Planning Engineer-C4-Planning-PMO

TATA Consulting Engineers Limited; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consulting Engineers Limited (TCE) is seeking a Planning Engineer with 8–12 years of experience in 400 kV and above transmission projects. You will lead scheduling, planning controls, and baseline validation, coordinating across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning to ensure on-time delivery.

The role requires a BE/BTech in Civil or Electrical Engineering and familiarity with Primavera P6 or MS Project.

Qualifications

• 8–12 years of planning, scheduling, and project-controls experience in 400 kV and above transmission line and substation projects.
• B.E. / B.Tech in Civil / Electrical Engineering; certification or advanced training in Primavera P6 / MS Project preferred.

Responsibilities

• Act as PMC planning representative for transmission line and substation packages.
• Review contractor WBS, baseline schedules, activity logic, durations, calendars, constraints, milestones, and resource loading.
• Develop and maintain integrated schedules covering engineering, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, energisation, and handover.
• Establish progress-measurement methods aligned with BOQ, schedule of values, contractual milestones, and verified site quantities.
• Prepare and review daily, weekly, monthly, two-week, and three-month look-ahead schedules, S-curves, resource histograms, and milestone trackers.
• Verify reported physical progress with site records and engineering, procurement, and construction teams.
• Monitor critical and near-critical paths, identify slippages and constraints, and recommend corrective, recovery, or acceleration measures.
• Track drawing approvals, long-lead materials, manufacturing, dispatch, site receipt, work-front readiness, and package interfaces.
• Support review of extension-of-time and delay claims through event chronology, contemporaneous records, and schedule-impact analysis.
• Prepare dashboards, MIS, schedule narratives, risk registers, forecasts, and management-review presentations.

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

Project controls

WBS review

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Civil Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Tata Consulting Engineers Limited (TCE) is the largest Indian private sector engineering and project consultancy and an emerging global leader in integrated engineering solutions. With more than 60 years of engineering excellence, TCE has a presence in over 64 countries and over 12000 completed projects, the company operates in 3 core Industry segments -Infrastructure (Water, Environment, Urban Development, Buildings, Manufacturing Facilities, Ports and Harbours, Transportation), Power (Thermal, Hydro, Nuclear, Renewable, Transmission and Distribution) and Resources - Hydrocarbons and Chemicals (Oil, Gas and Refineries, Chemicals, Petrochemicals, Fertilizers, Speciality Chemicals, Pulp and Paper, Cement, Food, Pharmaceuticals and Beverages, Tyre, Glass) as well as Mining and Metallurgy (Mining, Geology, Beneficiation, Steel, Non-ferrous). TCE serves domestic as well as international markets and is known for several first-of-its-kind projects offering Engineering Studies, Design Engineering Services, Project Management Consultancy Services, OPEX and IIOT across all three verticals. A part of Tata Group - India’s most respected group, TCE is a 100 percent subsidiary of Tata Sons Limited Design your Future with us At TCE, you will experience a supportive environment that empowers you to excel, whether you are based in our offices or at a client site. We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion, fostering a workplace where every individual can thrive by contributing their unique skills and perspectives to deliver exceptional results for our clients. Our comprehensive compensation and benefits packages are designed to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families, complemented by a robust global well-being program. As a leading global infrastructure firm, we are committed to your growth and success, offering access to cutting-edge technology and impactful projects that offer flexibility and significant professional opportunities. Join us and become part of a global company that values your potential and supports your career development.

Purpose & Scope of Position

The Planning Engineer will represent the Project Management Consultant in establishing, reviewing, and monitoring integrated schedules for 400 kV and above transmission line and substation packages. The role focuses on baseline validation, progress measurement, critical-path analysis, interface coordination, forecasting, delay identification, recovery planning, and timely management reporting

Experience

8–12 years of planning, scheduling, and project-controls experience in 400 kV and above transmission line and substation projects.

Qualification

B.E. / B.Tech in Civil / Electrical Engineering; certification or advanced training in Primavera P6 / MS Project preferred.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as PMC planning representative for transmission line and substation packages.
• Review contractor WBS, baseline schedules, activity logic, durations, calendars, constraints, milestones, and resource loading.
• Develop and maintain integrated schedules covering engineering, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, energisation, and handover.
• Establish progress-measurement methods aligned with BOQ, schedule of values, contractual milestones, and verified site quantities.
• Prepare and review daily, weekly, monthly, two-week, and three-month look-ahead schedules, S-curves, resource histograms, and milestone trackers.
• Verify reported physical progress with site records and engineering, procurement, and construction teams.
• Monitor critical and near-critical paths, identify slippages and constraints, and recommend corrective, recovery, or acceleration measures.
• Track drawing approvals, long-lead materials, manufacturing, dispatch, site receipt, work-front readiness, and package interfaces.
• Support review of extension-of-time and delay claims through event chronology, contemporaneous records, and schedule-impact analysis.
• Prepare dashboards, MIS, schedule narratives, risk registers, forecasts, and management-review presentations.