Project Controls Engineer, Ras-Al-Khair

Requisition ID: 282305 

• Relocation Authorized: None 
• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project 
• Work Location: Ras Al Khair 

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Jubail is one of Bechtel’s most remarkable achievements—a city built from the sand up, requiring vast resources and logistical planning on an unprecedented scale. It the biggest civil engineering project in modern times—and it's getting bigger. Bechtel has managed the Jubail project, located in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, since it began in the mid-1970s. Saudi Arabian Bechtel Company (SABCO) serves as the Management Services Contractor (MSC), or “owner’s representative” for our client, the Royal Commission (RC). We are the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) managers, managing design submissions from local AE firms, and overseeing the actual construction work being performed by local contractors and sub-contractors in Jubail and Ras-Al-Khair Industrial Cities. In June 2021, Bechtel’s contract with the Royal Commission was renewed for another 5 years with work focusing on building new residential communities, iconic buildings/ bridges, major site preparation, commercial buildings, mosques, schools, hospitals, sports facilities, clinics, universities, utility services and infrastructure (electrical sub-stations, lift stations), roads and highways, port & pipeline expansions, and more. 
 

Work Location: Ras-Al-Khair. The work location for this position is at Ras-Al-Khair which is located about 100 KMS north of Jubail Industrial City. You will be required to commute Jubail - Ras-Al-Khair - Jubail daily using the available transportation facility /shuttle bus service. Free breakfast and lunch are currently provided for Ras-Al-Khair assignees during workdays.
 

In this role, you will provide non-routine cost engineering/planning and scheduling needs to projects. You will establish stakeholder relationships, conduct schedule analysis and integrate activities, identify restraints, quantify risks, monitor cost and performance, recommend alternatives, and deliver training sessions and workshops. Your activities will synthesize project components into seamless execution.
 

• Prepares detailed schedules, cash flows, trend forecasts, contract & budget forecasts, & percent complete calculations.
• Prepares contract check plans and schedules, preliminary quantity man loading & cash flows and progress measurement guide for contracts.
• Assist with project summary reports and pre-award contract analysis.
• Monitor contractor performance, manpower, cash flow and interfaces.
• Develops pricing levels, comparisons, etc. as required for each contract.
• Assist/organize the Engineering Work Plan for the current/following year (e.g. from the approved Work Plan plus previously approved, detail contracts, durations, and cash flows by task/contract).
• Any other tasks required by the department related to project controls.
• Delivers training sessions and facilitates workshops

• College/University Degree required in any Engineering discipline.
• At least 5 to 8 years or relevant work experience related to project controls on Heavy Civil / Infrastructure projects.
• Knowledge of project controls practices and procedures. Skilled in oral and written communication.
• Ability to work within a culturally diverse organization, recognizing and respecting differences.
• Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing, and solving problems.
• Ability to train junior planning engineers. 

• Prior experience working as client representation or in PM/CM role preferred. 
• Knowledge of Primavera P6 to plan, organize, review and develop complex EPC schedules. Proficient in CPM scheduling, resource loading and leveling.
• Proficiency with multiple discipline specific software applications currently used in Bechtel (PC Works or Primavera and Microsoft Office Applications, for example).
• Proficiency with PC operating systems, with proficiency in several basic software applications. Knowledge of financial reporting systems and controller account codes, and understanding of Controller instructions, which impact Project Controls (including Project Financial Status Reports and Earned Revenue Determination Data).
• Intermediate level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes, as performed by Bechtel.
• Knowledge of engineering and construction management customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.
• Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing cost engineering functions, which include cost estimating, cost control, and cost analysis, in the field and the home office.
• Statistical knowledge in the areas of sampling, distributions, probability, and hypothesis testing for metrics.
• Excellent team player.
• Ability to work independently and exercise professional judgment within the framework of guidelines provided by superiors.

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