Lead Planner

Confidential Company

Posted on 27 Feb

Experience

12 - 25 Years

Job Location

Al Basrah (Iraq) - Iraq

Education

Bachelor of Technology/Engineering

Nationality

Any European National, Any GCC National, Any Arab National, Any CIS National

Gender

Any

Vacancy

1 Vacancy

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

The Lead Site Planner represents the Client at site and is responsible for overseeing and monitoring the overall project schedule to ensure alignment with contractual milestones and project objectives. This role provides independent schedule assurance, evaluates EPC/EPCM contractor performance, and ensures that construction, commissioning, and handover activities are delivered in accordance with the approved baseline schedule. The position requires strong site presence and proactive coordination with project stakeholders.

  • Review, validate, and monitor EPC/EPCM contractor schedules.

  • Ensure alignment of detailed construction schedules with overall project milestones.

  • Assess contractor planning methodologies, logic sequences, and resource loading.

  • Monitor site progress and verify reported progress against actual execution.

  • Identify schedule risks, critical path impacts, and potential delays.

  • Provide independent analysis of schedule performance and recovery plans.

  • Review and challenge contractor mitigation and acceleration proposals.

  • Participate in progress meetings and provide planning input to project leadership.

  • Evaluate time impact analyses (TIA) and extension of time (EOT) submissions.

  • Ensure integration between engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning schedules.

  • Support reporting to senior management on schedule performance and forecast completion.

  • Ensure compliance with contractual planning requirements.

Desired Candidate Profile

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related discipline.

  • Typically 12+ years of planning and scheduling experience within Oil & Gas projects.

  • Strong background in EPCM and/or EPC project environments.

  • Proven experience in site-based planning roles.

  • Experience working on Client-side projects is highly preferred.

  • Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 or equivalent planning software


Skills

  • Project planning and scheduling

  • Critical path method (CPM) analysis

  • Schedule risk assessment

  • Progress measurement and verification

  • Time impact analysis (TIA)

  • Recovery and acceleration planning

  • EPC/EPCM schedule integration

  • Contractual schedule compliance

  • Primavera P6 expertise

  • Construction and commissioning sequencing


Communication:

  • Excellent command of the English language in both oral and written communication and skills


Behavior/ Core Competencies:

  • Strong analytical and detail-oriented mindset

  • Confident and assertive in challenging contractor schedules

  • Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

  • High level of integrity and professional judgment

  • Ability to work under pressure in site environments

  • Proactive and solution-focused approach

  • Strong reporting and presentation capability


Preferred Certifications (Optional)

  • PMP (Project Management Professional)

  • PMI-SP (Scheduling Professional)

  • AACE certification (e.g., PSP)

  • Advanced Primavera P6 certification


Details about the role:

Location: Iraq

Relocation required: No

Travel required: No

Contract type: Full time

Experience level: 12+ years

Employment Type

    Full Time

Company Industry

  • Oil & Gas
  • Petroleum

Department / Functional Area

  • Engineering

Keywords

  • Planner Engineer
  • Project Planner

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