PMC Senior Planning Engineer

About the role

Wood is looking for an experienced PMC Senior Planning Engineer in Abu Dhabi to support a high-profile client in the energy sector. The role leads project planning, scheduling, progress monitoring and forecasting, ensuring the project is delivered within approved timelines, milestones and client requirements, with accurate schedule analysis, risk assessment and performance reporting.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and manage integrated project schedules covering engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and start-up phases
• Establish baselines, milestones, work breakdown structures and schedule control procedures
• Monitor progress against approved schedules, identify variances and critical issues, and perform critical path analysis, what-if scenarios and schedule risk assessments
• Prepare recovery plans and mitigation strategies for delays
• Review contractor and subcontractor schedules, progress reports and productivity performance
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and project controls teams
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports, dashboards, S-curves and management presentations
• Forecast completion dates and support cost control and earned value management (EVM)
• Monitor resource loading, manpower histograms and resource utilization
• Support risk management, change management and claims analysis related to schedule impacts
• Mentor junior planners and support project close-out and lessons learned reviews

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline
• Typically 15+ years of experience in project planning, scheduling and project controls within EPC, PMC, oil & gas, petrochemical, LNG, energy or infrastructure projects
• Experience reviewing contractor schedules, resource plans and progress reports
• Strong written and verbal English, and experience in multicultural, multidisciplinary project environments
• Professional certifications such as PSP, PMP, AACE or equivalent are preferred

Required skills

• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and working knowledge of Microsoft Project
• Critical Path Method (CPM), schedule risk analysis, delay analysis and recovery planning
• Earned Value Management (EVM), KPI monitoring and productivity analysis
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and Power BI

What we offer

• Competitive remuneration with regular reviews
• Medical insurance, group life and personal accident insurance
• End of service gratuity under UAE Labor Law
• Employee share plan with company matching
• Long service award at 5-year milestones
• Tailored development plans, access to global experts and the Energy Transition Academy