We are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented Senior Planning Engineer / Assistant Planning Manager to manage project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and progress reporting for construction projects at our Kevadia site. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in project planning tools, particularly MS Project and/or Primavera, and prior experience in hotel or building construction projects.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, monitor, and update detailed project schedules, work plans, and construction timelines.
- Prepare baseline schedules, milestone charts, and project progress reports using MS Project and/or Primavera.
- Monitor actual project progress against planned schedules and identify delays, bottlenecks, and critical activities.
- Conduct critical path analysis and recommend corrective actions to ensure timely project completion.
- Coordinate with civil, structural, architectural, MEP, procurement, and execution teams to align project activities.
- Track manpower, materials, equipment, and other resources required for project execution.
- Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports, look-ahead plans, and management dashboards.
- Conduct regular site visits to validate actual progress and coordinate with site execution teams.
- Identify potential project risks and develop mitigation and recovery plans.
- Coordinate with contractors, subcontractors, consultants, and project stakeholders to ensure schedule adherence.
- Review construction drawings, project specifications, and scope requirements to support effective planning.
- Assist in preparing revised schedules, delay analysis, and recovery programmes wherever required.
- Participate in project review meetings and present progress updates, key milestones, and schedule-related concerns to management.
Educational Qualifications
- Bachelors degree or Diploma in Civil Engineering.
- Additional qualifications or certifications in project planning and scheduling will be an advantage.
Required Experience & Skills
- Approximately 10 years of experience in project planning and scheduling within the construction industry.
- Prior experience in hotel construction or large-scale building construction projects is highly preferred.
- Hands-on experience with MS Project and/or Primavera P6 is mandatory.
- Strong understanding of construction sequencing, project scheduling, critical path method (CPM), and resource planning.
- Experience in progress monitoring, delay analysis, and preparation of project reports.
- Ability to coordinate effectively with multidisciplinary project teams.
- Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
- Willingness to work at the Kevadia, Gujarat project site.
Preferred Candidate Profile
Candidates currently working with construction companies, EPC contractors, project management consultants, or hospitality construction projects will be preferred, particularly those with experience managing end-to-end planning and scheduling for building projects.