Project Planner & Scheduler

Utthunga Technologies; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Utthunga Technologies in Bengaluru seeks a detail-oriented Project Planner & Scheduler with 5-6 years of experience in Oil & Gas, EPC, Refinery, Petrochemical, or Industrial projects. You will develop, monitor, and maintain schedules, track progress, forecast completion, and support project controls to ensure timely delivery.

Responsibilities include creating Level 1–3 schedules using Primavera P6 or MS Project, preparing baselines and WBS, reporting KPIs, and coordinating with engineering,

Qualifications

• 5–6 years of experience in Oil & Gas, EPC, Refinery, Petrochemical or industrial projects.
• Experience developing, monitoring and maintaining project schedules.
• Ability to forecast project completion and support project controls.
• Experience preparing WBS, baselines, milestones and resource-loaded schedules.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Level 1–3 schedules using Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
• Prepare baselines, WBS, milestones, and resource-loaded schedules.
• Monitor progress and update based on inputs from engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning teams.
• Conduct schedule risk analysis and identify critical path activities.
• Generate weekly/monthly progress reports, dashboards, and KPI reports.
• Coordinate with project managers, vendors and clients on schedule updates.
• Support forecasting, manpower planning and productivity monitoring.
• Track activities against approved schedules and prepare look-ahead schedules.

Skills

Schedule management

Project controls

Forecasting

KPI reporting

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

We are seeking a detail-oriented Project Planner & Scheduler with 5-6 years of experience in Oil & Gas, EPC, Refinery, Petrochemical, or Industrial projects. The candidate will be responsible for developing, monitoring, and maintaining project schedules, tracking progress, analyzing project performance, forecasting project completion, and supporting project controls to ensure timely project execution.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 project schedules using Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
• Prepare project baselines, work breakdown structures (WBS), milestones, and resource-loaded schedules.
• Monitor project progress and update schedules based on inputs from engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams.
• Conduct schedule risk analysis and identify critical path activities.
• Generate weekly and monthly progress reports, dashboards, and KPI reports for management review.
• Analyze schedule variances and recommend corrective actions to mitigate delays.
• Coordinate with project managers, discipline leads, vendors, and clients regarding schedule updates and project performance.
• Support project control functions including forecasting, manpower planning, and productivity monitoring.
• Track engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, and commissioning activities against approved schedules.
• Prepare look-ahead schedules and recovery plans when projects fall behind schedule.
• Participate in project review meetings and present schedule performance metrics.
• Ensure compliance with company project execution procedures and client requirements.
• Maintain schedule databases, lessons learned, and project documentation.