Senior Planner

Linesight; Johor Bahru; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Linesight is seeking a Senior Planner to join our on-site team in Johor, Malaysia. You will lead complex schedule development, coordinate with engineering and construction teams, and drive project controls to deliver on time and within budget.

You will apply Primavera P6, MS Project, and rigorous scheduling methods, while guiding stakeholders and fostering collaboration across diverse, global project teams. This role offers the chance to grow with a leading project management consultancy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline.
• 8+ years' experience in project planning and scheduling within engineering, construction, pharmaceutical, infrastructure, or industrial projects.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 is essential.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience developing and managing master schedules and project control processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret project data and trends.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of earned value management (EVM) and project controls would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Build project schedules encompassing full project scope, milestones and timelines using critical plan methodology.
• Ensure clear responsibility and ownership for all project outcomes is defined via Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) methodology.
• Ensure schedule adheres to the project execution plan and in particular contracting, procurement and project control strategy documents and plans.
• Ensure there is a clear method in place for baselining of schedules and manage periodic updates.
• Manage the fully integrated project schedule and structure it to allow review at a range of levels and details.
• Negotiate and mediate timelines and project interdependencies between key partners for a great client outcome.
• Provide regular updates on schedule progress.
• Review external schedules to ensure that they are compiled using scheduling best practices.

Skills

Primavera P6

MS Project

MS Office

Earned value management

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Construction Management/Project Management

Job description

Jora Malaysia will close on 9th September 2026. Thank you for being with us, we are cheering you on as you continue your career journey.

Responsibility

Overview

As a Senior Planner at Linesight, you will work with highly experienced, culturally diverse, and passionate teams nurturing a strong social dynamic and a shared sense of achievement. You will gain vast industry experience that will open doors for you, extend your skillset and expand your perspective. We will empower, support, and enable you to take real responsibility in your role so that you can take charge of your career progression with us. For us lasting trusted relationships are everything, both with our teams and our clients.

The Opportunity

In this role you will:

• Build project schedules encompassing full project scope, milestones and timelines, using critical plan methodology
• Ensure clear responsibility and ownership for all project outcomes is defined via Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) methodology
• Ensure schedule adheres to the project execution plan and in particular contracting, procurement and project control strategy documents and plans
• Ensure there is a clear method in place for baselining of schedules and manage periodic updates
• Manage the fully integrated project schedule and structure it to allow review at a range of levels and details
• Negotiate and mediate timelines and project interdependencies between key partners for a great client outcome
• Provide regular updates on schedule progress
• Review external schedules to ensure that they are compiled using scheduling best practices

We would love to hear from you if you have:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years' experience in project planning and scheduling within engineering, construction, pharmaceutical, infrastructure, or industrial projects.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 is essential.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Project and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience developing and managing master schedules and project control processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret project data and trends.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Knowledge of earned value management (EVM) and project controls would be advantageous.

This role requires full time on site support on project site in Johor.

All interviews are conducted either in person or virtually with video required.

About Us

Linesight is a highly successful global project and cost management consultancy that keeps clients coming back. And for that we have our people to thank. You see we’re not like the others. We’re different. Unique. It’s our fresh thinking and focus on what matters that has led to our evolving. We are on a journey working in some of the most exciting innovative sectors with some of the world’s most prestigious companies delivering major projects that deliver a more sustainable built environment.We have an open culture and a flat structure where you can expect to be treated with genuine care, respect, and empathy. With Linesight, you can truly discover the power of team!

Diversity, inclusion and accessibility

Linesight is committed to transparent, equal opportunity employment practices. We are building a diverse and inclusive organisation, accessible to all, based on having a safe culture which enables all our people to be their true selves. We are a people business, and we understand that the more inclusive we are, the happier our people and better our work will be. We will ensure that individuals with disability are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or recruitment process and are accommodated in the workplace. If you require assistance or accommodation of any kind, please mention this in your application, we would love to hear from you!