Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world
Wood is recruiting for a Senior Project Controller to join our team in Oman.
Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 45 countries, employing around 25,000 people. www.woodplc.com
Diversity Statement We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.
Responsibilities:
Designing the future. Transforming the world
Reflecting the market focus for the brownfield and green field opportunities, multi-skilled personnel are sought, in particular those with experience in refinery and petrochemical industry.
What we can offer
- Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across oil and gas and emerging energy sectors
- Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice
- Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
- Employee Assistance Programme: Allows you to feel comfortable knowing that you or your immediate family members can confidentially discuss any work or personal issues that are an inevitable part of life. The programme helps support your mental, physical, social & financial well-being.
- Professional Memberships; One professional membership, registration, subscription, certification and/or license cost per annum for all active Wood employees. The membership must be relevant to the role you are currently employed in or be part of a development plan. Reimbursement should be claimed via the expenses procedure system, with supporting evidence.
- Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
Typical responsibilities
- Maintain and Develop overall project master schedule.
- Identify the critical milestones and ensure appropriate actions are taken.
- Assist Project Director/Manager/Team Leader in day-to-day planning & controlling of projects.
- Liaise with all the project teams to ensure that the overall project progress is reported correctly and mitigation actions / recovery plans are developed for any significant variance from the plan.
- Review and comment on the Contractor project schedule.
- Review the work of the Contractor and Company Consultant, checking and certifying of execution documentation & reports.
- Ensure activities are performed in accordance with established Company Quality procedures, HSE Codes and standards and recognized industry standards
- Provide reporting to the Project Director as per the project calendar and Company Project Controls procedures.
- Development of local engineers and providing development programs to ensure capability in takeover of planning responsibilities.
- Lead and manage a team planning and project control engineers assigned in different project or locations.
Qualifications:
What makes you remarkable?
At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.
Experience:
- Minimum 12 years of experience in similar projects
- Degree qualified with relevent certification
- Experience in refinery and petrochemical projects preferred
- Proficient knowledge of Primavera and other scheduling software and related tools and techniques including Logic and CPM analysis, resource loading and levelling
- Proficient knowledge of Project Execution Procedures for Scheduling
- Proficient understanding of WBS & CBS structures and project reporting capabilities
- Ability to develop project schedules and plans\
- Ability to prepare resource loading, progress and staffing plans
- Proficient understanding of earned value application, cost and schedule variance analyses/trending and what-if scenarios
- Detailed understanding of project management principles and techniques
- Good understanding of Cost Management, Change Control, Planning & Risk Analysis & Management