Planning Engineer / Planning Manager

Tata Consulting Engineers; Dahej, Jamnagar; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tata Consulting Engineers is seeking a Planning Engineer/Planning Manager in Gujarat (Jamnagar & Dahej) with 10–20 years of experience. The role focuses on scheduling, monitoring, and project controls for large industrial EPC projects.

BE/B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering is required, with strong skills in Primavera P6 and MS Project. The position entails developing schedules, tracking progress, and coordinating with clients, consultants, and contractors to address delays and optimize project

Qualifications

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering.
• 10–20 years of experience in planning and project controls for industrial, EPC, mining, steel, cement, power projects.
• Hands-on experience in project scheduling and monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, fine-tune, and finalize the project master schedule based on preliminary schedules and project requirements.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules (L1 to L4 levels) covering engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Establish project baselines, milestones, critical paths, and resource-loaded schedules.
• Review and approve schedules submitted by contractors and ensure alignment with approved project schedules.
• Monitor schedule compliance and identify deviations, bottlenecks, and slippages.
• Track project progress on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis against approved baselines.
• Perform delay analysis and proactively identify risks that may impact project timelines.
• Provide timely alerts and recommendations to project management regarding potential delays and recovery actions.
• Generate daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports, dashboards, and management presentations.
• Participate in project review meetings with client representatives, consultants, contractors, and construction teams.
• Support development of mitigation and recovery plans to address schedule slippages.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between planning and execution activities.
• Assist in forecasting project completion dates and resource requirements.
• Maintain schedule revisions, progress curves, look-ahead plans, and project control documentation.
• Monitor productivity trends and support project performance analysis.

Skills

Primavera P6

MS Project

CPM

EVM

Excel

Communication

Coordination

Education

B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

MS Excel

Job description

Job Title: Planning Engineer / Planning Manager

Location: Jamnagar & Dahej, Gujarat
Experience: 10 to 20 Years
Qualification: B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering
Industry: Industrial Projects / EPC

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Scheduling

• Analyze, fine-tune, and finalize the project master schedule based on preliminary schedules and project requirements.
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules (L1 to L4 levels) covering engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning activities.
• Establish project baselines, milestones, critical paths, and resource-loaded schedules.

Schedule Review & Control

• Review and approve schedules submitted by contractors and ensure alignment with approved project schedules.
• Ensure all resources, work breakdown structures (WBS), activity sequencing, and dependencies are accurately captured.
• Monitor schedule compliance and identify deviations, bottlenecks, and slippages.

Progress Monitoring & Reporting

• Track project progress on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis against approved baselines.
• Perform delay analysis and proactively identify risks that may impact project timelines.
• Provide timely alerts and recommendations to project management regarding potential delays and recovery actions.
• Generate daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports, dashboards, and management presentations.

Coordination & Stakeholder Management

• Participate in project review meetings with client representatives, consultants, contractors, and construction teams.
• Support development of mitigation and recovery plans to address schedule slippages.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between planning and execution activities.

Project Controls

• Assist in forecasting project completion dates and resource requirements.
• Maintain schedule revisions, progress curves, look-ahead plans, and project control documentation.
• Monitor productivity trends and support project performance analysis.

Desired Candidate Profile

For Planning Engineer

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering.
• 10 to 15 years of experience in planning and project controls for industrial, EPC, mining, steel, cement, power projects.
• Hands-on experience in project scheduling and monitoring.

For Planning Manager

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering.
• 15 to 20 years of experience in project planning, scheduling, and controls with proven leadership capability.
• Experience managing planning teams and coordinating with multiple stakeholders.

Technical Skills

• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
• Strong understanding of project scheduling methodologies, CPM, EVM, and project controls.
• Experience in preparing S-curves, progress reports, look-ahead schedules, and delay analysis reports.
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Excel and project reporting tools.
• Strong analytical, communication, and coordination skills.