PMC Senior Planning Engineer

Job Description:

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced PMC Senior Planning Engineer having a proven track record in developing, monitoring, and controlling project schedules to ensure the successful delivery of projects within approved timelines. The role supports project management by providing planning, scheduling, progress measurement, forecasting, and reporting services throughout the project lifecycle for a high-profile client.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world

Woods Oil, Gas & New Energies business is built on a strong legacy of delivering large and complex projects for national and international energy companies across the globe. We have experienced teams, a proven delivery model and a strong reputation.

We are the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status-quo in the oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids and decarbonization and electrification markets. We pride ourselves in steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory.
Energy security, transition and supply have never been more important. You, our enabling teams, are at the very forefront of transformative projects that are providing sustainable power to generations to come. We are the ones to bring low-carbon concepts to reality.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects
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  Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organization actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive remuneration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient, and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance
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  The company provides Life Assurance cover
• End of Service Gratuity
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  In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit
• The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company
• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years’ service of our employees at 5 year service milestones
• Commitment to continued professional development
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  Development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: Join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
• Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems – delivered by experts in their field

The key objective for this role is:

To lead and manage project planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, and forecasting activities, ensuring the project is executed in accordance with approved timelines, milestones, and client requirements, while providing accurate schedule analysis, risk assessments, and performance reporting to support successful project delivery.

• Develop, maintain, and manage integrated project schedules covering engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up phases.
• Establish project baselines, milestones, work breakdown structures (WBS), and schedule control procedures.
• Monitor project progress against approved schedules and identify schedule variances and critical issues.
• Perform critical path analysis, what-if scenarios, and schedule risk assessments.
• Prepare recovery plans and mitigation strategies to…