KBR
oil and gas
SeniorPlanningEngineer–OffshoreFEEDProject
“Senior Planning Engineer – Offshore FEED Project at KBR. Skills: Primavera P6, Project Planning, Scheduling, Critical Path Method (CPM), Risk Management, Offshore FEED projects. Developing, maintaining, and monitoring the project schedule during the FEED phase of offshore oil & gas projects.. Ensuring effective planning, scheduling, and progress tracking aligned with project objectives, client requirements, and industry best practices.”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure effective planning, scheduling, and progress tracking aligned with project objectives, client requirements, and industry best practices.; Ensure project timelines are met.; Ensure alignment with FEED timelines.; Ensure contractors adhere to project planning procedures and ADNOC standards (if applicable).; Ensure proper integration of FEED scope across all disciplines and packages.; Ensure adherence to project planning procedures and standards.; Ensure compliance with client (e.g., ADNOC) processes.
Industry & Context.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; Perform critical path analysis and identify potential delays and risks.; Develop mitigation and recovery plans to ensure project timelines are met.; Identify schedule risks and conduct risk analysis (qualitative/quantitative).
Candidate will be moving outside UAE (to an Asian Country FEED location) for 6 – 8 months and then returning to UAE.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or equivalent, Minimum Overall 15 + years of experience in the oil and gas sector., Minimum 5–7 years in offshore FEED / detailed engineering projects., 10–15 + years of experience in planning/scheduling within oil & gas projects, Strong proficiency in planning tools: Primavera P6 (mandatory), Solid understanding of FEED and EPC project lifecycles, Knowledge of engineering deliverables and dependencies, Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, Excellent knowledge of critical path method (CPM) and scheduling techniques, High attention to detail and ability to manage complex schedules, Ability to work in fast-paced, multi-disciplinary environments
Nice to Have
Additional certification in Project Management (PMP / PRINCE2) is an advantage, MS Project (optional), Experience in WHT, subsea pipeline installation, and marine operations., Prior experience working in PMC roles and ADNOC Offshore projects is highly preferred.
What You'll Do.
and monitoring the project schedule during the FEED phase of offshore oil & gas projects.
Ensuring effective planning
and progress tracking aligned with project objectives
and industry best practices.
Developing and maintaining detailed FEED project schedules using Primavera P6 or equivalent tools.
Establishing Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) aligned with project scope and deliverables.
Defining project milestones
and key deliverable timelines.
Integrating engineering
and interface activities into the master schedule.
Monitoring project progress against baseline schedules and highlighting deviations.
Performing critical path analysis and identifying potential delays and risks.
Developing mitigation and recovery plans to ensure project timelines are met.
Tracking engineering deliverables and ensuring alignment with FEED timelines.
Reviewing EPC contractor schedules for completeness
Ensuring contractors adhere to project planning procedures and ADNOC standards (if applicable).
Interfacing with engineering disciplines to ensure schedule alignment.
Participating in schedule review meetings and providing planning insights.
Developing progress measurement systems and tracking project performance.
Preparing weekly and monthly progress reports including schedule performance indices (SPI)
critical issues and risks.
Preparing dashboards and presentations for senior management and client stakeholders.
Identifying schedule risks and conducting risk analysis (qualitative/quantitative).
Supporting development of mitigation strategies and contingency plans.
Conducting look-ahead planning (2-week / 4-week rolling plans).
Coordinating closely with engineering teams (multi-discipline)
project controls (cost
procurement and HSE teams.
Ensuring proper integration of FEED scope across all disciplines and packages.
Ensuring adherence to project planning procedures and standards.
Maintaining schedule baselines
Supporting audit requirements and ensuring compliance with client (e.g.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Integrate engineering, procurement, and interface activities into the master schedule.; Interface with engineering disciplines to ensure schedule alignment.; Coordinate closely with engineering teams (multi-discipline), project controls (cost, risk), procurement and HSE teams.; Ensure proper integration of FEED scope across all disciplines and packages.
Communication Scope
Effective communication; Stakeholder management; Prepare dashboards and presentations for senior management and client stakeholders.
Process & Methodology
Project Planning, Scheduling, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Milestone Tracking, Critical Path Analysis, Progress Measurement, Risk Management, Contingency Planning, Schedule Baselines, Change Logs, Audit Support, Compliance
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