Project and Planning Engineer

Oman Investment Authority

Main Tasks & Accountabilities

Engineering Tasks

• Act as the "mastermind" behind project execution, turning blueprints into on-time deliverables.
• Design new manufacturing or processing facilities, including modifications and expansions of existing ones
• Track project progress, monitor activities, ensure adherence to schedules, and update plans as needed
• Create comprehensive project plans, develop detailed schedules, and determine the necessary resources, equipment, and labor
• Focus on optimizing timelines and ensuring projects stay on track by having a finger on the pulse of each task
• Proactively identify and address potential problems before they hinder progress

Outreach

• Consults with and provides guidance to project stakeholders and managerial staff regarding engineering requirements for construction of various designs, modifications, and structural repairs.
• Uses design software and drawing tools to accurately render and communicate designs; plans and designs other necessary and related systems and structures such as transportation or hydraulics.
• Collaborate with all MDC parties, contractors, and various stakeholders to facilitate smooth project execution and resolve issues.
• Assesses strength of foundations, concrete, asphalt, or steel by testing materials and soil.
• Sets design specifications by computing load and grade requirements, material stress factors, water flow rates, and similar parameters.
• Plans projects based on the analysis of relevant materials such as drawings, blueprints, aerial photography, survey reports, maps, and other geologic and topographical data.
• Drafts and presents reports on topics related to projects such as environmental impact statements and right-of-way descriptions.
• Estimates materials, equipment, and labor needed to determine project costs.
• Collaborate with architects and contractors to ensure projects progress properly.

Quality Control

• Work to maintain high-quality standards and ensure projects meet all technical and regulatory requirements.
• Monitor and control maintenance standards with the department.
• Ensure projects and contractors activates function as per SOW and MDC regulatory and standard.

Engineering Quality Control

• Ensure plant quality performance standards are maintained.
• Monitor and control maintenance standards with the department.

Budgeting and Cost Control

• Assist in estimating project costs, allocating resources efficiently, and managing budgets to ensure financial objectives are met.
• Continuously monitoring actual costs and tracking expenses against the established budget.
• Accurately estimating all project expenses and developing a detailed, agreed-upon budget
• Implementing strategies to optimize resource allocation, such as value engineering and analyzing labor and material costs, to ensure adherence to the budget.

Other Tasks

• Comply with all Company policies and procedures.
• Perform all the other tasks and activities assigned.

Quality, Health, Safety, Security & Environment

• Identify potential QHSE risks at the project level and develop effective mitigation strategies to prevent accidents, environmental damage, or quality failures.
• Ensure that all project activities and methodologies comply with the organization's QHSE policies and relevant external regulations.
• Participate in the rollout of new safety equipment or procedures and contribute to the overall improvement of QHSE performance on projects
• Ensure all relevant quality, health, security, safety, and environmental policies, procedures and controls are adhered to so that employee safety, legislative compliance, delivery of high-quality service and a responsible environmental attitude can be guaranteed.

Team Building Planning, acquisition and mentoring

• Develop staffing plan to meet scheduled production.
• Ensure an optimized work force in terms of quantity and quality.
• Oversee creation of training plans to address knowledge/skills gaps if any.
• Define knowledge/skillsets required.
• Effective communication within and outside the team.
• Create a supportive environment for the team members.
• Contribute to the team, letting others know information that may be useful or important.
• Help to create a fun, supportive work environment.

People Management and reporting responsibilities

• Liaison with management and other line managers (as part of cross function team) for efficient running of the department.
• Participate in management and supervisory meetings as and when required.
• Produce end of month departmental report, on time, and as required by the management.
• Ensure accurate and up to date, daily, weekly, monthly records as required by the management.
• Ensure tasks are understood by the team members and performed responsibly and diligently.
• Help others in the team if needed, Support relief staff in their duties.
• Defined reporting requirement for team (content and periodicity along with structure).
• Objective assessment criteria for performance measurement.
• Effective coordination across functions to achieve targets.
• Help in developing leadership within the team.

Main Contacts and Working Relationships

• Internal All Department Heads and Line Managers.
• External Stakeholders, customers, agencies etc.