Planning Manager

Tecnicas Reunidas; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Tecnicas Reunidas in Bengaluru seeks a Senior Planning Lead to oversee production control across multiple EPC/PMC projects in oil & gas, refinery, petrochemical and energy sectors. You will set schedules, drive recovery when delays occur, and ensure safe, on‑budget delivery with quality.

You will lead the senior planning engineers, coordinate with engineering, procurement, fabrication and construction, and push standardized reporting and dashboards across projects.

Qualifications

• 15 to 18 years in planning, project controls and production controls on major EPC projects.
• Oil & gas, refinery, petrochemical, power or energy background with yard/site exposure.
• Advanced Primavera P6, MS Project and Excel; Power BI a plus.
• Strong EPC execution, production sequencing, progress measurement and resource loading.
• Experience with EVM, delay analysis and contractual/change reporting.
• Proven track record in building and developing planning teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and production control function; set procedures, calendars and progress rules.
• Build and maintain L1–L4 schedules in Primavera P6 and MS Project; cover engineering to commissioning.
• Translate schedule into a working production plan with weekly look‑aheads and targets.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, material control, fabrication, construction and logistics.
• Maintain document, material and construction control indexes with execution teams.
• Track progress, productivity and resources; identify bottlenecks early.
• Develop production forecasts, capacity assessments and recovery plans when needed.
• Run schedule risk reviews, critical path analysis, delay analysis; support EOT and cost recovery.
• Lead regular planning reviews and close open actions; align baselines with site needs.
• Prepare dashboards for management on progress, forecasts, risks and decisions.
• Support proposals with execution strategy and resource plans.
• Build and mentor the planning team; standardize processes and reporting.

Skills

Leadership

EPC planning

Primavera P6

MS Project

Excel

Power BI

EVM

Delay analysis

Cost recovery

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical/Production/Industrial or Civil Engineering

PMP or PMI-SP certification

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Excel

Power BI

Job description

Full-time (WFO), with occasional travel to construction sites, fabrication shops and client locations.

Required Experience

15 to 18 years

Job Description

Lead planning and production control across a portfolio of concurrent EPC and PMC projects in oil & gas, refinery, petrochemical and energy, set the schedule, turn it into a working production plan on the ground, and drive recovery when things slip, safely, on budget, on quality. The senior planning team runs individual project schedules and reports into this role.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and production control function and set the procedures, coding structure, calendars and progress rules the projects run on.
• Build and maintain L1 to L4 schedules in Primavera P6, and MS Project where needed, covering engineering through commissioning.
• Turn the approved schedule into a working production plan with work-front priorities, weekly look-aheads and clear output targets.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, material control, fabrication, construction, quality and logistics to confirm readiness before work starts.
• Maintain the Document Control Index, Material Control Index and Construction Control Index with the execution teams.
• Track planned versus actual progress, productivity and resource use, and catch bottlenecks and constraints early.
• Build production forecasts, capacity assessments, resource histograms, S-curves and recovery plans when performance drops below target.
• Run schedule risk reviews, critical path analysis and delay analysis, and support EOT and cost recovery submissions with solid records.
• Lead the daily, weekly and monthly planning and production review meetings and follow up open actions to closure.
• Align the baseline schedule with material availability, fabrication priorities, site needs and subcontractor plans.
• Prepare weekly and monthly dashboards for management covering progress, productivity, forecasts, risks and decisions.
• Support proposals with execution strategy, schedules, resource plans and productivity assumptions.
• Build and develop the planning and production control team, including the senior planning engineers running individual project schedules.
• Standardize planning processes, digital dashboards, automated reporting and lessons learned.
• Represent the planning and schedule position to the client directly and lead EOT and claims strategy.

Educational Qualification: Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Production, Industrial or Civil Engineering. PMP or PMI-SP certification preferred.

Must Have

• 15 to 18 years in planning, project controls and production controls, with real leadership on major EPC projects
• Oil & gas, refinery, petrochemical, power or energy project background, including fabrication yard and site exposure
• Advanced hands‑on Primavera P6, working in MS Project and Excel; Power BI a plus
• Strong grip on EPC execution, production sequencing, progress measurement, productivity and resource loading
• Working knowledge of EVM, delay analysis and contractual/change reporting
• Proven track record building and developing a planning team

Comfortable representing planning directly to clients, subcontractors and vendors

About TREI-TECNICAL:

TREI-TECNICAL is TECNICAS REUNIDAS heat transfer based technology group in India, providing EPC of critical equipment, innovative process solutions and decarbonization technology development. With over 7,000 installed units and decades of engineering expertise, TREI-TECNICAL offers comprehensive, scalable solutions from studies to turn‑key projects.

• Heat Transfer solutions: Heat exchangers, Fired heaters, Reformers, Boilers, Incinerators, Thermal and Catalytic oxidizers, Flares, Low NOX incinerator Burners.
• Decarbonization solutions: CO2 Capture, Efficiency Improvement solutions, Electrification of processes, Gas purification (PSAs, TSAs, VPSAs).
• Innovative H2 solutions: Compact proprietary reformers, Green Hydrogen electrolysis, Refueling stations (RFS), Micro Nets (FCs).

Our focus:

• Energy Transition: Advancements in green and blue hydrogen production.
• Sustainability: CO₂ capture, segregation, and circular economy innovations.
• R&D Leadership: A commitment to enhancing the efficiency and sustainability of our clients’ products.

We work closely with clients to design solutions for today’s challenges while developing technologies for a more sustainable future.