Shipbuilding Planning Engineer | Schedule & Progress Lead

Labuan Shipyard & Engineering Sdn Bhd; Labuan; On-site; MYR 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Labuan Shipyard & Engineering Sdn. Bhd. in Labuan, Malaysia, invites a Planning Engineer to join our project team and contribute to planning, scheduling and monitoring of shipbuilding, ship repair and engineering projects.

The role focuses on developing schedules, tracking progress, and coordinating resources on-site. You will work closely with engineering, procurement and construction teams to ensure timely delivery, manage critical paths, and provide regular progress reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 2–3 years of relevant experience in project planning, scheduling or project controls.
• Experience in shipbuilding, ship repair, marine or heavy engineering industries is an advantage.
• Proficient in Microsoft Project for scheduling and monitoring.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and preparation of project progress reports and planning documentation.
• Good understanding of project scheduling, progress monitoring, critical path and resource planning.
• Willing to work in a shipyard/site environment and based in Labuan.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and monitor project schedules for shipbuilding, ship repair and engineering projects.
• Prepare baseline schedules, milestones, work breakdown structures (WBS) and look-ahead schedules.
• Monitor project progress against approved schedules and identify delays, constraints and potential schedule risks.
• Prepare weekly/monthly progress reports, schedule updates and progress measurement reports.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Production/Construction, QA/QC and other project teams to ensure activities are aligned with project schedules.
• Monitor manpower, materials, equipment and other resources required to achieve project targets.
• Prepare recovery schedules and recommend appropriate mitigation actions for activities that are behind schedule.
• Participate in project meetings and provide schedule analysis, progress updates and recommendations to the Project Manager and Management.

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

Project controls

Analytical thinking

Coordination

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Labuan Shipyard & Engineering Sdn. Bhd. in Labuan, Malaysia, invites a Planning Engineer to join our project team and contribute to planning, scheduling and monitoring of shipbuilding, ship repair and engineering projects.

The role focuses on developing schedules, tracking progress, and coordinating resources on-site. You will work closely with engineering, procurement and construction teams to ensure timely delivery, manage critical paths, and provide regular progress reports.