Project Controls Engineer

Job Purpose

• Support project control functions for Category IV to VI projects in line with department business strategy, ensuring the implementation of project budgeting and cost control processes.

Job Context & Major Challenge(s) - I

• Role is concerned with providing assistance to ensure timely and in-budget execution of complex brownfield projects by providing functional planning and cost control process knowledge and expertise.
• Major challenges are (1) controlling uniformity across enormous portfolio for cost control functions, (2) embedding appropriate uniform procedures for cost control functions at QatarEnergy LNG projects.

Key Job Accountabilities - I

• Implement integrated projects cost controls procedures for QatarEnergy LNG CAT IV to VI projects.
• Ensure cost control processes delivery to meet department objective.
• Review and update cost control processes and procedures and suggest improvements where applicable.
• Support projects funding, cost monitoring and control to ensure project delivery within approved schedule and budget while meeting projects objectives.
• Maintain clear reporting and lines of communication requirements for cost control with projects management teams and maintain close working relationships.

Key Job Accountabilities - II

• Coordinate and collect Work Program & Budget (WP&B) projects budget data and provided to Project Assurance section for compilation.
• Provide support to project management and contracts in investigating contractual deviations, ensure timely review, compilation of contracts data in terms of schedule and cost control for optimum analysis.
• Establish performance analysis process leading to benchmarking and increased awareness of best practice pertaining to base business in projects control function.
• Provide guidance and consultation to project cost ensuring department efficiencies.
• Support enhancement of work methods and practices within projects control function.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree in Engineering.

Knowledge and/or Experience

• 6 years of multi-discipline experience in the oil & gas industry with special emphasis in planning and cost control across the project phases.