Senior Planning Engineer/Senior Project Coordinator

LR Energy; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,004,000 - 1,228,000; Full time

Job summary

LR Energy seeks a Senior Planning Engineer to lead project planning and control activities from the Head Office in Gurugram. You will ensure effective schedule development, progress monitoring, critical-path analysis and consolidated reporting across multiple project sites.

The role demands 8–12 years of experience in planning/controls with hands-on proficiency in Primavera P6, MS Project and advanced MS Excel/PowerPoint for dashboards and management reviews.

Qualifications

• B.Tech / B.E. in Civil or Mechanical Engineering is required.
• 8–12 years of experience in project planning or project controls.
• Experience in EPC/PMC projects would be preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update and maintain integrated project schedules for CBG projects across sites.
• Review baseline schedules and critical paths, monitor progress and identify delays.
• Prepare project dashboards, S-curves and management reports for senior stakeholders.
• Consolidate progress information from multiple sites and validate data.

Skills

Project planning

Project controls

Primavera P6

MS Project

MS Excel

PowerPoint

Coordination

Data analysis

Education

B.Tech / B.E. in Civil / Mechanical Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Job description

Job Description

Job Title

Senior Planning Engineer

Work Location

Head Office, Gurugram

Employment Type

Full Time

Qualification

B.Tech / B.E. in Civil / Mechanical Engineering

Experience

8–12 Years in Project Planning / Project Controls

Monthly Budget

₹1,00,000

Annual Budget

₹12,00,000

Job Purpose

To lead project planning and project control activities for the PMC Division's CBG projects from the Head Office, ensuring effective schedule development, progress monitoring, critical-path analysis, delay analysis, recovery planning and consolidated management reporting across multiple project sites.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, update and maintain integrated project schedules for CBG projects in coordination with site RCMs, planning engineers and contractors.
• Review contractor baseline schedules and L1/L2/L3/L4 schedules, including activity logic, relationships, milestones and critical path.
• Monitor planned versus actual progress on a daily, weekly and monthly basis and identify schedule slippages.
• Prepare and maintain project-wise S-Curves, progress dashboards, milestone trackers and management reports.
• Consolidate progress information received from multiple project sites and validate the reported progress with supporting data.
• Review contractor look-ahead plans, recovery schedules and catch-up plans and monitor implementation.
• Identify critical and near-critical activities, interface constraints and risks affecting project completion.
• Carry out delay and schedule-impact analysis based on approved schedules, site records, hindrance registers and progress data.
• Maintain project-wise delay, hindrance, action and recovery trackers.
• Monitor contractor manpower, machinery, material mobilisation and productivity against planned requirements.
• Coordinate with site RCMs and discipline engineers for validation of physical progress and milestone achievement.
• Review DPRs, weekly progress reports and monthly progress reports from the planning perspective.
• Support review of contractor measurements and RA billing progress where planning/progress validation is required.
• Prepare weekly and monthly project review presentations, consolidated PMC reports and management dashboards.
• Track engineering, procurement and construction interfaces and identify dependencies affecting site execution.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement and construction teams to monitor deliverables affecting project work fronts.
• Prepare schedule variance analysis and forecast project completion dates based on current progress and trends.
• Support preparation and monitoring of project recovery strategies and corrective action plans.
• Participate in internal and client progress review meetings and provide planning/project-control inputs.
• Provide analytical inputs to management on schedule risks, delays, recovery requirements and project completion outlook.

Project Controls & Reporting

• Prepare consolidated project-wise and portfolio-level progress reports.
• Track contractual milestones, planned completion dates and forecast completion dates.
• Monitor earned/physical progress against planned progress and highlight variances.
• Prepare management-level dashboards, variance analysis and key project status reports.
• Maintain planning records, schedule revisions and supporting project evidence.

Delay & Recovery Management

• Identify causes and periods of delay using schedules, hindrance registers, DPRs and site records.
• Assess the impact of delays on critical activities and contractual milestones.
• Coordinate with site teams and contractors for preparation of recovery/catch-up schedules.
• Monitor implementation and effectiveness of recovery measures.
• Provide schedule-based inputs for delay reviews and contractual/project correspondence.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of project planning and project controls for EPC/PMC projects.
• Hands-on experience in Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
• Strong understanding of WBS, activity coding, relationships, baselines, schedule updates and critical path.
• Good understanding of S-Curves, progress measurement, productivity and resource planning.
• Ability to analyse schedule variance, delays, constraints and recovery requirements.
• Strong MS Excel and PowerPoint skills for project reporting and management dashboards.
• Strong coordination and communication skills for working with multiple project sites.
• Ability to analyse project data and present concise management-level insights.

Preferred Project Exposure

Experience in CBG, biogas, waste-to-energy, process plants, EPC/EPCOM, oil & gas, industrial infrastructure or other multidisciplinary construction projects will be preferred.

Key Performance Areas

• Timely and accurate project schedule updates.
• Accuracy of planned versus actual progress reporting.
• Early identification of critical activities and schedule risks.
• Effective monitoring of recovery plans.
• Quality and timeliness of management reports.
• Timely consolidation of site-level planning information.
• Effective coordination with RCMs, site planning teams, discipline engineers and contractors.

Reporting

The Senior Planning Engineer will report to the designated Head-Projects and will coordinate closely with RCMs, site planning teams, discipline engineers, contractors and internal project functions.

Compensation

Budgeted CTC: ₹1,00,000 per month (₹12,00,000 per annum).