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Project Engineer & Planner Job
Business Unit:
Custom Field 1:
Job Type:
Mid-Career
Job Type:
Job Purpose / Objective
The project engineer & planner is responsible for supporting the project management team in their execution of projects and for promoting standardization within the PMO.
Key Accountabilities 1
- Demonstrate visible support of the company safety Vision.
- Follow the company’s HSE and quality standards and ensure that all major and minor activities are done in accordance with the OEM’s recommendations.
- The Project engineer should have the required knowledge, talent, and attitude to handle his duties efficiently and effectively with a focus on continuous systems and knowledge improvements.
- Consult with project managers and technical experts to set up assignments, tasks, and subtasks within the scope of the project and associated interfaces.
- Update and maintain schedule data to ensure project consistency, optimization and standardization between projects.
- Identifies potential project schedule delays and facilitates in their intervention in a timely manner.
Key Accountabilities 2
Aligned with project manager instructions, he shall do and immediately/frequently report to Project manager the following:
- Participates in Front End Loading phase of the project including the preparation of project plans, definition of scope of work (SOW), schedules, budgets, and documentation requirements for the projects.
- Supports in the review process for technical & financial GAP analysis of technical proposals versus tender or client requirements.
- Support the use/integration of project and contract management systems into the daily operation of the business.
- Supports the Project Risk Management Process through the facilitation of risk reviews and associated risk analyses.
- Coordinating project timelines with internal departments and external stakeholders.
- Monitors project plans, timelines, deadlines and performing routine inspection of production schedules.
- Monitors the procurement and budget records of the project overall scope of works.
- Follows up on material and service orders, vendors/stakeholder activities, and performing site visits as needed to track the project plans and budget.
- Review contractors’ schedules and progress measurement methodologies, monitors contractors’ schedule and progress performance, immediate direct feedback to project manager.
- Evaluates performance and supports the preparation of project progress reports and forecasts.
- Keeping stakeholders informed of project timelines and deadlines.
- Participate in budget reviews and proposals for current and future projects delivery.
- Review schedule basis of contractor's change proposals and report it to Project manager.
- Communicates any potential schedule delays envisaged and its substantiation with critical path analysis for project manager review.
- Accommodates updates and changes to project schedules, whilst continuously developing and reviewing corrective schedule opportunities and recovery plans.
- Recommends actions to keep projects within budget and completed on time.
- Recognizes and understand competing business requirements and assists the project managers with forming recommendations for the overall good of the combined projects teams.
- Identify and communicate 'lessons learned' to the stakeholders to enable improvements.
- Monitors and appraises the performance of contractors in the areas of progress and schedule control.
- Works with the assigned buyer to monitor the progress of project material and service procurement to ensure delivery is maintained within the agreed delivery dates.
- Any other duties assigned.
Key Accountabilities 3
Relevant Experience/ Skills – Minimum
- Minimum 6 years of experience in-field services in the same discipline.
- Knowledge of drilling systems and equipment, major shipyards projects related to the Oil & Gas industry and specifically the drilling sector and preferable within the local context and region.
- Experienced in working within the project management discipline and with time spent within project planning and its associated processes and tools.
- Excellent knowledge of MS Project.
- High level of competence in oral and written communication with excellent computer skills.
- Must be self-motivated and possess superior skills to coordinate projects activities and resources.
- Ability to identify and solve unusual problems associated with the assigned projects.
- Excellent leadership skills and practices.
- Acts independently to reach sound technical decisions concerning project planning activities.
Job Segment:
Project Engineer, Front End, Procurement, Project Manager, Risk Management, Engineering, Technology, Operations, Finance