Senior Planning Engineer - Primavera & CPM Expert

Leighton Asia Limited; Cyberjaya; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Leighton Asia Limited invites a Senior Planning Engineer to lead project scheduling in Malaysia. You will develop, maintain, and monitor integrated schedules using Primavera P6 to meet milestones and manage risks.

You will coordinate with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and internal teams, prepare progress reports and dashboards, and mentor junior staff, promoting planning best practices and safety standards on large-scale infrastructure projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in construction planning and scheduling.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and strong knowledge of CPM, project controls, and progress reporting.
• Experience in Data Center, mission-critical, industrial, infrastructure, or large-scale MEP projects.
• Strong analytical, communication, stakeholder management, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and monitor integrated project schedules using Primavera P6 to ensure project milestones are achieved.
• Conduct critical path analysis, identify schedule risks, and implement recovery and mitigation plans to minimize delays.
• Prepare and present project progress reports, S-curves, manpower histograms, forecasts, and planning dashboards.
• Coordinate with clients, consultants, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal project teams to support project execution and reporting requirements.
• Mentor Planning Engineers and junior staff while promoting planning best practices, safety requirements, and project control standards.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Problem-solving

Education

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

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Leighton Asia Limited invites a Senior Planning Engineer to lead project scheduling in Malaysia. You will develop, maintain, and monitor integrated schedules using Primavera P6 to meet milestones and manage risks.

You will coordinate with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and internal teams, prepare progress reports and dashboards, and mentor junior staff, promoting planning best practices and safety standards on large-scale infrastructure projects.