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Senior Planning Engineer at KBR — Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. **Title:** Senior Planning Engineer ***Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR!*** ***The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals. KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle.
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Senior Planning Engineer
Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR!
The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals. KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.
Job Title: Senior Planning Engineer – Offshore FEED Project
The Senior Planning Engineer is responsible for developing, maintaining, monitoring, and reporting project schedules for the ADNOC Offshore CED Project. The role ensures effective planning, progress measurement, forecasting, and scheduling control throughout engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover phases while ensuring compliance with ADNOC Offshore requirements and project objectives.
Project Planning & Scheduling
- Develop and maintain Integrated Master Schedules (IMS) covering Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, and Start-up activities.
- Prepare Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, and detailed execution schedules in Primavera P6.
- Establish project baselines and monitor schedule performance against approved targets.
- Develop work breakdown structures (WBS), coding structures, and project calendars.
- Ensure alignment between contractor, subcontractor, vendor, and client schedules.
Progress Monitoring & Control
- Monitor project progress and identify schedule variances.
- Analyze critical path activities and assess schedule impacts.
- Prepare recovery and acceleration plans to mitigate delays.
- Conduct trend analysis and forecast project completion dates.
- Monitor engineering deliverables, procurement status, construction progress, and commissioning readiness.
Project Controls & Reporting
- Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports for management and ADNOC Offshore.
- Develop project dashboards, S-curves, manpower histograms, productivity reports, and KPI reports.
- Support management reviews by providing schedule performance analysis.
- Generate earned value reports and schedule performance indicators.
Risk & Change Management
- Perform delay analysis and schedule risk assessments.
- Evaluate the impact of change orders, scope changes, and unforeseen events.
- Support preparation of Extension of Time (EOT) claims and supporting documentation.
- Participate in risk workshops and mitigation planning.
Coordination & Stakeholder Management
- Interface with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project management teams.
- Coordinate with ADNOC Offshore representatives and contractors regarding planning and progress issues.
- Participate in project review meetings and management presentations.
- Ensure planning data is accurately reflected across all project disciplines.
Commissioning & Handover Support
- Develop commissioning and system completion schedules.
- Monitor Mechanical Completion (MC), Ready for Commissioning (RFC), Ready for Start-Up (RFSU), and Handover milestones.
- Support development of system turnover plans and commissioning tracking systems.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or related discipline.
- Primavera P6 Professional Certification preferred.
- PMP Certification is an advantage.
- Membership in a recognized engineering institute is desirable.
Experience
- Minimum 12-15 years of experience in project planning and scheduling within the Oil & Gas industry.
- Minimum 8 years in EPC/EPCM projects involving offshore facilities, brownfield modifications, or major capital projects.
- Previous ADNOC Offshore project experience is highly preferred.
- Strong experience in engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project controls.
- Experience supporting mega-projects within the UAE and Middle East region preferred
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