Planning Engineer

Confidential Company

This role oversees all commercial operations with the following Key Responsibilities:

1. Planning and Scheduling

o Develop, maintain, and update project schedules using Primavera (P6) or MS Project.

o Integrate engineering, procurement, and construction activities into a unified baseline schedule.

o Develop baseline programs with logic, milestones, and resource loading in coordination with the project team.

o Identify project critical paths and constraints and propose corrective actions when required.

o Integrate subcontractor and supplier schedules into the master program.

2. Planning and Scheduling

o Monitor actual progress versus planned targets and prepare weekly and monthly progress reports.

o Track engineering deliverables, procurement activities, and site construction progress.

o Analyze schedule deviations, delays, and potential risks; prepare recovery or mitigation plans.

o Support management in project forecasting, EOT (Extension of Time) claims, and delay analysis.

3. Resources management (MFL/EFL).

o Assist in developing resource histograms, manpower forecasts, and cost-loaded schedules.

o Support Earned Value Management (EVM) analysis and performance indices (CPI, SPI).

4. Project Systems

o To ensure the establishment of computer systems (hardware, software, communications, etc.) appropriate for the needs of the project in both Project and Site Offices.

o To ensure that all computer systems are maintained and that all users are supported in accordance with available systems expertise.

o To ensure that proper data security and data archival procedures are implemented and enforced.

o Interface with finance and accounting to reconcile budget data and actual expenditures.

o Participate in project risk and opportunity reviews from a cost perspective.

o Ensure compliance with internal procedures, cost coding structures, and financial policies.

o Prepare cost analysis for project close-out and lessons learned.

5. Risk Management

o Identify potential schedule risks and uncertainties related to engineering, procurement, construction, and external factors (such as weather, permits, or supplier delays).

o Work closely with Cost Control, Engineering, and Construction teams to ensure that risk information is consistently reflected in time and cost forecasts.

o Contribute to the preparation and maintenance of the project risk register, highlighting schedule-related risks, their likelihood, and impact.

o Conduct “what-if” and sensitivity analyses using tools such as Primavera Risk Analysis or Monte Carlo simulation to assess the effect of uncertainties on key milestones.

o Propose and integrate mitigation or recovery actions into the project schedule to reduce risk exposure.

6. Interface management

o Coordinate with Project Managers, Engineers, Procurement, and Construction teams to obtain progress data.

o Attend progress and coordination meetings and present schedule updates.

o Ensure that planning and reporting systems are aligned with company procedures and project

7. Team Leadership

o Lead, mentor, and develop project controls team.

o Promote a culture of integrity, safety, high performance, accountability, and continuous improvement.

o Ensure compliance with company standards, procedures, and contractual obligations.

o Provide support during audits and client reviews.

o Mentor and guide junior project control engineers and planners.

o Contribute to the development of project control methodologies and best practices.

o Support implementation of digital tools and systems for project controls.