About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Planning Engineer to join our Oil & Gas Engineering Consultancy team. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, monitoring, and controlling engineering project schedules for Concept, FEED, Detailed Design, EPCM, and PMC projects. The Planning Engineer will work closely with Project Managers, Engineering Discipline Leads, and Project Controls teams to ensure engineering activities are completed on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with contractual milestones.
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Key Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and update project schedules using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
- Prepare Engineering Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), project baselines, and execution schedules.
- Monitor engineering progress against approved project schedules.
- Coordinate with Engineering Discipline Leads to obtain accurate progress updates.
- Track engineering deliverables, document status, and milestone achievements.
- Perform schedule analysis, critical path analysis, and delay assessments.
- Identify schedule risks and recommend corrective and preventive actions.
- Prepare look-ahead schedules (2-week, 4-week, and monthly).
- Monitor engineering productivity and resource utilization.
- Support Project Managers in forecasting manpower requirements.
- Prepare weekly and monthly project progress reports for management and clients.
- Participate in project kick-off meetings, progress meetings, and planning workshops.
- Monitor engineering man-hours and compare actual versus planned performance.
- Assist in change management by evaluating schedule impacts of scope changes.
- Coordinate with document control to monitor engineering deliverables.
- Support proposal and tender activities by preparing preliminary schedules and manpower histograms.
- Ensure compliance with contractual milestones and client reporting requirements.
- Maintain project dashboards, S-curves, progress measurement systems, and KPI reports.
- Coordinate with Cost Engineers and Project Controls personnel for integrated planning and reporting.
- Ensure planning activities comply with company Quality Management System (QMS) procedures.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Civil, Electrical, Chemical, Industrial Engineering, or a related discipline.
- Certification in Primavera P6 is preferred.
- PMP Certification is an added advantage.
- Additional certifications in Project Planning or Project Controls are desirable.
Experience
- 5–12 years of experience in project planning within the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Energy, or Industrial sectors.
- Minimum 3–5 years in an Engineering Consultancy environment.
- Experience with Concept, FEED, Detailed Design, EPC, EPCM, or PMC projects.
- GCC/Middle East project experience is highly preferred.
