Control Engineer

Job Description: Control Engineer – Oil & Gas

Location: Qatar Industry: Oil & Gas / EPC Experience: 8–10+ years Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a relevant discipline

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Control Engineer to manage project control activities for Oil & Gas / EPC projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for project scheduling, progress monitoring, performance reporting, forecasting, trend analysis, and change management while coordinating with engineering, procurement, and construction teams to ensure project objectives and deadlines are achieved.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and monitor project schedules in line with project objectives and contractual requirements.
• Manage project planning and control activities using Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Monitor project progress and measure actual performance against approved baseline schedules.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams to collect and validate progress data.
• Prepare project progress reports, dashboards, forecasts, and performance analyses.
• Identify schedule deviations, critical activities, delays, and potential risks, and recommend corrective actions.
• Conduct trend analysis and assess the impact of changes on project schedules and deliverables.
• Support change management, schedule revisions, and extension-of-time (EOT) assessments where applicable.
• Track key performance indicators (KPIs), milestones, productivity, and resource utilization.
• Maintain accurate project control records and provide regular updates to project management and clients.
• Ensure compliance with project control procedures, reporting requirements, and contractual obligations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a relevant discipline.
• Minimum 8–10+ years of experience in project controls within the Oil & Gas / EPC industry.
• Strong hands-on experience with Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel, progress measurement, forecasting, and performance reporting.
• Experience in schedule development, baseline monitoring, critical path analysis, and delay identification.
• Good understanding of engineering, procurement, and construction workflows.
• Knowledge of change management, trend analysis, and EOT assessments is an advantage.
• Strong analytical, organizational, reporting, and communication skills.

Application Question(s):

• Do you have hands-on experience with Primavera P6 and MS Project?
• Do you have previous experience working on Oil & Gas projects in Qatar or the GCC? If yes, please specify.
• What is your current location and employment status?
• What is your availability to join?

Experience:

• Oil & Gas / EPC project controls?: 8 years (Required)

Work Location: In person