Senior Planning Engineer

Job description / Role

Location

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Qualification

B.Sc. or equivalent in an engineering discipline.
Preferably certified PMP or equivalent certifications/memberships.

Experience

Minimum 15 years' experience in project planning in the oil & gas industry, including extensive experience in large-scale solar (photovoltaic) projects.
Preferably minimum 5 years' experience with national oil companies and/or international oil companies.
Experience across EPIC project lifecycle: engineering, procurement, construction & commissioning.
Project planning, scheduling & phasing, project control & monitoring, forecasting, trending, risk assessment, variations/claims analysis, and progress verification.
High computer literacy: MS Office and relevant project control software (Primavera). Skills in Primavera Risk Analysis and Power BI are preferable.
GCC work experience is desirable.
Well-developed analytical and reporting skills.

Primary duties and responsibilities

Project planning & scheduling

Perform comprehensive project planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, verification, and reporting for successful execution from initiation to close-out.
Develop and maintain project master plans and schedules for all project phases and stage gates.
Provide planning input to Project Execution Plan (PEP), Risk Management Plan & Risk Register, and Change Management Plan.
Plan and monitor project close-out activities; contribute to finalization of Close-out Report.

Progress monitoring & reporting

Perform project planning including scheduling, monitoring, forecasting, and progress reporting on weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis through various management reports.
Maintain Project Builder data in SAP to facilitate group reporting and analysis.
Provide early warnings and highlight early intervention opportunities to influence project outcomes.

Resource planning

Maintain and update integrated resource planning system to plan resource requirements for assigned projects per master plans in Primavera.

Tender & bid evaluation

Develop and incorporate planning & scheduling requirements, progress measurement, and reporting instructions for compliance by bidders in tender documents.
Evaluate technical proposals of bidders, reviewing schedules, man-hour allocations, and resource histograms for compliance.

Contractor planning & performance monitoring

Review, validate, and endorse contractor planning packages including execution programs, recovery plans, resource plans, and progress measurement systems.
Monitor contractor performance, conduct time and progress variance analysis, and review contractor progress reports.
Highlight deviations, suggest corrective actions, and conduct "what-if" and schedule risk analyses.

Progress & budget coordination

Estimate progress for assigned contracts to calculate value of work done for Service Entry Sheets (SES).
Provide schedule inputs and estimated progress phasing for annual budget/AFE preparation and revisions.
Analyse reasons for progress and schedule variance for budget variance reports.

Change & time impact management

Determine time impact related to scope changes addressed in Change Impact Notes and Work Change Requests (WCR).
Review and assess Contractor Extension of Time (EoT) claims using international norms and time impact analysis.

Procedures & compliance

Participate in the development and implementation of project planning procedures and work instructions.
Operate within corporate management policies, internationally recognized industry practices, and contracting procedures.
Maintain integrated resource planning system for all assigned projects.
Endorse planning-related deliverables in Contract Request Documents (CRD) for tender initiation.
Endorse/reject contractor planning submissions, technical deviation requests, and claimed progress in invoices.

Project interface & stakeholder management

Regular interaction with project team members, contractors, suppliers, and end users.
Coordinate with other departments and projects to assess interface constraints.
Participate in project site work during construction, installation, commissioning, and handover phases.
Conduct regular progress and management meetings with contractors, suppliers, and end users.
Prioritize multiple assignments in a multi-project environment while ensuring quality and timely delivery.