Principal Engineer

***Petrofac is currently looking to recruit*** ***a Principal Engineer - Planning*** ***to be based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. (Site)*** **What we do** **Petrofac is a leading international service provider to the energy industry, with a diverse client portfolio including many of the world’s leading energy companies.** We design, build, manage and maintain infrastructure for the energy industries. Our comprehensive and tailored service offering covers each stage of the project life cycle and a variety of commercial models, giving our clients the flexibility, they need. **Primary Duties:** ** Support the Project Controls Manager/ Manager Planning who will be responsible for the ultimate planning** **and controls deliverables under the Project.** ** Participate in the tendering process by providing input to the initial Project Execution Plan in terms of** **Level 1. 2 and 3 planning. In particular, supporting the proposals manager with a full understanding of the** **logical sequencing of activities through engineering to handover.** **Active** ** Develop the Level 1, 2 and 3 schedules from the tender phase, into working schedules for execution,** **taking into account input from engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning disciplines,** **while providing guidance on optimizing the schedule.** ** Guide in setting up of****the Technical Document Register (TDR) and Project Procurement****Tracking** **Register (PTR), and pursue population of the requisite data into these registers with Engineering and** **Procurement disciplines respectively.** ** Work with subcontractor or partner construction planners to develop optimum sequencing of activities in** **construction such that realistic date are set for engineering and procurement activities to facilitate the** **necessary durations for efficient installation, pre-commissioning and commissioning.** ** Ensure the TDR and PR is updated in line with Project reporting requirements, and report any serious** **deviations to project management.** ** Prepare project S curves for all individual engineering disciplines, procurement and construction.** ** Prepare weekly and monthly progress figures for input to weekly/monthly reports. Ensure that remaining** **forecast planning is achievable in light of progress figures, and highlight to project management areas** **where planning will require to be altered to remedy delays or potential delays in schedule.** ** Collate commodity information from discipline engineers and prepare commodity curves for handover to** **construction management and subsequent monitoring.** ** Prepare detailed (level 4) plans for specific critical activities drawn from the Level 3 Schedule eg nozzle** **availability, structural pipe rack erection, underground facilities, building design and erection, such that** **these can be used as effective management tools for monitoring the progress of these critical activities.** ** Participate with construction personnel and commissioning manager in transition from construction** **planning by activity, to system planning for commissioning and handover. Ensure that this is compliant** **with the logical and contractual requirements for handover of the facilities.** ** Perform any related duties and responsibilities as and when required.** ******Ensure Timely submission of various internal and client reports with all supporting documents** ** Carry out risk analysis and schedule assurance check.** ** Participate in rebase lining exercise as required.** **Minimum Requirements:** Graduation in Engineering with a minimum of 15 years relevant experience depending on the role as well as project magnitude and complexity. #LI-HS1