Brownfield Planning and Control Engineer

HUMAN-AI-Z Nexus Technology; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

HUMAN-AI-Z Nexus Technology in Dubai seeks an experienced Brownfield Planning & Control Engineer to manage brownfield, modification, upgrade and turnaround projects with strong Primavera P6 skills.

The role emphasizes baseline development, WBS creation, progress measurement, and critical path analysis in live plant environments, coordinating across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• 5–10 years of experience in Planning, Project Controls, Construction Planning, or Project Scheduling.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Primavera P6 is mandatory.
• Proven experience in brownfield, oil & gas, petrochemical, refinery, EPC, shutdown, turnaround, or plant modification projects.
• Strong knowledge of brownfield execution methodologies and planning constraints associated with operating facilities.
• Experience developing and maintaining baseline schedules and integrated project programmes.
• Strong knowledge of WBS, CPM, critical path, resource loading, progress measurement, S-curves, look-ahead planning, schedule updating, forecasting, and variance analysis.
• Experience with delay analysis, recovery planning, schedule impact analysis, TIA, and EOT support.
• Strong knowledge of Excel, Primavera P6, MS Project, and project reporting tools.
• Excellent coordination skills with clients, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, vendors, operations, engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, monitor, and update detailed Brownfield Project Schedules using Primavera P6.
• Prepare the Baseline Programme / Baseline Schedule in accordance with contract requirements, project scope, execution strategy, milestones, and client requirements.
• Develop project WBS, activity codes, calendars, logic links, relationships, constraints, milestones, and activity sequences.
• Prepare Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4 schedules according to project requirements.
• Develop integrated schedules covering engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, installation, testing, commissioning, pre-commissioning, shutdown, turnaround, tie-in, and handover activities.
• Prepare and maintain Master Schedule, Detailed Schedule, Integrated Project Schedule, Construction Schedule, Shutdown Schedule, Turnaround Schedule, Recovery Programme, Catch-Up Programme, and Look-Ahead Schedule
• Monitor actual progress against planned progress and baseline programme.
• Track schedule variance, progress variance, milestone slippage, critical activities, float, constraints, and forecast completion dates

Skills

Primavera P6

Scheduling

CPM

Earned Value

Excel

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related discipline

Tools

MS Project

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Brownfield Planning & Control Engineer to support project planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, cost control, execution planning, and project controls for brownfield, modification, upgrade, revamp, shutdown, turnaround, debottlenecking, tie-in, and maintenance projects.The ideal candidate should have strong hands-on experience in Primavera P6, project scheduling, baseline programmes, WBS, critical path analysis, progress measurement, look-ahead planning, resource loading, manpower planning, S-curves, earned value management, delay analysis, schedule control, cost control, forecasting, and project reporting.Experience working within operating plants, existing facilities, live plants, brownfield environments, shutdowns, turnarounds, SIMOPS, tie-ins, plant modifications, and EPC projects is highly preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, monitor, and update detailed Brownfield Project Schedules using Primavera P6.

• Prepare the Baseline Programme / Baseline Schedule in accordance with contract requirements, project scope, execution strategy, milestones, and client requirements.

• Develop project WBS, activity codes, calendars, logic links, relationships, constraints, milestones, and activity sequences.

• Prepare Level 1, Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4 schedules according to project requirements.

• Develop integrated schedules covering engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, installation, testing, commissioning, pre-commissioning, shutdown, turnaround, tie-in, and handover activities.

• Prepare and maintain Master Schedule, Detailed Schedule, Integrated Project Schedule, Construction Schedule, Shutdown Schedule, Turnaround Schedule, Recovery Programme, Catch-Up Programme, and Look-Ahead Schedule.

• Monitor actual progress against planned progress and baseline programme.

• Track schedule variance, progress variance, milestone slippage, critical activities, float, constraints, and forecast completion dates.

• Perform Critical Path Method (CPM) analysis and identify critical, near-critical, and driving activities.

• Monitor Total Float, Free Float, Negative Float, Constraints, Logic Relationships, Milestones, and Critical Path.

• Update Primavera P6 schedules with actual start, actual finish, remaining duration, physical progress, activity status, and forecast dates.

• Collect progress data from Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Fabrication, Maintenance, Shutdown, Commissioning, Vendors, Subcontractors, and Site Teams.

• Establish appropriate progress measurement systems for engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, installation, testing, and commissioning.

