Job Description:

The Senior Planning & Monitoring Engineer is responsible for the complete project planning & monitoring activities in coordination with the Project management team & functional managers, including performing Delay Analysis as dictated by the relevant contracts.

The person performing this role has to possess thorough knowledge & experience in the entire life cycle of projects from initiation till close-out.

Dimensions:

External Interfaces:

• Utilities
• Client
• Project consultants
• Other stakeholders, as necessary

Internal Interfaces:

• Engineering team
• Site Project Engineering team

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare Project Baseline Schedules, Project Costs, Resource allocation, client coordination and sub-contractor follow-up.
• Establish project Work Break-down Structure (WBS), Project Control Strategy, Master Schedule and Action Plan for planning deliverables issuance.
• Project Controls coordination in all phases of the project life cycle such as engineering, procurement, installation, Testing and commissioning.
• Demonstrate strong project fundamentals and work processes (cost/schedule tracking, change management, risk identification, options analysis).
• Follow up the projects progress, and highlight to the HOD (Engineering) the reasons of delay and the required mitigation plans.
• Prepare and review the daily, weekly and monthly progress reports for internal & external reporting.
• Prepare and maintain organization process assets such as project controls/management plans, procedures and tools.
• Utilize project planning and monitoring tools effectively to ensure compliance with project timelines, budgets and quality standards.
• Prepare Invoice back-ups, as applicable.
• Handle correspondences, particularly claims, with different authorities and stakeholders, and prepare all reports related to delay analysis.
• Progress Measurements & supporting the finance team for invoice preparation & submission.
• Prepare & maintain material control list.
• Prepare EOT & review the sub-contractor’s EOT.
• Records costs in EBS in coordination with the Commercial team.
• Supervise and mentor subordinate staff, ensuring the accuracy, quality, and timely delivery of all project deliverables.
• Perform any other related tasks assigned as per the directives of the HOD (Engineering).

Skills

Educational Qualification:

• Bachelors in Electrical Engineering.
• A minimum of 15 plus years of relevant experience as a Senior Planning & Monitoring Engineer in handling 400 kV GIS projects from the energy and power industry in the GCC/UAE.

Preferred Certifications:

• Expertise in: Project Scheduling & Primavera P6 - PMP certification, EPC Project Management, Power BI, PMI-PMP, Oracle and MS projects.

Skills & Knowledge:

• Exceptional knowledge in Cost control management, Project risk assessment management, Contract management, Interface Coordination, and conflict resolution.
• Leadership, team building, communication, critical thinking, decision-making, problem solving skills are mandatory.
• Strong presentation and communication skills with the ability to present complex, technical information to a wide audience.
• High competence in technical writing, systems development and utilization.