FPSO Lead Planning Engineer

NES Fircroft; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft is supporting a major FPSO project in Malaysia. The Lead Planning Engineer will oversee planning, scheduling, forecasting and reporting across the full project lifecycle, ensuring schedule integrity and robust decision support.

You will coordinate planning activities across engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning, mentor planning personnel, and drive schedule discipline using Primavera P6 and integrated contractor schedules in a multicultural offshore environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of planning and scheduling experience in oil & gas projects.
• FPSO or offshore development experience.
• Advanced Primavera P6 scheduling expertise.
• Experience integrating contractor schedules into master project plans.
• Strong reporting, forecasting, and analytical capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead planning activities and support multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the integrated project schedule.
• Define and manage the project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
• Review, validate, and integrate contractor schedules.
• Monitor project progress and identify deviations from plan.
• Produce planning reports, dashboards, and KPI metrics.
• Support forecasting, schedule simulations, and scenario analysis.
• Coordinate planning activities across engineering, cost control, contracts, and project teams.
• Support risk assessments and change management processes.
• Mentor and supervise planning personnel.

Skills

Planning & Scheduling

Primavera P6

Stakeholder management

Forecasting

Reporting

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/PM

Job description

NES Fircroft is supporting a major project seeking an experienced FPSO Lead Planning Engineer to oversee planning, scheduling, forecasting, and reporting activities throughout the project lifecycle.

This is an opportunity to join a large-scale offshore development working within an international and multicultural project environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining schedule integrity, supporting project decision‑making, and coordinating planning activities across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning phases.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the integrated project schedule.
• Define and manage the project Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
• Review, validate, and integrate contractor schedules.
• Monitor project progress and identify deviations from plan.
• Produce planning reports, dashboards, and KPI metrics.
• Support forecasting, schedule simulations, and scenario analysis.
• Coordinate planning activities across engineering, cost control, contracts, and project teams.
• Support risk assessments and change management processes.
• Mentor and supervise planning personnel.

What We're Looking For

• Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of planning and scheduling experience within oil & gas projects.
• Previous FPSO or offshore development experience.
• Strong knowledge of EPSCC project execution.
• Advanced Primavera P6 and scheduling expertise.
• Experience integrating contractor schedules into master project plans.
• Strong reporting, forecasting, and analytical capabilities.
• Proven ability to lead planning activities and support multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to work on a major FPSO development.
• Long-term assignment with potential duration of 1 to 4 years following project award.
• International and multicultural project environment.
• Exposure to both engineering and construction phases of a significant offshore project.
• Leadership responsibility within a critical project controls function.

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining andManufacturingsectors worldwide.

With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed.

We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.