Planning Engineer

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and update detailed project schedules (Level 3/4) for site execution phases.
• Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly progress of construction and commissioning activities.
• Measure physical progress based on earned value (EVMS) or planned vs. actual methodology.
• Analyze deviations and forecast schedule slippage or delays with recommended mitigation plans.
• Coordinate with site construction, engineering, procurement, and commissioning teams.
• Interface with subcontractors for schedule updates and alignment of workfronts.
• Participate in daily planning meetings and interface coordination meetings.
• Maintain control of the approved baseline schedule and monitor any schedule impacts.
• Track scope changes, site instructions, and their schedule implications.
• Support preparation of time-impact analyses (TIA) and extension-of-time (EOT) claims.
• Maintain S-curves, histograms, and productivity KPIs.
• Verify and report manpower, equipment, and material resources against planned values.

Must Have Skills:

• E. / B.Tech in engineering discipline
• 12+yrs in project planning roles, preferably site-based in oil & gas EPC or PMC projects
• Primavera P6, MS Project, MS Excel,
• Strong understanding of construction workflows, project lifecycles
• Familiarity with S-curves, critical path method (CPM), resource loading
• Ability to work in fast-paced, high-risk environments like refineries, terminals, offshore, or cross-country pipelines.
• Time management, analytical thinking, communication, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Expected Outcome:

• Reliable, up-to-date project schedules reflecting actual field progress
• Timely alerts on potential delays and bottlenecks with mitigation proposals
• Accurate and actionable progress reports for project management
• Well-defined and regularly updated critical paths for execution priorities
• Aligned work sequences between disciplines and contractors
• Integration of cost and schedule data for earned value tracking (if required)