ADNOC and ADNOC Offshore projects is highly desirable.
• Experience covering the complete project lifecycle, including engineering, procurement, fabrication, offshore installation, hook-up, pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up, and handover.
• Experience managing large multidisciplinary and subcontractor schedules.
• Experience in schedule development, baseline management, progress measurement, forecasting, delay analysis, and recovery planning.

Certifications

• Professional certification such as PMP, PMI-SP, AACE, or equivalent is an advantage.

Skills & Competencies

Technical Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6.
• Good knowledge of MS Excel and PowerPoint.
• Strong knowledge of project planning and project controls methodologies.
• Critical Path Method.
• Schedule risk analysis.
• Progress measurement.
• Earned Value Management.
• Resource loading.
• S-curves and progress curves.
• Delay and impact analysis.
• Recovery and catch-up planning.
• Manpower planning.
• Productivity analysis.
• Change management.
• EOT support.
• Subcontractor schedule management.
• Offshore construction planning.
• Project reporting.

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent planning and organizational abilities.
• Strong communication and coordination skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet project deadlines.
• Strong stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to identify potential delays and proactively develop mitigation plans.
• Good understanding of offshore construction methodologies.
• Ability to work effectively with multicultural and multidisciplinary teams.