Senior Planning & Scheduling Engineer

OLEO Consulting Group; Port-Jérôme-sur-Seine; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm in France is seeking a Senior Planning & Scheduling Engineer for an EPC Hydrogen Project. This role involves supporting project execution planning, ensuring accurate reporting, and assisting the Project Manager in strategic decisions. The ideal candidate has over 15 years of experience in scheduling within an international EPC environment, expertise in MS Project and Primavera, and is fluent in English, ensuring that all project activities are structured effectively from start to completion.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of experience in scheduling/planning in an international EPC or industrial environment.
• Expert in scheduling tools like MS Project and Primavera.
• Proven ability to deliver accurate schedule tools and data.

Responsibilities

• Plan and control project execution to meet schedule requirements.
• Support the Project Manager in strategy decisions.
• Structure all project activities from start to finish.
• Provide accurate reporting for internal and client needs.
• Analyze equipment downtime to identify inefficiencies.
• Monitor and enter progress data from subcontractors.

Skills

Scheduling in international EPC/industrial environment

Expert in MS Project

Expert in Primavera

Strong coordination skills

Fluent in English

Strong computer literacy

Job description

Senior Planning & Scheduling Engineer

In the framework of an EPC Hydrogen Project, we are looking for a Senior Planning & Scheduling Engineer. The mission is to support project execution planning and project control to meet schedule, milestone, and progress requirements, while ensuring full transparency through accurate reporting. You will support the Project Manager in Project Execution Strategy decisions and structure all activities from the start of work to project completion.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the planning and control of project execution to meet schedule requirements (deadlines, milestones, progress).
• Supporting the Project Manager in Project Execution Strategy decisions from a planning and controls perspective.
• Structuring and sequencing all project activities from start of work to end of project.
• Providing transparency regarding deadlines and progress through reliable schedule tools and reporting.
• Preparing up‑to‑date, accurate and consistent reporting for internal and client needs.
• Leading the measurement/quantification of materials required for production within defined time periods.
• Analyzing equipment downtime to identify bottlenecks and inefficiencies impacting the production process.
• Monitoring, collecting and entering progress data from subcontractors.
• Collaborating with construction staff to define schedule requirements and work sequences aligned with constructability studies.
• Developing and maintaining regular scheduling deliverables, including look‑ahead schedules, manpower curves, project reports, and client reports.
• Ensuring production operations start at the planned locations and times.
• Observing operations progress on site and recording progress properly.
• Comparing recorded progress versus plans and measuring deviations.
• Advising corrective actions to minimize the negative impacts of deviations.
• Feeding back progress and lessons learned to improve future planning accuracy.

Requirements

• 15+ years of experience in scheduling/planning in an international EPC or industrial environment.
• Expert in MS Project and Primavera.
• Strong optimisation mindset and continuous improvement approach.
• Proven ability to deliver accurate, reliable and consistent schedule tools and data.
• Very strong coordination skills to interface effectively with the Project Manager, Project Engineer, Site Manager and discipline teams.
• Fluent in English.
• Strong computer literacy.