Planning Specialist

We have a current opportunity for a Planning Specialist on a contract basis. The position will be based in Doha. For further information about this position please apply.

Planning Specialist

10 hrs./day / 5 days/week

Qatar Onshore

1 Jan 2026

36 Months

The Planning Specialist is responsible for the Project Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Contract(s) schedule and all aspects of the Progress Measurement System. This includes development, maintenance, monitoring, controlling and integration of the EPC schedule(s) including verification and reporting in addition to ensuring that all activities comply with standardized processes and are delivered to the highest possible standards.

• Develops and maintains project construction and commissioning schedules ensuring they reflect the approved project design/execution scope.
• Reviews Contractor project control procedures to ensure requirements are met.
• Reviews and checks Contractor progress reports for accuracy of progress measurement.
• Reviews and monitors the EPC Contractor’s schedules for logic, detail, and interfaces.
• Ensures subcontractor schedules are integrated into overall EPC schedules.
• Ensures vendor and supplier schedules for critical equipment and bulks are integrated into overall EPC schedules and check the deliveries are as per the requirement.
• Monitors and appraises Contractor performance against control plans for progress and schedule control.
• Evaluates project changes for schedule impact and incorporates approved changes into the overall schedule.
• Advices on potential schedule issues, provides corrective actions, and verifies their implementation.
• Conducts periodic meetings with the Contractor to review progress and reports project status to management.

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Law, Engineering, Accounting, Business Management/ administration or commercial disciplines.

• 08 years’ experience in project scheduling and controls for EPC oil and gas facilities capital projects / operating companies
• Thorough and extensive knowledge of project controls principles, theories, and concepts.
• At least five (5) years site/field scheduling experience.
• Experience developing work methods in accordance to established Company policies, directives from Management, schedules and professional engineering standards.
• Good troubleshooting skills.
• Ability to adapt to tight deadlines, heavy workloads, and frequent changes in priorities.

• Excellent written and verbal English skills.
• Good computer literacy skills (Primavera P6, Word, Excel and PowerPoint).
• Hands on working experience in Primavera P6 Version 18 and above.
• Good knowledge of using Primavera Schedule Risk Analysis software for conducting Schedule Risk Analysis.

As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion.

In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.