Planning Engineer

Job Description: Project Planning Engineer

Job Details

• Position & Designation
  
  

Project Planning Engineer

• Grade
  
  

P2

• Division & Department
  
  

Green Hydrogen - Project Management

• Job Profile
• Key Responsibilities
• Develop, maintain and monitor integrated project schedules using Primavera / MS Project from project kick-off to project closure.
• Prepare Level-1, Level-2 and Level-3 project schedules incorporating engineering, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, site activities and commissioning milestones.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, QA/QC, Logistics and Site teams to collect progress updates and validate schedule status.
• Monitor critical path activities and identify schedule risks, bottlenecks and recovery opportunities.
• Prepare weekly and monthly project progress reports, dashboards and S-Curves for management and customers.
• Track engineering deliverables, procurement status, manufacturing progress and site readiness against baseline schedules.
• Perform schedule impact analysis for scope changes, delays, customer hold points and vendor slippages.
• Support Project Manager in project forecasting, milestone tracking and resource planning.
• Participate in customer review meetings and present schedule performance and recovery plans.
• Maintain project baseline schedules, revisions and change management records.
• Ensure compliance with project planning procedures, reporting standards and document control requirements.
• Capture project lessons learned related to planning, scheduling and project controls.
• Major Deliverables
• Approved project baseline schedule for complete project lifecycle.
• Timely monitoring and reporting of engineering, procurement, manufacturing and delivery progress.
• Accurate project dashboards, milestone reports and S-Curves.
• Early identification of schedule risks with mitigation and recovery plans.
• Effective monitoring of critical path and project float.
• Monthly project progress reports for management and customers.
• Schedule impact analysis for changes, delays and contractual events.
• Reliable project forecasting to support management decision making.
• Timely issuance of recovery schedules wherever required.
• Proper maintenance of project planning records and schedule revisions.
• Reporting to
  
  

Project Manager

• Critical Competencies and Essential Attributes
  
  

Critical Competencies

• Strong knowledge of project planning and scheduling principles.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
• Good understanding of EPC project execution involving Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing and Construction.
• Ability to analyse project schedules and identify critical path activities.
• Knowledge of S-Curves and project performance measurement.
• Excellent analytical, coordination and reporting skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management capability.
• Good understanding of project risk management and schedule recovery techniques.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and project reporting tools.
  
  

Essential Attributes

• Highly organised and detail-oriented.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Self-driven with high ownership and accountability.
• Ability to work under tight project deadlines.
• Team player with effective cross-functional coordination skills.
• Customer-focused with strong planning discipline.
• Total desirable Years of Experience
  
  

9–10 years of experience in Project Planning & Controls for EPC projects in Process Plants, Power, Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy or Green Hydrogen projects.

• Minimum Years of Experience in relevant role
  
  

7 years in Project Planning & Scheduling

• Qualifications
  
  

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Instrumentation or Industrial Engineering.

Certification in Primavera P6 / Project Planning will be an added advantage.

• Desired type of Experience
• Experience in planning and controlling large EPC projects from engineering through commissioning.
• Hands-on experience in Primavera scheduling, progress monitoring and project controls.
• Experience in preparation of WBS, baseline schedules, S-Curves, critical path analysis and recovery planning.
• Exposure to Green Hydrogen Plants, Electrolyser Packages, Renewable Energy, Power Plants, Process Plants or Oil & Gas projects will be preferred.
• Experience in coordinating with engineering, procurement, manufacturing, logistics and site execution teams.
• Knowledge of contractual milestones, schedule risk analysis and project reporting to customers and management.
• Familiarity with EPC execution methodologies and multi-disciplinary project interfaces.
  
  

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