PMC Planning & Cost Specialist
Wood · Abu Dhabi, UAE · onsite
The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced PMC Planning & Cost Specialist with a proven track record in integrating project planning, scheduling, progress measurement, forecasting, and cost control activities to ensure successful project delivery. The role provides project management with accurate schedule and cost performance analysis, identifies risks and deviations, and develops mitigation measures to achieve project objectives related to safety, quality, budget, and schedule. for a high-profile client.
Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world.
Across EMEA, our teams are providing solutions and expertise to support our growing client base, focused on combining maintenance and operations with asset management, modifications and engineering services across the energy and materials markets.
We are focused on growth and our strategy is centered around building partnerships with our clients across the three regions: UK, Norway and the Middle East and Africa.
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 organization 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’ services 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
- Energy Transition Academy: Join a community of experts sharing your knowledge and gaining more exposure to a variety of existing and emerging energy systems - delivered by experts in their field
The key objective for this role is:
The PMC Planning & Cost Specialist is responsible for ensuring effective planning, scheduling, cost control, forecasting, and performance monitoring throughout the project lifecycle to achieve project objectives related to safety, quality, budget, and schedule.
- Develop, maintain, and control the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) and project cost management systems throughout the project lifecycle.
- Establish project baselines for schedule, budget, manpower, and progress measurement and monitor performance against approved targets.
- Review and assess EPC contractor schedules, cost reports, resource plans, progress updates, and forecasting submissions.
- Monitor project progress and identify schedule slippages, cost overruns, productivity issues, and potential risks.
- Perform critical path analysis, schedule impact assessments, and recovery planning to support timely project delivery.
- Prepare and maintain project budgets, cost forecasts, cash flow projections, and expenditure reports.
- Track commitments, actual costs, accruals, variations, and budget utilization to ensure effective cost control.
- Conduct Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis and report project performance indicators.
- Develop S-curves, KPI dashboards, trend analyses, and performance reports for project management and stakeholders.
- Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project controls teams to ensure alignment between schedules and costs.
- Review contractor progress claims and validate progress measurement in accordance with contractual requirements.
- Assess the schedule and cost impact of changes, variations, scope growth, and risk events.
- Support risk management activities by identifying schedule and cost risks and recommending mitigation measures.
- Prepare recovery plans and corrective action strategies to address project delays and budget deviations.
- Participate in project review meetings and provide planning and cost control recommendations.
Skills And 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.
Expected:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline.
- Master's Degree in Project Management, Engineering Management, Construction Management, or Business Administration (MBA) is preferred.
- Professional certifications in Planning, Cost Control, or Project Management are highly desirable.
- Minimum 15+ years of experience in project planning, scheduling, cost control, and project controls for major Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, LNG, Refinery, Energy, Infrastructure, or Industrial projects.
- Proven experience in PMC, EPC, Owner's Engineer, or major capital project environments.
- Demonstrated experience in managing integrated planning and cost control activities across the full project lifecycle.
- Experience in FEED, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project closeout phases.