Planning Engineer

Riviera Infraprojects Pvt Ltd; India; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Riviera Infraprojects Pvt Ltd is seeking a Planning Engineer/Manager for PAN Indian locations (Gujarat, Mumbai, Bangalore). The role focuses on developing and maintaining master schedules, baseline programmes, and detailed construction schedules using Primavera P6 and MS Project.

You will coordinate with PMs, MEP, QA/QC, EHS, Procurement, and Contracts teams; produce dashboards and reports; monitor progress; identify deviations; and implement recovery plans to ensure on-time delivery across

Qualifications

• Strong expertise in Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Experience in baseline scheduling, critical path analysis, and delay analysis.
• Understanding of high-rise buildings, RCC structures, finishing works, and MEP coordination.
• Strong analytical, reporting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the overall project master schedule, baseline programme, and detailed construction schedules.
• Prepare project plans using Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
• Establish project milestones, critical activities, dependencies, and target completion dates.
• Prepare short-term, medium-term, and long-term look-ahead plans.
• Monitor actual progress against planned progress and identify deviations.
• Conduct planning and progress review meetings with project stakeholders.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports for senior management.
• Escalate schedule risks and recommend mitigation measures to management.

Skills

Primavera P6

MS Project

Construction planning

Scheduling

Project control

Critical path analysis

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Progress reporting

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Opening for Planning Engineer / Manager for PAN Indian Location.

Location : Gujarat / Mumbai / Bangalore.

Project Planning & Scheduling

• Develop and maintain the overall project master schedule, baseline programme, and detailed construction schedules.
• Prepare project plans using Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
• Establish project milestones, critical activities, dependencies, and target completion dates.
• Prepare short-term, medium-term, and long-term look-ahead plans.
• Monitor actual progress against planned progress and identify deviations.

Progress Monitoring & Control

• Conduct regular progress reviews and analyze schedule variances.
• Identify critical path activities, bottlenecks, and potential project delays.
• Prepare recovery plans and corrective action strategies to achieve project deadlines.
• Develop progress dashboards, S-curves, histograms, and weekly/monthly progress reports.
• Track planned versus actual quantities, productivity, and milestone achievements.

Resource & Construction Planning

• Coordinate manpower, machinery, materials, and equipment planning with project execution teams.
• Develop resource-loaded schedules and resource deployment plans.
• Ensure alignment of construction activities with procurement, material availability, and site readiness.
• Monitor productivity and recommend measures to improve construction efficiency.

Coordination & Reporting

• Coordinate with Project Managers, Construction Managers, MEP, QA/QC, EHS, Procurement, and Contracts teams.
• Conduct planning and progress review meetings with project stakeholders.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports for senior management.
• Escalate schedule risks and recommend mitigation measures to management.

Risk Management & Documentation

• Identify schedule risks and prepare mitigation and contingency plans.
• Analyze delays and support extension-of-time (EOT) claims with proper records and documentation.
• Maintain updated project schedules, progress records, and planning documentation.
• Support management in project forecasting, completion projections, and decision-making.

3. Required Skills & Competencies

• Strong expertise in Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Excellent knowledge of construction planning, scheduling, and project control.
• Experience in baseline scheduling, critical path analysis, and delay analysis.
• Understanding of high-rise buildings, RCC structures, finishing works, and MEP coordination.
• Strong analytical, reporting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet challenging project deadlines.
• Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and project reporting dashboards.

4. Desired Experience

• 1015 years of relevant experience in construction project planning and control.
• Experience in high-rise building projects, large residential/commercial developments, or infrastructure projects.
• Proven track record of preparing and monitoring project schedules and implementing recovery plans.
• Experience coordinating with multidisciplinary project teams and senior management.

5. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• Achievement of project milestones as per the approved baseline schedule.
• Reduction in project delays and schedule variances.
• Accuracy and timeliness of weekly and monthly progress reports.
• Effectiveness of recovery plans and critical-path monitoring.
• Resource utilization and productivity improvement.
• Timely identification and escalation of project risks.
• Coordination effectiveness across project departments.

6. Preferred Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate should possess strong planning and project control capabilities, hands-on experience in Primavera P6, and a proven ability to manage complex construction schedules. The candidate must be proactive in identifying delays, coordinating with execution teams, and driving timely project completion.