P6 Planner

Al Masaood Power; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Al Masaood Power is seeking a skilled Project Scheduler to develop, manage, and optimize complex project schedules using Oracle Primavera P6. You will communicate between project teams and support functions to ensure alignment and rollout of plans.

The role requires 6–8 years of experience in project planning and scheduling, preferably in Oil & Gas, and proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Office. Strong organizational and analytical abilities are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Diploma, Technical Qualification, High School Certificate, or Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline.
• 6–8 years of experience in project planning and scheduling, preferably within the Oil & Gas industry.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate Primavera P6 databases and schedules
• Create baseline schedules aligned with project scope and milestones
• Define activities, durations, dependencies, and constraints
• Develop Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
• Create relationships and logic networks
• Perform schedule analysis and reporting
• Generate histograms and manpower forecasts
• Manage schedule revisions and recovery programmes
• Verify actual progress with site teams
• Ensure realistic activity sequencing
• Prepare short-term recovery plans when delays occur
• Update schedules based on actual site progress
• Measure planned vs actual performance
• Track critical path activities and float consumption
• Weekly progress reports
• S-curves
• Delay analysis reports
• Develop procurement, engineering, construction, commissioning, and handover schedules Integrate subcontractor and supplier schedules into the master programme
• Sequence work activities logically for optimum execution
• Allocate manpower, equipment, and materials to activities
• Perform resource loading and leveling
• Support project cash flow forecasting
• Coordinate with cost control teams for earned value analysis

Skills

Primavera P6 proficiency

Microsoft Office Suite

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Project planning and scheduling

Education

Diploma / Technical Qualification / High School / Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

To develop, manage, and optimize complex project schedules using Oracle's Primavera P6 software. To communicate between project teams and support functions to ensure alignment and rollout of plan.

Job Responsibilities

Technical Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate Primavera P6 databases and schedules
• Create baseline schedules aligned with project scope and milestones
• Define activities, durations, dependencies, and constraints
• Develop Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
• Create relationships and logic networks
• Perform schedule analysis and reporting
• Generate histograms and manpower forecasts
• Manage schedule revisions and recovery programmes

Site & Operational Responsibilities

• Verify actual progress with site teams
• Ensure realistic activity sequencing
• Prepare short-term recovery plans when delays occur

Progress Monitoring & Reporting

• Update schedules based on actual site progress
• Measure planned vs actual performance
• Track critical path activities and float consumption

Produce:

• Weekly progress reports
• S-curves
• Delay analysis reports
• Develop procurement, engineering, construction, commissioning, and handover schedules Integrate subcontractor and supplier schedules into the master programme
• Sequence work activities logically for optimum execution
• Allocate manpower, equipment, and materials to activities
• Perform resource loading and leveling
• Support project cash flow forecasting
• Coordinate with cost control teams for earned value analysis

Qualifications and Education

• Diploma, Technical Qualification, High School Certificate, or Bachelor’s Degree in a relevant discipline.
• 6–8 years of experience in project planning and scheduling, preferably within the Oil & Gas industry.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.