SENIOR PROJECT CONTROLS ENGINEER

Position overview

Project controls

• Lead planning, review, control, start-up execution, and closeout processes; drive process improvements.
• Improve interfaces with other departments, including integrated activity planning, procurement, stock, logistics, and finance.
• Manage business planning, prioritization, budgets, and rolling project forecasts.
• Monitor projects with KPIs and dashboards, assess status, and raise issues early; define deliverables aligned with company standards.
• Lead Project Controls Analysts responsible for portfolio monitoring and control.
• Support forecasting, monthly variance explanations, daily commitment updates, and project status updates across systems.
• Review contractor monthly reports and communicate findings to management and stakeholders.
• Develop systems to collect and integrate information on HSEQ, engineering, costs, progress, QA/QC, risks, change controls, procurement, and governance.
• Prepare Engineering & Construction presentations for executives and stakeholders, and deliver ad hoc reports.

Material management

• Lead onshore and offshore material controllers to ensure timely delivery and avoid project delays.
• Represent the department on the Material Management Committee and lead stock-management improvements.
• Reduce unallocated stock and optimize inventory across Engineering & Construction storage locations.
• Coordinate with procurement, logistics, and field operations to align material supply with demand.
• Manage work orders and link job cards, material requisitions, and project execution schedules accurately.

Systems and process administration

• Customize project-controls systems, including Sciforma, BW, SAP, and Primavera, to meet project needs.
• Align project-controls system requirements with corporate requirements and delivery plans.
• Manage planning tools and functions to provide analytical and risk-assessed data.
• Identify process inefficiencies and recommend improved business practices and system alignment.
• Review and approve project-controls system change requests; gather requirements and prepare business cases for improvements.
• Work with technical and non-technical stakeholders to determine requirements, estimate effort, and implement data analysis, reporting, and integration solutions.
• Develop performance reporting systems, processes, and presentation formats for organizational audiences.
• Train the Engineering & Construction community on process and system changes and support adoption of digital solutions.
• Evaluate integration points, support digitalization and automation through Power BI solutions, and participate in user adoption sessions.

Qualifications and experience

• Engineering background.
• At least 10 years of experience in the major oil and gas industry and related disciplines.
• Good knowledge and hands-on experience using SAP and other project-controls tools.
• Basic exposure to engineering digital solutions such as 3D modelling and mobility solutions.
• Experience managing personnel and leading teams in a multicultural environment.
• Strong experience in data management, processing, and analysis of large datasets.

Competencies

• Proactive, results-oriented self-starter who can work autonomously and take ownership.
• Willing and able to assume additional responsibilities as needed and support business needs during periods of high activity.
• Strong interpersonal and stakeholder-management skills; able to communicate and collaborate across organizational levels.
• Fluent written and spoken English with strong business-writing capabilities.
• Able to manage multiple priorities, tasks, and deadlines while meeting stringent deadlines.

Working environment

• Based in Doha, Qatar; the position may require travel to onshore and offshore facilities, locations within Qatar, and international locations.
• Standard office schedule is five working days per week.