Principal Engineer - Planning
Petrofac is currently looking to recruit a Principal Engineer - Planning to be based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. (Site) What We Do Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.
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Overview
***Petrofac is currently looking to recruit***
***a Principal Engineer - Planning***
***to be based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. (Site)***
What We Do
Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.
We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for the energy industries.
Our comprehensive and tailored service offering covers each stage of the project life cycle and a variety of commercial models, giving our clients the flexibility, they need.
Primary Duties
Support the Project Controls Manager/ Manager Planning who will be responsible for the ultimate planning
and controls deliverables under the Project.
Participate in the tendering process by providing input to the initial Project Execution Plan in terms of
Level 1. 2 and 3 planning.
In particular, supporting the proposals manager with a full understanding of the
logical sequencing of activities through engineering to handover.
Active
Develop the Level 1, 2 and 3 schedules from the tender phase, into working schedules for execution,
taking into account input from engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning disciplines,
while providing guidance on optimizing the schedule.
Guide in setting up of
the Technical Document Register (TDR) and Project Procurement
Tracking
Register (PTR), and pursue population of the requisite data into these registers with Engineering and
Procurement disciplines respectively.
Work with subcontractor or partner construction planners to develop optimum sequencing of activities in
construction such that realistic date are set for engineering and procurement activities to facilitate the
necessary durations for efficient installation, pre-commissioning and commissioning.
Ensure the TDR and PR is updated in line with Project reporting requirements, and report any serious
deviations to project management.
Prepare project S curves for all individual engineering disciplines, procurement and construction.
Prepare weekly and monthly progress figures for input to weekly/monthly reports.
Ensure that remaining
forecast planning is achievable in light of progress figures, and highlight to project management areas
where planning will require to be altered to remedy delays or potential delays in schedule.
Collate commodity information from discipline engineers and prepare commodity curves for handover to
construction management and subsequent monitoring.
Prepare detailed (level 4) plans for specific critical activities drawn from the Level 3 Schedule eg nozzle
availability, structural pipe rack erection, underground facilities, building design and erection, such that
these can be used as effective management tools for monitoring the progress of these critical activities.
Participate with construction personnel and commissioning manager in transition from construction
planning by activity, to system planning for commissioning and handover.
Ensure that this is compliant
with the logical and contractual requirements for handover of the facilities.
Perform any related duties and responsibilities as and when required.
Ensure Timely submission of various internal and client reports with all supporting documents
Carry out risk analysis and schedule assurance check.
Minimum Requirements
Participate in rebase lining exercise as required.
Graduation in Engineering with a minimum of 15 years relevant experience depending on the role as well as
project magnitude and complexity.
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