Planning & Project Control Engineer

JOB SUMMARY

The Planning & Project Control Engineer establishes and runs the time, progress and man-hour control system on AMG's oil & gas detailed engineering projects, providing reliable forecasts and early warnings to management and the client.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Planning and Scheduling

• Develop the Critical Path Method (CPM) baseline schedule in Primavera P6, including the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), activity logic, man-hour loading and client milestones.
• Integrate Vendor Data Requirements (VDR) and interface dates into the engineering schedule, and maintain schedule quality.
• Update schedules weekly / monthly with critical path, float and look-ahead analysis; prepare recovery schedules and what-if scenarios.
• Prepare Time Impact Analysis (TIA) and delay analysis to support Extension of Time (EOT) requests.
• Prepare the project control procedure, schedule basis and planning deliverables for client approval.

Project Control and Reporting

• Set up the progress measurement system and deliverable weightage from the Master Deliverables Register (MDR), and the man-hour control baseline.
• Perform Earned Value Management (EVM), including Cost Performance Index (CPI) and Schedule Performance Index (SPI), and forecast the Estimate at Completion (EAC).
• Issue weekly / monthly progress reports, S-curves and Power BI dashboards; maintain the risk register and present in client reviews.
• Align schedule, progress and cost data with discipline leads and the Contracts & Cost Engineer.
• Monitor deliverable status (MDR / VDR), holds and client review cycles, and flag late approvals affecting progress.
• Capture lessons learned and historical man-hour / productivity data to improve future estimates and schedules.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Civil, or related); with PMP or AACE PSP is an advantage.
• Experience: 14+ years, including planning and project controls on oil & gas detailed engineering projects.
• Background: Must come from an engineering background; all past roles and projects must be engineering-based. Construction background will be an advantage.
• Advantage: Planning experience on construction / EPC projects; ADNOC or GCC experience strongly preferred.
• Software: Primavera P6, MS Project, Advanced MS Excel, Power BI, MS Office.