Planning Engineer - Oil and Gas Projects

About the role

This role prepares and manages comprehensive project schedules for oil and gas projects, integrating all project phases and disciplines, tracking progress and variances, and supporting the Project Manager in schedule control and reporting. It is a full-time key position requiring mobilization within 30 days of the Contract Commencement Date.

Key responsibilities

• Prepare the overall project schedule, material procurement schedule and detailed construction schedules for each Work Order, defining activity logic, durations, interfaces and the critical path.
• Integrate design, vendor documents, manufacturing inspection, procurement and delivery, transportation, site mobilization, installation, testing, pre-commissioning and commissioning into one coordinated schedule.
• Arrange parallel construction and shift work across multiple wellsites and disciplines based on wellsite availability, shutdown windows and production requirements provided by KOC.
• Track supplier deliveries, material inventory, personnel and equipment mobilization and subcontractor progress, identifying critical items and potential delays.
• Compare actual progress against the approved schedule, analyse variances and propose acceleration, resource adjustments and schedule recovery measures.
• Prepare and update weekly and monthly progress reports covering Work Order progress, procurement, personnel and equipment deployment, subcontractor status, shutdown plans, S-curves and upcoming activities.
• Support the Project Manager in verifying Work Order durations, quantity variations and completion milestones, and maintain the schedule baseline and change records.
• Coordinate with discipline engineers and site supervisors so the schedule matches actual construction sequences, HSE permits and quality inspection milestones.

Required profile

• Degree in an engineering discipline.
• At least 8 years of experience as a Planning Engineer on oil and gas projects.
• Full-time key personnel with the ability to communicate in English, subject to Client approval.
• Mobilization within 30 days from the Contract Commencement Date.

Required skills

• Preparing overall project, procurement and detailed construction schedules, including critical path analysis.
• Preferred: proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project or other Client-approved software; the contract requires the schedule to be prepared in the latest version of P6, MS Project or approved software.
• Familiarity with EPC baseline schedules, critical paths, resource loading, procurement schedules, shutdown windows and schedule recovery plans.
• Experience planning oilfield wellhead, SCADA, instrumentation/electrical installation or multi-work-front projects is preferred.