Project Planning Engineer

Title:

Position: Planning Engineer

Project: BECL- ROO, Iraq

Department: Project

Location: Abu Dhabi-UAE

About Company

KBR is a global provider of differentiated professional services and technologies across the asset and program life cycle within the Government Services and Hydrocarbons sectors. KBR employs approximately 34,000 people worldwide (including our joint ventures), with customers in more than 80 countries, and operations in 40 countries.

Job Responsibility and Requirement

Project Planning and Scheduling:

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules using industry-standard software, in this case Primavera P6.
• Identify critical path activities and key milestones to drive the project forward.
• Conduct weekly lookahead meetings to review upcoming activities, assess progress, and address any potential roadblocks.

Resource Loading and Management:

• Allocate resources effectively to meet project demands and optimize productivity.
• Develop resource loading schedules to ensure that labour, materials, and equipment are adequately deployed at each stage of the project. (In line with each Projects requirement).
• Produce histograms and S curves in line with client and internal requirements.

Stage-Gate Rolling Planning:

• Implement a rolling planning approach to adapt to evolving project requirements at each stage gate.
• Conduct bi-weekly schedule updates to incorporate changes, assess risks, and reallocate resources as necessary.

Communication and Collaboration:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, procurement, construction, and management, to align project goals and deliverables.
•  Develop and update project dashboards to provide stakeholders with visibility into project progress, key performance indicators, and risks.
• Identify and communicate areas of the process where improvements can be made, to benefit the project and the wider planning and scheduling function.

Experience required:

• Minimum 10 years of experience required.
• Minimum 5+ Years of experience in Oil & Gas industry

Mandatory:

• Bachelor honours degree in a relevant technical discipline from a recognised institution.