Job Description

Pays Emirats Arabes Unis


Lieu Dubai


Lieu de travail DUBAI-U BORA TWRS(ARE)


Societe employeur TotalEnergies Renewables Development Middle East


Domaine Projets Industriels


Type de contrat CDI


Experience Minimum 10 ans


Profil du candidat
Education, experience, and other criteria that the employee should possess:

• Bachelor's Degree in any engineering discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in similar positions in the energy sector, and preferably with relevant exposure to renewable energies such as solar PV, OHTL, HV Substations or wind.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) or equivalent certification is preferred.
• Experience in the MENA region working in an EPC Company will be considered a plus.
• Knowledge of international standards, good industry practice and environmental legislation in relation to construction.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under tight deadlines and demanding clients.
• Capacity to integrate a team and collaborate with all members with a constructive approach.
• Proficiency in Primavera and Microsoft Project.
• IT proficiency in Microsoft Office Word and Excel.
• Fluency in English with strong written and oral communication skills.
• Arabic is a must added value.


Activites
For the project(s) he/she will be assigned to, working closely with the project development and construction teams and under the coordination of the PEM, the Project Control Manager:

During project development phase :

• Reviews EPC Contracts under preparation to ensure necessary requirements in terms of reporting, progress monitoring, preparation of planning.
• Reviews and challenges the plannings submitted by the EPC bidders during the tendering processes and leads necessary clarifications to confirm or, otherwise, to optimize such plannings.
• Supports the project development team in the preparation of the internal weekly and monthly reports and any other material (ad-hoc reports, presentations) to be submitted to the different stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, incorporating all project activities and milestones.
• Identify and communicate critical path activities to the project team.
• Optimize workflows across different project sections (technical, legal, permitting/ESIA, finance).
• Support the review of EPC contract schedules during tendering processes.
• Assist in preparing weekly and monthly progress reports.

During project execution phase :

• Ensures the implementation of all requirements in compliance with Owner's procedures and guidelines.
• Is fully aware of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), Grid Transmission Interconnection Contract (GTIC), EPC Contract, Owner's Engineer Service Agreement, Independent consultant Contract and various Project Agreements.
• Ensures the EPC Contractor's compliance with all the Progress and Planning and Cost Control procedures of the EPC Contract.
• Ensures Owner's Engineer design review progress is also consistent with the planning.
• Tracks the critical path of the project, ensuring that EPC Contractor is properly reporting it.
• Anticipates and allocates plans to mitigate the delays ahead of time.
• Establishes together with PEM and finance the procedure for contractors' payment application verification and invoice approval.
• Assists with all projects, progress and/or discipline technical meetings with the EPC Contractor, the Owner's Engineer and the off taker.
• Monitors and checks the EPC Contractors' and the Owner's Engineer work across each discipline to ensure the timely delivery of the works.
• Works with the EPC Contractor and the Owner's Engineer to define and implement the necessary project KPIs and reporting tools.
• Leads the review of the progress reports (daily, weekly and monthly) prepared by the EPC Contractor and the Owner's Engineer.
• Leads the preparation of the internal weekly and monthly reports and any other material (ad-hoc reports, presentations) to be submitted to the different stakeholders and the Board of Directors,
• Provides necessary inputs for the approval of the EPC Contractor and Owner's Engineer invoices.
• Implement and maintain project scheduling requirements in compliance with owner's procedures and guidelines.
• Develop and maintain the Project Baseline schedule.
• Monitor and update project schedules, tracking actual progress against planned timelines.
• Identify schedule variances and propose mitigation strategies.
• Assist in developing and implementing recovery plans for delayed activities.
• Prepare and maintain schedule related KPIs and reporting tools.
• Participate in project progress meetings and provide schedule-related insights.
• Ensure compliance with contractual scheduling and reporting requirements.
• Prepare and present regular internal and external project reports for management and stakeholders.
• Generate project cost analysis reports and deliver weekly and monthly status reports to highlight potential issues and provide solutions.
• Utilize scheduling software (e.g., Primavera, Microsoft Project) to create and maintain project schedules and reporting dashboards.
• Contribute to lessons learned and best practices documentation.

General Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with discipline managers to track progress and optimize schedules.
• Ensure to convey required project data and information to project teams.
• Educate employees in methods to ensure project continuity and completeness.
• Evaluate and analyse with the team risks and issues compromising project results and develop plans to mitigate them.
• Lead development of baseline schedule and support Project Manager (PM) in Integrated Baseline Review (IBR).
• Gather actual data, update project schedule, and develop reliable schedule forecasts with support from the project team


Contexte et environnement
• Accountable for effectively monitoring the progress of the project during the execution.
• Ensures coordination with all areas to monitor the progress of all activities.
• Based in Dubai, with regular trips to the construction site in Basra - Iraq, and site-assignments of different durations will be necessary (once per month and up to two or three per month when needed).