Project Resource Specialist - Workforce Mobility

Project Resource Specialist
- Workforce Mobility Job Snapshot Role:
Project Resource Specialist
- Workforce Mobility

Location:

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Industry: Oil & Energy Function:
Human Resources / Recruiting

Experience:

Minimum 10 years, including 6 years in a relevant specialist role Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview ADNOC Group 's Project Resource Specialist
- Workforce Mobility opportunity in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates supports capital project workforce planning within the Oil & Energy industry. The role coordinates resource demand, internal talent deployment, mobilization, and capability development for DM&T and Upstream Capital Projects, helping project teams secure qualified personnel in line with delivery milestones.

Job Details Country:
United Arab Emirates City:
Abu Dhabi Industry: Oil & Energy Function:
Human Resources / Recruiting Salary:
Not disclosed Gender: Any Candidate Nationality:
Any Job Type: Full-time Work Arrangement:
On-site

Maintain a dependable view of workforce requirements and available capacity across Upstream capital projects. Coordinate staffing actions, personnel movements, and competency information so that project leadership can address critical vacancies, deployment delays, and capability gaps before they disrupt execution.

• Maintain rolling resource forecasts by project, delivery phase, engineering discipline, location, and contractor or project management consultant (PMC).
• Validate staffing demand with project controls teams and delivery leads, identifying vacancies, surplus capacity, and critical resource constraints.
• Monitor approved headcount plans, applicable nationalization objectives, and contractor-to-PMC resource ratios; report exceptions with practical corrective proposals.
• Align short‑term deployment actions with longer‑term project workforce requirements.

• Coordinate resource requests, approvals, onboarding readiness, site access requirements, rotation arrangements, and demobilization.
• Work with Human Capital, project managers, discipline leads, PMCs, and service providers to resolve deployment obstacles.
• Support internal vacancy fulfillment by coordinating candidate shortlists, interviews, offers, acceptance tracking, and planned start dates.
• Align resource transfers and handovers with project schedules and operational requirements.
• Act as the day‑to‑day contact for project resourcing and mobility queries.

• Maintain current role profiles, staffing templates, and competency requirements for Upstream project delivery positions.
• Administer the approved competency library and keep role‑to‑competency mappings accurate.
• Track relevant qualifications and skills evidence for deployed personnel, and coordinate competency assessments where required.
• Identify capability shortfalls requiring training, coaching, or reassignment.
• Support project workforce capability plans and track agreed development actions.
• Consolidate information for contractor and PMC capability and capacity reviews.

• Maintain auditable records covering organization charts, assignments, cost centers, contract information, and applicable location or visa status.
• Prepare weekly and monthly dashboards covering mobilization, open vacancies, critical roles, overdue actions, and forecast-versus-actual staffing.
• Draft management submissions for urgent deployment decisions, exceptions, and approvals, including supporting rationale and risk considerations.
• Provide accurate resource information to project leadership for timely decision‑making.

• Help prepare departmental operational plans and…