Senior Project Control Specialist

Job description / Role

About us

Worley is a global company of energy, chemicals, and resources experts headquartered in Australia. We partner with our customers to deliver projects and create value across the life of their assets. We specialize in consulting, engineering, procurement, and construction across the project lifecycle, with services extending through to operations and decommissioning. Leveraging extensive experience and AI-enabled delivery, we support customers in navigating complexity as they meet todays needs and transition to more sustainable solutions.

Job purpose

A specialist project control engineer performs the project control function, including project planning and cost control, in accordance with the project execution plan and in close collaboration with the project control manager.

Analyze and perform project planning, scheduling, and monitoring to ensure the project is completed to the required safety, quality, schedule, and cost standards.

Key accountabilities

Job-specific accountabilities

Project control

• Ensure baseline schedule follow-up and monitoring, performance reporting, baseline change control assessment, risk management, and the provision of earned value management guidance and tools.
• Advise and consult on the application of effective planning techniques and controls, including earned value, cost and schedule variance, estimates at completion, and critical path analysis.
• Support program integration, governance, formats, plan optimization, and project controls best practices.
• Support and advise on the definition of project controls and earned value management policies, procedures, and standards required to deliver projects.
• Actively participate in developing an integrated project schedule that reflects all interface milestones, feedstock availability and need dates, offsite and utility requirements, and activity durations from multiple contractors schedules. Assess changes to the integrated schedule.
• Monitor and control program compliance with project contractual obligations.
• Ensure contract, procurement, planning, and scheduling activities within the project are performed in accordance with company requirements.
• Support the project control manager on contractual and commercial issues to maintain the companys interests.
• Coordinate and attend internal and external project reviews and other meetings as necessary.
• Keep up to date with and adhere to company and project-related procedures.
• Ensure deliverables are completed and flag any issues to the project control manager.
• Generate weekly and monthly reports in line with the project and company reporting calendar, providing details on progress, actuals, forecasts, and explanations of variances.
• Ensure project controls processes are consistently applied across the project.
• Manage governance to ensure robust cost and schedule performance for the agreed scope of work across integrated programs managed by multiple parties.
• Support and advise on the definition of project controls and management policies, procedures, and standards required to deliver projects.
• Work closely with the senior project manager and other discipline managers to maximize the potential of the project.
• Manage and guide the review of the project baseline schedule to ensure compliance with contract schedule requirements and the overall project schedule.
• Instruct reviews and analyses of the project schedule and generate special reports highlighting areas of slippage, concerns, and forecasts.
• Manage and guide the process of progress certification and invoice payment under the contract.
• Ensure appropriate certificates are generated and maintained to document approval of project milestones and completion activities.

Internal control

• Develop and improve project control procedures, systems, and tools. Work continuously with project management teams to identify improvement opportunities and incorporate them into standard project controls practices.
• Actively advocate project controls principles to improve the management of project operations.
• Contribute to the desired culture through internal and external communications.

Qualifications, experience, knowledge, and skills

• Bachelors degree in a relevant engineering discipline, including but not limited to mechanical, electrical, civil, environmental, chemical, computer, software, electronic, or marine engineering, or an equivalent qualification from an accredited university.
• At least 15 years of relevant experience in the oil and gas or petrochemical industry.
• At least five years of experience in a similar position on major oil and gas or petrochemical projects.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelors degree in engineering from a reputable and recognized university.
• More than 15 years of project experience in the oil and gas industry, including knowledge of preparing and implementing project plans, schedules, and cost controls.

Minimum experience, knowledge, and skills

• More than 15 years of total work experience.
• At least five years of progressive professional experience in project control within the oil and gas industry.
• At least five years of GCC or UAE experience is preferred.

Professional certifications

PMP or CCP certification is preferred but not mandatory.

Technical competencies

• Project control skills, including planning, scheduling, monitoring, and control.
• Full understanding of schedule, cost, and risk analysis tools and techniques.
• Technical understanding and proficient knowledge of the oil and gas business.
• Planning and implementation skills.
• Detailed knowledge of principles, policies, procedures, and internal processes related to project control transactions.

Moving forward together

We want our people to be energized and empowered to drive sustainable impact. Our focus is on a values-inspired culture that unlocks brilliance through belonging, connection, and innovation. Were building a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace where everyone feels they belong, can be themselves, and is heard.

And were not just talking about it; were doing it. Were reskilling our people, leveraging transferable skills, and supporting the transition of our workforce to become experts in todays low-carbon energy infrastructure and technology. Whatever your ambition, theres a path for you here.

Theres no barrier to your potential career success. Join us to broaden your horizons, explore diverse opportunities, and be part of delivering sustainable change.

About the Company

Worley is a leading global provider of professional services in the energy, chemicals and resources sectors. We partner with our customers to address their most critical challenges at every stage of their projects: from initial concepts to sustaining and enhancing their assets. And we provide smarter, bolder solutions while delivering on our own sustainability commitments.

We are 51,000 bright minds across 46 countries all driven by a common purpose – delivering a more sustainable world. While working to fulfill our ambition to be recognized globally as the leader in sustainability solutions.