Engineer, Operations Planning (SITE)

Role Overview

Engineer, Operations Planning (SITE) at ADNOC. This role prepares overall maintenance and shutdown plans, monitoring and controlling tools to ensure smooth execution of maintenance schemes, shutdowns, and activities by providing all required support to individuals.

Role Purpose

To develop, maintain, and execute comprehensive maintenance and shutdown plans through stakeholder collaboration, integrated activity planning, and budget management, ensuring alignment with the Company's Business Plan and operational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Scheduling

• Collaborate with various stakeholders (Integrity, Production, Projects, Maintenance Support) for preparation of shutdown plans, short and long-term work programs for major schemes, major maintenance, individual projects, and action plans aligned with Company's Business Plan.
• Produce, develop, and update the Seven-Year Integrated Activity Plan including engineering and maintenance schemes, barge and boat plans, WHT campaigns, major inspections and overhauls, and shutdowns plans.
• Develop and maintain plans for maintenance barges.
• Develop worklists for WHT Major Maintenance and develop execution schedules for maintenance campaigns.
• Develop and update the bedding plan in view of each scheme's schedule by coordinating with each job officer.

Budget & Cost Management

• Prepare and monitor the major maintenance budget and relevant phasing.
• Provide input for preparation of Section and Department budgets and assist in implementation of approved budgets and work plans to deliver Section objectives.
• Investigate and highlight significant variances to support effective performance and cost control.

Monitoring & Coordination

• Monitor deviations from work programs and report to team leaders the possible impact on other programs and recommend corrective actions.
• Liaise with planning and cost coordination units to ensure monitoring of work programs in terms of duration, target dates, resources, and materials.
• Liaise with Commercial Division personnel to ensure required materials are identified properly.

Supervision & Development

• Plan, supervise, and coordinate all activities in the assigned area to meet functional objectives.
• Train and develop assigned staff on relevant skills to enable them to become proficient on the job and deliver respective section objectives.

Compliance, Systems & Improvement

• Implement approved Section and Department policies, processes, systems, standards, and procedures to support execution of the Section's and Department's work programs in line with Company and International standards.
• Design and implement new tools and techniques to improve quality and efficiency of operational processes.
• Identify improvements in internal processes against best practices in pursuit of greater efficiency in line with ISO standards to define intelligent solutions for issues confronting the function.
• Comply with relevant HSE policies, procedures, and controls and applicable legislation and sustainability guidelines in line with international standards, best practices, and ADNOC Code of Practices.

Reporting & Performance

• Contribute to achievement of approved Performance Objectives for the Section and Department in line with Company Performance framework.
• Provide inputs to prepare Section MIS and progress reports for Company Management.

Communications & Stakeholder Management

• Maintain regular contact with Field, Operations Support, Production Assurance, maintenance, and engineering departments to ensure effective communications.
• Maintain frequent contact with work associates in Abu Dhabi and on super complexes up to Team Leader level to discuss shutdown preparation and coordinate work activities.
• Maintain regular contact with Shutdown Committee and stakeholders on matters of shutdown issues.
• Maintain frequent contact with concession holders when addressing their requirements and during site visits.
• Maintain regular contact with contractors' agents and representatives at equivalent level to discuss work requirements and evaluate performance.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline from a recognised university.
• 5-6 years' experience in multi-discipline planning of Engineering and Maintenance activities in an oil and gas or petrochemical industry.
• Proficient in English.

Skills & Competencies

• Technical competencies as per ADNOC standard competencies.
• Behavioural competencies as per ADNOC standard competencies.