Senior Project Controls Engineer - Petrochemical Plant Project

About the role

Eram Talent is recruiting on behalf of a leading petrochemical client for a Senior Project Controls Engineer to support major refinery and petrochemical projects in Saudi Arabia. The role covers project planning, scheduling, cost control, forecasting and performance reporting in EPCM and construction environments, covering scope, cost, schedule, risk, quality and safety.

Key responsibilities

• Provide guidance and support for resolving complex project control issues and calculate, analyze and report on schedule, cost, budget, risk, quality and safety data.
• Develop project cash-flow forecasts and integrate scope, cost and schedule within the Work Breakdown Structure.
• Analyze project status against the approved baseline, assess the impact of design or construction changes and schedule slippage, and report schedule status to project management, Sadara management and the client.
• Maintain critical-path logic networks and bar charts, customize project control systems, and keep historical performance data for forecasting.
• Guide and oversee contractors' project controls and reporting, verify their accuracy, and supervise lower-level controls staff when assigned.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business Management.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in refinery or petrochemical plant projects.
• Strong practical experience in a multinational environment.
• Excellent oral and written communication and clear reporting skills.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Project controls software, including Primavera P6.