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Job title
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Lead Engineer Project Control
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Position Level
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5
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Function
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Project Delivery
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Department
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Planning
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Location
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Oman
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Budget control
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*OPEX and/or CAPEX and/or Revenue amount as relevant*
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Reporting to
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Manager Project Planning
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Direct reports
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NA
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Job purpose
Lead Projects Control Engineer works for all the Projects of the Project Delivery Function of OQGN, by applying planning procedures and setting targets to ensure that project control & planning standards are implemented across all OQGN projects. Lead development and review of project controls, planning standards and specifications to ensure adequacy with contracts/procedures and to meet safe execution, operability, and maintainability of all projects. Promote and maintain project planning & control conscious environment throughout the project execution lifecycle.
The position will act in accordance with OQGN’s mission, vision, values & strategies, as well as policies, guidelines and international standards, supported by an IT technology platform, HSE standards, Oman’s government & other legal justifications and best international practices in consonance with national objectives.
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Mandate QHSSE Obligations
- Ensure compliance with the HSE Management System.
- Monitor and report safety performance and compliance.
- Guide, advise, communicate, and enforce safe behavioural practices (Life Saving Rules, Process Safety Rules) to perform tasks safely.
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Mandate Culture Obligations
Holding this role and contributing as a valuable member of our community, it is your responsibility to maintain OQGN's cultural principles, fostering growth and facilitating valuable contributions that will contribute to our organization's long-term success.
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Main Tasks and Responsibilities
- Lead development and review of project controls, planning standards and specifications to ensure adequacy with contracts/procedures and to meet safe execution, operability, and maintainability of OQGN’s facilities.
- Monitor performance — continuously- to ensure that all project control cost and schedule deliverables are issued in accordance with requirements and when necessary, an appropriate measure is taken to correct any noncompliance.
- Interface with other disciplines such as engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning to ensure Project Control & Planning requirements are satisfactorily addressed.
- Develop Dashboards to oversee the entire program of work for all Project Delivery activities and update the schedule based on inputs received from the project team, contractors and/or operations.
- Lead cross-functional and interface timelines within OQGN.
- Develop the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and integrate it into the project Schedule to assess progress and accurately forecast time, resources, and cash flow of the project.
- Lead preparations of monthly and weekly progress reports, charts, histograms, and S-curves on all projects.
- Verify critical path and interfaces between design/ engineering/procurement/execution. Understand the dynamics of critical path scheduling and verify the critical path and interfaces.
- Analyze the root cause(s) of delay and identify any threat to the schedule/milestones.
- Lead project progress meetings and highlight items related to project control performance.
- Responsible for accumulating, collecting, and analyzing data and information required for planning and costing.
- Lead consolidations of the inputs required for cost estimations, inclusive of labour, tool, equipment, and materials estimates.
- Develop the Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) when required and integrate this in the project schedule, budget/finance definition and assess progress in manageable and accurately forecast time, resources.
- Lead project cost control and management of the change process. Lead verifications and tracking of contractual milestones, and ensure the progress management system is validated.
- Monitor contractor's performance in line with the project plan and provide analysis to overcome the shortfalls.
- Establishment of CBS, Cash Flow Reporting including VOWD & Accruals, Budget Forecasts and actuals
- Lead preparations of the Cost Report and lead Business Plan activities within the Planning Department.
- Support risk management identification and mitigation across all projects.
- Contribute to and develop project delivery budget and monitoring systems.
- Ensure innovation is maximized within projects in relation to cost control and planning.
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Key interactions
- Internal: Gas Network, all departments
- External: Contractors, Vendors & Suppliers
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Working Conditions
Primarily office-based, occasional travel, and sporadic visits to the Project sites.
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Education requirements
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
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Language
Preferable English and Arabic.
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Experience and background
- From 10 to 12 years of experience
- Relevant experience in a relevant position with strong experience in the utilization of Primavera, SAP and cost management tools. At least 5 years of experience in using Planning and ERP software.
- Adaptable and motivated in challenging and changing project environments, and able to sustain working pressure.
- Experienced in working with multiple schedules, not limited to resource control, forecasting, resourcing early and late curves and related schedule reporting.
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Competencies and skills
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Principles:
- Strategic Alignment: Ensure that every action and decision will support the organization's long-term goals and objectives.
- Transparency in Responsibility: Ability to create clear reporting systems to enhance operational efficiency and overall effectiveness.
- Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of innovation and learning to adapt and grow in a changing environment.
- Sustainability: Ability to meet the current business needs by combining skills with the future generations' needs, balancing environmental, social, and economic concerns within the organization’s communities.
- Diversity and Inclusion: Foster diversity within the workforce and promote an inclusive culture by engaging with a broad array of perspectives and talents.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Actively involve and communicate with stakeholders to build trust and maintain strong relationships.
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Soft Skills:
- Should be able to work collaboratively with the project teams and other supporting functional groups.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and multi-cultural sensitivity, effective planning, and organizing skills.
- Result-oriented and decisive.
- Good sense of personal and team accountability.
- Ability to cooperate and influence subordinates and other working groups, including contractors.
- Strong communication, verbal. And written skills.
- Presentation and coaching Skills
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Technical Skills:
- Computer literate with expertise in MS Office, i.e. PowerPoint, Excel, Word, etc.
- Primavera, MS Projects, Primavera Risk Analysis (preferred)
- SAP and a chosen cost control tool.
- Cost estimation tools (preferred
- Support to keep the project risk registers updated and assist in project schedule risk assessments.
- Knowledge of the oil and gas industry with best-in-class project control practices, pipeline projects is preferred.
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