Project Controls Engineer

About the Role

FNRCO is seeking a Project Controls Engineer to join their team in Al Jubail, Eastern region. This full-time role requires 5-10 years of experience and focuses on providing specialized support for complex project control issues within refinery or petrochemical projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and specialized support for resolving complex project control issues.
• Calculate, analyze, report, and recommend actions based on project data, including schedule, cost, budget, risk, quality, and safety.
• Develop project cash-flow forecasts.
• Integrate scope, cost, and schedule within the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and maintain accurate mapping.
• Analyze, evaluate, and forecast current project status against the approved baseline schedule.
• Assess the effects of design or construction changes and schedule slippages.
• Report schedule status to project management, Sadara management, and the client, as applicable.
• Apply engineering, procurement, and construction terminology, concepts, and relationships.
• Develop and maintain critical-path logic networks and bar charts.
• Customize project control systems to meet specific project requirements.
• Accumulate and maintain historical performance data to support realistic future planning and forecasting.
• Guide and oversee EPCM & Construction contractors to effectively set up their project controls & reporting structure.
• Proactively verify and ensure accurate reporting from other project contractors.
• Supervise and support lower-level project controls engineers or support personnel, when assigned.
• Perform other responsibilities associated with the position, as required.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business Management.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in refinery or petrochemical projects.
• Strong hands-on experience with Primavera P6.
• Practical knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Experience in project cost control, budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow analysis.
• Strong understanding of project scheduling, WBS, baseline development, and critical path analysis.
• Experience with EPC/EPCM contractors and project reporting.
• Excellent communication, analytical, and reporting skills.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Al Jubail, Eastern region, focusing on critical project controls within the refinery and petrochemical sectors.