PMC Project Control Manager

Wood is currently recruiting for an experienced PMC Project Control Manager for our client ADNOC Gas in Abu Dhabi as part of our Project Controls team within our Oil, Gas & New Energies business.

Due to the nature of the projects and client expectation, the position will be client office based with a possibility of onshore site based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

The Role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Project Controls Manager with a proven track record in robust cost and schedule management, ideally coming from a cost control background, to take on a high value portfolio of projects for a high-profile client.

We are the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status-quo in the oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids and decarbonisation and electrification markets. We pride ourselves in steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high profile clients across the Energy Sector.
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business.
• Competitive remuneration package: With regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market.
• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient, and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment.
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover.
• End of Service Gratuity: In line with UAE Labor Law, all employees are eligible for an End of Service benefit.
• The Employee Share Plan: Gives you the opportunity to purchase Wood shares and receive a match from the company.
• Long Service Award: Wood values the commitment and loyalty of our people. Celebrating Long Service provides an opportunity for the business to demonstrate their appreciation of the hard work, dedication and many years service of our employees at 5 year service milestones.
• Commitment to continued professional development: Development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests.
• Global connections: Join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession.

Expected:

• Degree in an engineering or relevant discipline.
• Twenty (20) years of experience in planning, progress measurement, cost control, change management and document control on all project phases from front end design through to construction completion which should have been gained in the refinery, petrochemicals or oil and gas industries.
• Significant experience and capability in management of contracts, budgeting, controlling costs, planning, scheduling, and management of change.
• Knowledgeable across engineering, procurement, and constructions execution. Understands the use and applications of Project Controls department tools and systems.
• Builds knowledge networks and creates and maintains a global network of subject matter experts inside and outside their team and Wood.
• Ability to think analytically, conceptually, and adaptively, and make sense of new information across multiple levels of detail.
• Able to address substantive conflicts and facilitate timely resolution, builds collaborative relationships, engages others, fosters teamwork, aligns differences.
• Good mentoring skills, teaches, coaches, and mentors to help assure individual and team success as well as develop the next generation.
• Solid knowledge about ADNOC VAP system.
• Able to foster development of a common vision and collaboration among team members and teams across geographical and cultural boundaries, promotes open expression of ideas, encourages and empowers others to achieve.
• Act as the focal point with the client and any contractor Project Controllers as appropriate to ensure costs and progress are reported accurately, ensure alignment with the project reporting requirements and ensure timely and accurate cost and progress reporting.
• Monitor overall project/assignment progress status, achievement and non-achievement of major milestones and analyse and forecast performance in relation to plan.
• Identification, monitoring and reporting against the project critical path providing early warning to the Project Manager of any potential slippages.
• Identifies and establishes the communications interfaces essential for the delivery of cost, planning, scheduling and risk deliverables and services.
• Report project status and KPI to management.
• Develops the project Work and Cost Breakdown Structure (WBS & CBS).
• Manage the implementation of the cost and planning control structures in alignment with the project Work Breakdown Structure.
• Manage and oversee the project work approval process in terms of accurate cost code allocation and initial budget set-up and approvals.
• Timely control and forecasting of budgets using earned value management principles (EVM) and ensure that the impact of all change requests is properly assessed and included in the budget and schedules if applicable.
• Accountable for accuracy and timeliness of S-curves and histograms produced by team.
• Accountable for delivery and ongoing maintenance of the projects fully resourced, logic linked Gantt Charts within preferred planning software to the agreed project and programme requirements.
• Accountable for providing analysis of current and future resource needs for the project and programme to the Project Manager.
• Oversee the preparation of proposal schedules and CTR packs.
• Lead cost and schedule risk analysis workshops/sessions both internally and with clients.
• Ensure risk is managed and monitored at project level in line with local standards and processes.
• Ensure Project Controls processes and procedures are accurate, that the project controls team are familiar with them and comply with their requirements.