Senior Planning Engineer

Penspen Ltd; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 335,000 - 670,000; Full time

Job summary

Penspen is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer in Abu Dhabi with extensive PMC experience to lead project scheduling across FEED and EPC phases. The role requires managing, monitoring, and correcting schedules to align with project objectives and contractual requirements.

The ideal candidate has 15+ years in oil & gas, 5+ years in PMC, and strong experience with Primavera P6 and MS Project, plus PMP/PSP credentials are a plus. GCC experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in oil & gas projects.
• 5+ years in PMC projects.
• GCC/Middle East oil & gas project experience preferred.
• Experience with FEED, detailed design, and EPC project phases.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update integrated project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Review EPC contractor schedules to align with milestones and client expectations.
• Prepare baselines, progress measurement systems, critical path analyses, look-ahead schedules, and recovery plans.
• Monitor progress, identify schedule risks, and recommend corrective actions.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, EPC contractors, vendors, and client representatives for timely delivery.
• Prepare weekly and monthly planning reports, dashboards, S-curves, progress updates, and KPI reports.
• Conduct schedule risk analysis, delay analysis, and impact assessments for scope changes.
• Participate in project review meetings and management presentations.
• Support project controls activities including forecasting, change management, and earned value analysis.
• Ensure compliance with PMC governance and client standards.

Skills

Scheduling

Stakeholder coordination

Project controls

Critical path analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Penspen is hiring an experiencedSenior Planning Engineerwith strong PMC experience to join our team in Abu Dhabi.The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, monitoring, and controlling project schedules, ensuring engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning activities are executed in line with project objectives and contractual requirements.

Key responsibilities:

• Develop, maintain, and update integrated project schedules for FEED and Detailed Engineering projects using Primavera P6.
• Review and monitor EPC contractor schedules to ensure alignment with project milestones, contractual requirements, and client expectations.
• Prepare project baselines, progress measurement systems, critical path analyses, look-ahead schedules, and recovery plans.
• Monitor engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning progress, identifying schedule risks and recommending corrective actions.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary engineering teams, EPC contractors, vendors, and client representatives to ensure timely project delivery.
• Prepare weekly and monthly planning reports, dashboards, S-curves, progress updates, and KPI reports for management and clients.
• Conduct schedule risk analysis, delay analysis, and impact assessments for scope changes and engineering revisions.
• Participate in project review meetings, progress meetings, and management presentations.
• Support project controls activities including forecasting, change management, and earned value analysis.
• Ensure compliance with project planning procedures, client standards, and PMC governance requirements.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• 15+ years of oil & gas experience in the oil and gas industry.
• 5+ years in PMC projects
• Solid background in multi-disciplinary engineering team EPC project.
• Experience managing FEED, detailed design, and EPC project phases.
• Strong experience ingreenfield & brownfield terminal and facilities upgrade projects.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project; familiarity with project control and reporting tools is an advantage.
• Strong knowledge of engineering workflows, EPC project execution, scheduling methodologies, and critical path analysis.
• Experience preparing recovery schedules, delay analysis, and project performance reporting.
• PMP, PSP (Planning & Scheduling Professional), or equivalent certification is an advantage.
• GCC/Middle East oil & gas project experience is preferred.

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