Planning Engineer ( Construction)

JobItUs; Chennai District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

JobItUs is seeking a Planning Engineer in Chennai, India, to lead project planning, scheduling, cost monitoring and contract administration. The role requires coordinating with engineering, procurement and site teams to ensure timely execution within approved budgets and quality standards.

Responsibilities include preparing schedules, baselines, WBS, reviewing drawings in AutoCAD, and producing dashboards, look-ahead schedules, and MIS reports to support project forecasting and billing

Qualifications

• Experience in project planning, scheduling and cost monitoring.
• Ability to prepare progress reports and MIS.
• Familiarity with Primavera P6 and MS Project for scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain project schedules, baseline programmes, and WBS using Primavera P6/MS Project.
• Monitor progress, identify variances, and implement corrective actions to reach milestones.
• Coordinate with Project, Engineering, Procurement and Site teams for timely execution.
• Review drawings using AutoCAD and plan based on revisions.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports and MIS dashboards.
• Plan and monitor manpower, materials, equipment, and resources for optimum utilization.
• Analyze delays, productivity and risks; propose recovery actions.
• Maintain planning documentation and ensure compliance with contracts.
• Support forecasting, resource planning, billing coordination and completion activities.
• Coordinate with Quantity Surveying and billing status and planning support.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Coordination

Progress reporting

Resource planning

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

AutoCAD

Job description

Role Summary

The Planning Engineer is responsible for project planning, scheduling, quantity estimation, cost monitoring, billing verification, contract administration, and commercial coordination to ensure projects are completed within the approved timelines and budgets while maintaining quality standards.

KRA: Task / Activities

• Prepare and maintain project schedules, baseline programmes, and Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) using Primavera P6/MS Project.


• Monitor project progress, identify schedule variances, and implement corrective actions to achieve project milestones.


• Coordinate with Project, Engineering, Procurement, and Site teams for timely execution of planned activities.


• Review engineering drawings using AutoCAD and provide planning support based on design revisions.


• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports, look-ahead schedules, dashboards, and MIS reports.


• Plan and monitor manpower, materials, equipment, and other project resources for optimum utilization.


• Analyze project delays, productivity, and risks, and recommend recovery plans to minimize schedule slippages.


• Maintain planning documentation and ensure compliance with project and contractual requirements.


• Support project forecasting, resource planning, billing coordination, and project completion activities.


• Coordinate with Quantity Surveying and billing status, and project planning support.

KPI: Performance Metrics

• Achievement of project milestones as per approved schedule.


• Schedule variance within acceptable limits.


• Accuracy and timely submission of progress reports and MIS.


• Resource utilization efficiency.


• Reduction in project delays through effective planning and recovery actions.


• Timely completion of look-ahead schedules and project forecasts.


• Compliance with contractual planning requirements.


• Quality of planning documentation and reporting.