• Develop progress weightages, activity weightages, quantity-based progress, milestone-based progress, earned progress, and physical progress measurement systems.

• Prepare Daily, Weekly and Monthly Progress Reports.

• Develop S-Curves, Progress Curves, Manpower Histograms, Productivity Reports, KPI Dashboards, Planned vs Actual Reports, Variance Reports, and Management Reports.

• Monitor engineering progress, procurement progress, fabrication progress, construction progress, installation progress, commissioning progress, and overall project progress.

• Prepare Weekly Look-Ahead Plans and coordinate with construction and operations teams regarding upcoming activities.

• Identify site constraints, work-front availability, material availability, permit requirements, access restrictions, operational constraints, shutdown windows, and SIMOPS requirements.

• Coordinate planning activities around live plant operations and brownfield execution constraints.

• Develop detailed schedules for tie-in works, shutdown activities, plant modifications, equipment replacement, piping modifications, structural modifications, electrical/instrumentation modifications, and maintenance activities.

• Coordinate shutdown and turnaround schedules, including preparation, execution, reinstatement, testing, commissioning, and start-up activities.

• Monitor tie-in schedules, isolation requirements, permit-to-work activities, work-front readiness, and shutdown milestones.

• Coordinate with Construction, Operations, Maintenance, HSE, QA/QC, Engineering, Procurement, and Commissioning Teams to ensure schedule alignment.

• Monitor SIMOPS (Simultaneous Operations) and identify schedule interfaces and execution conflicts.

• Track interface activities between existing facilities, new installations, contractors, subcontractors, vendors, and operations teams.

• Monitor work-front readiness and identify activities affected by drawings, materials, permits, access, scaffolding, isolation, equipment availability, or site conditions.

• Prepare constraint logs, interface registers, action trackers, risk registers, and schedule risk reports.

• Develop recovery plans, mitigation strategies, acceleration programmes, resequencing plans, and catch-up schedules for delayed activities.

• Conduct schedule impact analysis and delay analysis for project delays, disruptions, variations, access restrictions, shutdown changes, and late information.

• Support Time Impact Analysis (TIA), Extension of Time (EOT), delay claims, disruption claims, and schedule-related contractual submissions.

• Maintain records of delay events, change events, variation orders, client instructions, RFIs, technical queries, approvals, and project correspondence affecting the programme.

• Coordinate with Commercial and Contracts Teams regarding variations, claims, EOT, delays, disruption, and contractual milestones.

• Review and monitor subcontractor schedules, vendor schedules, fabrication schedules, and supplier delivery programmes.

• Analyze subcontractor performance against approved baseline and recovery programmes.

• Track procurement activities including MR, PR, RFQ, PO, vendor drawing approval, manufacturing, inspection, FAT, shipment, delivery, and site receipt.

• Monitor engineering deliverables including IFC drawings, shop drawings, material approvals, technical submittals, RFIs, TQs, calculations, specifications, and design changes.

• Coordinate with procurement teams to ensure long-lead items, critical materials, equipment, valves, piping materials, structural steel, electrical equipment, instrumentation, and construction materials are available according to the schedule.

• Monitor resource requirements including manpower, equipment, materials, tools, scaffolding, cranes, access, and specialist resources.

• Prepare Manpower Histograms, Resource Loading, Resource Forecasts, Equipment Utilization Plans, and Productivity Reports.

• Monitor planned versus actual man-hours, manpower deployment, productivity, equipment utilization, and work quantities.

• Prepare productivity analysis and identify opportunities for productivity improvement and schedule recovery.

Desired Candidate Profile

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.

• 5–10 years of experience in Planning, Project Controls, Construction Planning, or Project Scheduling.

• Strong hands‑on experience with Primavera P6 is mandatory.

• Proven experience in brownfield, oil & gas, petrochemical, refinery, industrial, EPC, shutdown, turnaround, or plant modification projects.

• Strong understanding of brownfield execution methodologies and planning constraints associated with operating facilities.

• Experience developing and maintaining baseline schedules and integrated project programmes.

• Strong knowledge of WBS, CPM, critical path, resource loading, progress measurement, S-curves, look-ahead planning, schedule updating, forecasting, and variance analysis.

• Experience with delay analysis, recovery planning, schedule impact analysis, TIA, and EOT support is preferred.

• Strong knowledge of Excel, Primavera P6, MS Project, and project reporting tools.

• Excellent coordination skills with clients, consultants, contractors, subcontractors, vendors, operations, engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams.