Planning Engineer

To provide planning and scheduling support at all stages of the project. To participate in all project activities related to the discipline including control and corrective actions in order to ensure adherence to the approved project plan. To develop and integrate individual schedules into the overall project plan. Establishes milestones for the project and supervises schedule resource loading and leveling. Supports development of scheduling standards and procedures.

• Identifies and brings to the attention of the Project Senior Manager, Project Controls Manager, Engineering Manager and Construction Manager any potential problems which could delay the schedule or result in cost deviations that could have an adverse effect on the project and recommends effective corrective actions.
• Supports the Project Management Team in preparation and finalizing of the periodical project reports and presentations for the Project Executive Committee & Board of Directors.
• Participates and provides input for the discipline in the preparation of the ITB, in the Technical Bid Evaluation and in the project management process once the Contract is awarded.
• Reviews and approves Contractors planning procedure including WBS and progress measurement methodology; reviews the Project Schedule prepared by Contractors, providing input to optimize the project's duration.
• Coordinates with Project Controls for the engineering, pre-commissioning, commissioning and construction deliverables status to be in line with the approved schedule.
• Coordinates with project Procurement for the purchase fabrication and delivery status for material and equipment to be in line with the approved schedule.
• Conducts Critical Path analysis and reports any changes that may have negative impact on the project schedule. Assesses the impact on the schedule caused by alternate designs or changes and reports immediately with recommendations.
• Provides discipline support for HSE, QA/QC, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Pre-commissioning and Commissioning. Supervises and coordinates overall planning, progress control and appraisal of the discipline activities.
• Extracts all relevant reports and estimations from the monthly progress report provided by Contractors.
• Serves as a liaison between the project management team, Contractors planning organization and relevant counterparts in client permanent organization.
• Provides project planning interface within the project team and externally with Contractors and Client permanent organization for any consolidated planning resulting from interfering activities (e.g., Shutdown Planning).
• Prepares, implements, follows-up and updates all internal schedules as requested by the Project Controls Manager and/or Engineering & Construction Managers, and reports progress accordingly.
• Ensures proper and accurate progress control is provided/updated through the life of the project. Plans, monitors, and progress controls the Engineering, Construction, Recommissioning and Commissioning activities against the project schedule.
• Actively supports the Project Risk Management procedure.
• Measures project progress, prepares action plans to close out any tasks required to achieve project progress and escalates any issues to the Project Director, Senior Project Manager and Project Controls Manager.

BSc in a relevant engineering discipline or equivalent. Professional training courses in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project are mandatory.

• Minimum experience of 10 years worked in relevant discipline, preferably in petrochemical or oil and gas industry with minimum 5 years in a Senior Planning Engineer position on large projects.
• Fluency in speaking and writing English.
• Knowledge of software packages such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, etc.