Lead Planning Engineer - Construction

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Lead Planning Engineer
- Construction Belong, Connect, Grow, with K ! The K  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. K  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.

Lead Planning Engineer
- Construction K  Abu Dhabi is currently seeking a qualified Lead Planning Engineer
- Construction for a PMC project to be initially based in the city and later moving to Ruwais Site - UAE Profiles matching below criteria only will be contacted.

• Lead the planning, scheduling, monitoring, and control of large-scale Oil & Gas construction projects by developing and maintaining integrated project schedules covering engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up activities.
• Coordinate with project management, engineering, procurement, construction, and subcontractor teams to establish project baselines, monitor progress, perform critical path and schedule risk analyses, and identify potential delays and mitigation measures.
• Prepare look-ahead plans, progress reports, S-curves, manpower histograms, and performance dashboards, ensuring accurate progress measurement and forecasting.
• Support project controls functions through earned value analysis, delay analysis, recovery planning, extension of time (EOT) claims, and management reporting while ensuring compliance with client requirements, project procedures, and industry best practices.
• Provide leadership and guidance to planning engineers and contribute to the successful delivery of projects within approved timelines, budget constraints, and quality standards.

• Bachelor’s degree is a MUST.
• At least 5 years in a Lead Planning Engineer role within Oil & Gas EPC projects.
• Must have handled mega Oil & Gas FEED/ EPC Projects
• Minimum Overall 20+ years of experience in execution of EPC contracts in the Oil & Gas industry
• Experience in Gas Processing/NGL & EPC/Detail Engineering project.
• Professional Certifications (Preferred)
• PMP (Project Management Professional)
• PMI-SP (Scheduling Professional)
• AACE Certification (CCP)
• Primavera P6 Professional Certification

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