Lead Planning Engineer

Description

Lead Engineer – Planning is responsible for developing, maintaining, and controlling integrated project schedules for large-scale offshore Oil & Gas projects, particularly process platforms. The role reports to the Project Controls Manager and provides leadership within the Planning function, ensuring alignment across engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning activities.

• Perform schedule risk analysis and maintain project risk registers
• Supervise, mentor, and guide Senior Planning Engineers and Planning Engineers, ensuring consistent application of planning standards and best practices
• Monitor project progress against baseline schedules, identify deviations, and propose corrective and recovery actions
• Develop, update, and maintain detailed project schedules for offshore Oil & Gas projects, with a focus on process platforms
• Participate in project close-out activities, including lessons learned and feedback to relevant departments
• Prepare and issue weekly and monthly progress reports, highlighting schedule performance and critical path impacts
• Coordinate closely with engineering, procurement, construction, installation, and commissioning teams to ensure schedule alignment with project milestones
• Support contracts change management activities, including delay analysis and claims preparation

Requirements

• Solid understanding of project planning methodologies, WBS development, cost control principles, and progress measurement systems
• Proven experience leading and supervising planning teams on large EPC projects
• Experience in schedule risk management, documentation control, and contract change and claims processes
• Strong proficiency in Primavera P6; working knowledge of MS Project, SAP, PRISM, and Microsoft Office
• Minimum 10 years of experience in offshore Oil & Gas projects, with specific experience on process platforms
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and stakeholder coordination skills
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related discipline
• Ability to analyse project performance data and generate clear, actionable insights

Benefits

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Interview process

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