Specialist - Project Planning and Scheduling

Specialist
- Project Planning and Scheduling Job Snapshot

Role:
Specialist
- Project Planning and Scheduling

Location:

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Oil and Energy
Function:
Project-Program Management

Experience:

10 years of relevant experience
Job Type: Full Time

Position Overview ADNOC Group is seeking a Specialist - Project Planning and Scheduling for a Full Time, on-site role in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The position provides technical support for project planning, scheduling and controls across ADNOC and its Group Companies. The role supports consistent planning methodologies, standards, reporting and assurance practices while strengthening project planning capabilities and providing timely insight into project progress, risks, changes and performance across the capital delivery program.

Country:
United Arab Emirates City:
Abu Dhabi Industry: Oil and Energy Function:
Project-Program Management Salary:
Not disclosed Gender: No Preference Candidate Nationality:
Not specified Job Type: Full Time Work Arrangement:
On-site

• Maintain the accuracy, completeness, transparency and consistency of project planning reports and dashboards.
• Ensure relevant reports are distributed to appropriate stakeholders and that key information is clearly understood.
• Highlight significant issues requiring Group Company management or shareholder attention.
• Participate in assurance audits and project reviews, including Independent Project Reviews.
• Assess alignment of projects with ADNOC policies and identify opportunities to enhance overall project value.
• Support benchmarking and lessons learned activities to improve planning practices.

• Plan and execute initiatives aimed at improving the capital delivery program and maximizing ADNOC value.
• Support development of Project Planning competency and career development programs.
• Contribute to clear deployment guidelines that help maintain the planning capability required for successful capital project delivery.
• Support development of technical discipline coordination and the Technical Authority Framework.
• Promote alignment of technical resources and activities across ADNOC Group Companies.

• Support Project Managers in controlling project planning activities using Company methodologies, processes and templates.
• Maintain planning requirements for strategic projects.
• Monitor project progress and performance and support timely identification of potential issues.
• Assist in defining and tracking appropriate mitigation actions.
• Support project risk management and regular updates of project-level risk registers.
• Support timely Management of Change activities for changes that may affect the asset or project.
• Track changes and potential changes to project scope.
• Ensure estimated cost and schedule impacts associated with changes are visible to the client and project management.
• Support effective administration of the Management of Change process.

• Prepare periodic project reports and monthly performance information.
• Develop key dashboard indicators for Group Company management and shareholders.
• Provide relevant planning and scheduling information to asset-level teams and Group Company Project Control functions.
• Provide Project Managers, Project Controls Managers and Group Company Project Services with timely project performance information.
• Participate in regular Project Management Team meetings.
• Present information covering project progress, risks, trajectory and other relevant performance matters.
• Address planning and project control queries raised by project stakeholders.
• Support Project Management Teams in understanding project control methodologies, processes and templates.

Plan, supervise and coordinate activities within the assigned area to achieve functional objectives. Train and develop assigned personnel in relevant skills to strengthen technical proficiency and support delivery of section objectives.

• Provide input for preparation of Unit, Department, or Section budgets.
• Assist with implementation of approved budgets and work plans.
• Investigate and highlight significant variances.
• Support effective performance monitoring and cost control.

• Implement approved Unit, Department, or Section policies, processes, systems, standards and procedures to support execution of work programs in accordance with Company and international…