Job Purpose

We are looking to hire Project Controller, This job role is to ensure : 

• Lead the Planning Engineers for the department.
•  Assist Division Head Project & Control for developing planning and control procedures, standards and ensures 
  schedule and cost compliance.
•  Resource planning & forecasting.
• Analyze delay trends and provide mitigation plans.
•  Controls and tracking the Engineering change management.
•  Assist the department manager to establish and monitor department KPIs.
•  Manage engineering status and progress reports – weekly / monthly.
•  Interface with current projects and coordinate all team members to keep workflow on track.
•  Represent engineering project planning & control function at senior management forums.
•  Consolidation of engineering manhour estimate for bids.
•  Progress monitoring and adherence to scheduled completion of engineering documents.
• Attend project review meetings.
•  Prepare and compile input from team members and various weekly reports.
•  Responsible for change management and trend notifications.
•  Monitor budget compliance of design deliverable production.
•  Activity planning, work assignment, work scheduling and monitoring. Inter disciplinary checks & co-ordination.
•  Support and coordinate project management through analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills.
•  To follow up project status of the ongoing projects and assist Division Head Project Planning & Controls on day-today business.
•  Ensure compliance with all applicable information security policies & procedures.
•  Ensure quality and accuracy of the engineering deliverables for the discipline and compliance with Health, Safety & 
  Environmental (HSE) responsibilities.

Key Accountabilities & Working Relationships

Key Accountabilities:

The Project Controller who will be responsible for but not limited to:

•  Engineering Project Planning & Controls - 80% of the time approx.
•  Coordination / communication (internal and external) - 20% of the time approx.
•  Progress of project deliverables / commitments – 10% of the time approx. 

Working Relationships:

Internal Interactions:

•  Internal Engineering Department, other business work-streams within the company, Division Heads, Engineering Manager, GM Engineering, VP Engineering

External Interactions:

•  Engineering Subcontractors, Consultants, Planning and Schedule related.

Who we are looking for

Education: 

•  Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Experience:  

•  10/+ years in lead role within engineering department of any offshore rig building or ship building industry.

Professional Qualifications (Certifications & Accreditations):  Preferred – any additional certification courses in Project Management and Planning.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities): 

• Working experience in engineering project control with background in planning 
  (both schedule and cost).
• Exposure to planning software like PRIMAVERA / MS PROJECT. 
• Expert knowledge in MS EXCEL.
• Good understanding of engineering processes and ERP system. 
• Ability to understand & work through complex planning issues in support of ever 
  evolving business needs.
• Excellent communication skills (oral & written) in the English language.
• Demonstrated high order interpersonal skills and the ability to operate within a 
  multinational environment.
• Good presentation skill.

Languages:

• English. (Mandatory)
• Arabic / Others (desirable)