PMC Specialist Planning Engineer

Wood is seeking an experienced PMC Specialist Planning Engineer to support the delivery of the ADNOC Offshore Umm Shaif Gas Cap Phase 1 Onshore Project (Packages 2 &
3). The role will be responsible for planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, performance analysis, forecasting, and schedule assurance throughout all phases of project execution.

The successful candidate will provide planning and project controls expertise to the PMC, ADNOC and EPC Contractor teams, ensuring effective development, maintenance and control of integrated project schedules. The role will act as the focal point for schedule management activities, supporting project leadership through timely reporting, schedule analysis, risk identification and recovery planning while ensuring compliance with ADNOC requirements, project procedures and industry best practices.

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering and operations for the energy and materials sectors. With 33,000 people in around 50 countries, Wood supports clients across the full asset lifecycle, delivering safe, predictable outcomes while enabling resilient operations and a lower carbon future. Wood forms the Energy & Materials pillar of Sidara - a global partnership uniting leading multidisciplinary engineering, design, and project management companies.

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.

• Develop, review, maintain and monitor integrated project schedules covering engineering, procurement, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up activities.
• Review EPC Contractor baseline schedules and ensure compliance with ADNOC requirements, project objectives and contractual obligations.
• Provide specialist planning and scheduling support to PMC Project Management Team throughout project execution.
• Establish and maintain Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), coding structures and schedule control systems.
• Evaluate contractor planning deliverables and verify schedule integrity, logic, resource loading and critical path compliance.
• Perform critical path analysis and identify schedule risks, constraints and opportunities for optimization.
• Monitor engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning progress against approved baselines.
• Conduct variance analysis and provide recommendations for corrective and preventive actions.
• Prepare and maintain Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 and detailed execution schedules as required.
• Assess schedule impacts arising from design changes, technical queries, site issues and project risks.
• Review and validate EPC Contractor progress measurement methodologies and earned value reporting systems.
• Coordinate with project disciplines to ensure accurate progress measurement and forecast reporting.
• Develop short-term and long-term planning strategies to support effective project execution.
• Prepare progress curves, S-curves, KPI dashboards and management reporting packages.
• Analyze schedule performance trends and provide forecasts for project completion milestones.
• Support project management in identifying mitigation and recovery measures for schedule slippages.
• Participate in schedule risk assessments and quantitative schedule analysis activities.
• Review contractor manpower histograms, resource plans and productivity assessments.
• Coordinate schedule interfaces between engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning teams.
• Monitor subcontractor schedule performance and interface management requirements.
• Support project change management processes from a planning and scheduling perspective.
• Evaluate Extension of Time (EOT) claims and schedule impact assessments.
• Perform delay analysis and assess schedule implications of project changes and disruptions.
• Review weekly and monthly progress reports submitted by EPC Contractors.
• Facilitate planning and schedule review meetings with ADNOC, PMC and EPC Contractor stakeholders.
• Ensure schedule updates reflect actual project progress and approved execution strategies.
• Support preparation of management presentations and executive reporting requirements.
• Interface with ADNOC…