Title/Position: Project Schedule Engineer

Location:
Brisbane, Australia

Contract Period:
24 - 36 Months

Closing Date: May 9 , 2008

Job function:

The Project Schedule Control Engineer (SCE) coordinates for the Project overall schedule integration and all aspects of progress measurement, schedule development and schedule control.

Responsibilities and duties:

1. Provide overall project schedule, progress measurement, and change management leadership and expertise

    • Maintain close liaison with members of the sub-project services organization
    • Ensure that appropriate Contractor project controls staffing levels and controls tools are employed by the EPC
      Contractor
    • Coordinate, monitor, and assess Contractor's efforts in project planning, sampling to assure Quality.
    • Steward the EPC contractor's project control organization with respect to:
      - Schedule development, control and progress measurement
    • Advise the EPC contractor's organization with respect to:
      - Project controls tools and reports
      - Contractor's efforts in schedule
    • Conduct briefing sessions for project team members with respect to project control requirements and processes
    • Participate in gathering and recording lessons learned for the project.

2. Supporting PMT and Cost Stewards with ongoing project cost and schedule analysis, reporting, forecasting,
    budgeting and Change Management.

    • Develop and document Schedules (annual and multi-year), and ensuring that these products reflect the
      approved project design/execution scope
    • Analyze schedule trends, develop and review schedule forecasts
    • Monitor and report on schedule implications of changes
    • Participate in contract commercial bid evaluations (as required)
    • Participate in developing Contract Control Schedules and Milestones
    • Respond to ad hoc requests from PMT related to Controls/Reporting

3. Monitoring and appraising the performance of Contractor's Site in the areas of cost, progress and schedule
    control.

    • Examine and evaluate the Contractor's schedule control organization, plans, performance and procedures
    • Review and, where appropriate, endorse schedule, progress Baselines and forecast prepared by contractors
    • Analyze schedule and progress trends developed by contractor
    • Review and endorse progress measures reported by the contractor
    • Review schedule bases of contractor's Change Proposals - review and endorse Change
    • Assist site management in developing/reviewing schedule corrective actions and recovery plans, and making
      sure needed actions/plans are implemented.

4. Maintain regular contact with Cost and Schedule organization in the sub-project teams and with the Client
    Functional Organization.

    • Maintain close liaison with planning engineers in the sub-project teams and Client Function
    • Provide direction and feedback to Sub-Project planning and control engineers on schedule aspects of the
      project

Qualifications:

Required knowledge, qualifications, skills, and experiences:

    • Thorough and extensive knowledge of:
      - Project controls principles, theories, and concepts
      - Client practices, processes, and expectations with respect to project controls
    • Bachelors of Science Degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business Administration with relevant
      experience, or 10+ years experience in the oil and gas industry
    • 5+ years of project controls experience with a more focus on schedule control achievements than cost control
    • Upstream / Pipeline / Offshore Engineering, Procurement, and Construction experience
    • Willing to work overseas in a team environment
    • Willing to relocate to required project site

Travel / Other:

For more information contact:

Gunnar Nordahl
email: gnordahl@dovreusa.com