Senior Project Planner Wind Farms & Planning Engineer

gu-recruitment; Muscat; On-site; OMR 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

gu-recruitment is seeking a Senior Project Planner with extensive renewables experience to lead scheduling for utility-scale wind and related EPC activities. You will coordinate between engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning teams to ensure on-time delivery and risk mitigation.

The ideal candidate has 10–15 years in project planning, at least 5 years in renewables, and hands-on experience with Primavera P6, CPM, EVM and look-ahead planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering or equivalent.
• Strong Primavera P6 scheduling expertise.
• Excellent analytical and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules.
• Monitor EPC/procurement/construction activities and recovery plans.
• Prepare weekly/monthly progress reports and forecasts.

Skills

Primavera P6 mastery

Education

Bachelor Degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Power BI

Excel

Job description

3 Scope of Responsibilities

Develop and maintain integrated project schedules. Establish baseline programmes and recovery plans. Monitor engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning activities. Identify schedule risks and critical path impacts. Prepare weekly and monthly reports. Coordinate schedule interfaces between EPC contractors, OEMs and subcontractors. Support management decision-making through accurate forecasting and progress measurement.

5 Technical Competencies

Advanced Primavera P6 expertise MS Project. Schedule development and maintenance. Critical Path Method (CPM). Resource loading and optimization. Progress measurement systems. Earned Value Management (EVM). Delay analysis. Recovery scheduling. Risk analysis. Look-ahead planning. Construction sequencing. Power BI and advanced Excel reporting. Schedule integration across multi-contract environments.

6 Renewables Industry Experience

Experience coordinating turbine deliveries, foundation construction, WTG erection, electrical collection systems, substations, transmission interfaces and commissioning activities, PV solar and BESS construction. Understanding of renewables installation sequences and major project milestones is highly desirable.

7 Contractual and Commercial Experience

Strong understanding of EPC contracts, milestones, liquidated damages, extension of time claims, change orders, schedule reporting requirements, progress certification and contractor performance monitoring.

8 Reporting and Project Controls

Prepare weekly progress reports, monthly executive dashboards, KPI tracking, S-curves, manpower histograms, procurement tracking logs, commissioning schedules, milestone registers and forecast analyses. Support management reviews and lender reporting requirements.

9 Health, Safety and Environmental Awareness

Demonstrated commitment to HSE principles. Ability to incorporate HSE constraints into planning activities and ensure construction sequencing supports safe project execution.

11 Geographic Experience Preference

Preference for candidates with experience in international wind farm projects, particularly in the Middle East, Europe, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Experience in remote and logistically challenging environments is highly desirable.

12 Key Personal Attributes

Strong analytical capability. Attention to detail. Leadership and communication skills. Ability to challenge contractors professionally. Commercial awareness. Results-oriented mindset. Capability to work under pressure and in multicultural project teams.

10 Qualifications

Qualifications Bachelor Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent. English proficiency B2-C1. Primavera P6 Certification strongly preferred. PMP and Project Controls certifications considered advantageous, MS project.

4 Minimum Experience Requirements

Minimum 10-15 years of project planning experience. Minimum 5 years in renewable energy projects. Proven experience on utility-scale wind farms above 400 MW. Experience throughout engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning and COD phases. Previous experience under EPC delivery models is mandatory.