Job Title: Specialist Planning & Cost Engineer – Offshore Water Injection Project

Role Overview

Work Arrangement

• The position is based in an office and offshore site environment in the UAE.
• The schedule is a six-weeks-on and three-weeks-off rotation.

Planning and Scheduling

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules using Primavera P6 or equivalent planning software.
• Establish Work Breakdown Structures and coding structures, and prepare baseline schedules for engineering, procurement, fabrication, installation, commissioning, and start-up.
• Monitor progress, critical paths, constraints, and delays; conduct schedule risk analysis; and prepare mitigation and recovery plans.
• Evaluate contractor and subcontractor schedules and coordinate interfaces across engineering, procurement, construction, offshore operations, and commissioning.

Cost Control

• Develop cost control systems and procedures and establish project budgets and cost breakdown structures.
• Monitor commitments, expenditures, accruals, forecasts, contractor invoices, change orders, and claims.
• Perform cost analysis and variance reporting and prepare Estimate at Completion and Estimate to Complete forecasts.
• Identify cost risks, recommend corrective actions, and support project management in achieving budget objectives.

Progress and Reporting

• Implement progress measurement systems and verify progress reported by contractors and vendors.
• Analyze earned value performance and project productivity.
• Generate reports covering Schedule Performance Index, Cost Performance Index, Earned Value Analysis, S-Curves, and milestone performance.
• Prepare management presentations and project control summaries for stakeholders.

Risk and Stakeholder Coordination

• Participate in risk assessments and maintain schedule and cost risk registers.
• Evaluate schedule and cost impacts of changes, variations, and claims and support change management documentation.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, offshore installation, operations, and commissioning teams.
• Interface with EPC contractors, vendors, consultants, and client representatives and support audits and project reviews.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, project management, quantity surveying, or a related discipline.
• A minimum of 15–18 years of project planning and cost control experience in the oil and gas industry is required.
• At least five years of experience supporting offshore, water injection, brownfield, offshore platform, subsea, or EPC projects is required.
• A strong project controls background across engineering, procurement, construction, offshore installation, and commissioning is required.

Technical Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, strong Earned Value Management knowledge, and cost engineering and forecasting expertise are required.
• Experience with project control systems and ERP platforms such as SAP, Oracle, Ecosys, or an equivalent system is required.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel and reporting skills are required.
• Knowledge of offshore construction and installation, contract management, claims, and variation control is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Professional certifications such as PMP, PMI-SP, PSP from AACE, or CCP are preferred.
• Primavera P6 certification is advantageous.
• Experience with major international oil and gas operators and EPC contractors is preferred.