Project Planning Engineer

Role & responsibilities

Project Planning & Scheduling

• Develop, implement, and maintain detailed Level 1 to Level 5 schedules using Primavera P6 (or equivalent software).
• Integrate engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up activities into a unified project plan.
• Ensure planning aligns with project execution strategies and contractual requirements.
• Establish baseline schedules and manage change control to track progress and deviations.

2. Oil & Gas Project Lifecycle Expertise

• Apply comprehensive knowledge of upstream, midstream, and downstream project phases.
• Plan and track activities across Conceptual, FEED, EPC, and Operations/Commissioning stages.
• Understand phase-specific deliverables (e.g., PFDs, P&IDs, vendor data, MTOs, fabrication milestones, hook-up schedules, etc.).
• Incorporate critical oil & gas activities such as wellhead installations, pipeline tie-ins, refinery units, and offshore platform work scopes into planning.

3. Progress Measurement & Reporting

• Develop and manage progress measurement systems (physical and earned value-based).
• Monitor key milestones, KPIs, and performance indices (SPI, CPI).
• Provide periodic schedule updates and detailed variance analyses to stakeholders.
• Produce executive dashboards, progress curves, and forecasts.

4. Integration with Project Controls

• Work closely with Cost Control, Risk, and Engineering teams to ensure schedule alignment with budgets, forecasts, and risk mitigation plans.
• Interface with contractors and vendors to collect and validate schedule data.
• Support change management and claims analysis with schedule impact assessments.

5. Risk & Opportunity Management

• Identify schedule risks and opportunities, perform schedule risk analysis (e.g., using Monte Carlo simulations).
• Recommend corrective and preventive actions to minimize delays and cost overruns.

6. Leadership & Mentoring

• Lead planning teams on large-scale projects or multiple work fronts.
• Coach junior planners and ensure consistent application of planning standards and best practices.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams across global locations and time zones.