Planning & Scheduling Engineer

VitalAire Canada Inc.; Kraków; Hybrid; PLN 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Private medical care

Life insurance

Job summary

Air Liquide Engineering & Construction is seeking a Planning & Scheduling Engineer to join our team. You will create, track, and manage project schedules from the proposal stage through execution, ensuring on-time delivery.

You will collaborate with engineering, procurement, manufacturing and construction teams, maintain robust baseline schedules, and monitor milestones. Proficiency in MS Project or Primavera P6 and English fluency are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• 3+ years in Engineering, Manufacturing, EPC, or Oil & Gas with planning/scheduling experience.
• Proficiency in MS Project and Primavera P6; progress tracking tools.
• Experience with SAP is a plus.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with international, cross-functional teams.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Create, track, and manage project schedules from the proposal stage through execution.
• Work closely with engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and construction teams to keep projects on time and budget.
• Serve as the foundational architect of the project’s source of truth and baseline schedule.
• Update schedules regularly; track milestones, monitor critical paths, and report KPIs.
• Identify delays early and work with team leads to find effective solutions.

Skills

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering

Tools

MS Project

Primavera P6

SAP

Job description

Entity Description Air Liquide Engineering & Construction builds the Group’s production units (mainly air gas separation and hydrogen production units) and provides external customers with efficient, sustainable, customized technology and process solutions. Our core expertise in industrial gas, energy conversion and gas purification, enables customers to optimize natural resources. We cover the entire project life-cycle: license engineering services / proprietary equipment, high-end engineering & design capabilities, project management & execution services. In addition we also offer efficient customer services through our worldwide set-up. As a technology partner, customers benefit from our research and development to achieve energy transition goals. Air Liquide’s ambition is to be a leader in its industry, deliver long term performance and contribute to sustainability - with a strong commitment to climate change and energy transition at the heart of its strategy.

How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW? Looking to take the next step in your career and gain a broader view of our operations? The Planning and Scheduling department ensures predictable EPC project delivery by converting complex scope into a controlled execution roadmap. Planning defines what work must be done and how to sequence it, while scheduling determines and monitors the tasks by assigning dates, durations, and resources ie. both the vision and actions towards project delivery. The department shall provide the necessary services to safeguard the critical path and mitigate delay risks from proposal, FID, execution through FIP. We are seeking a Planning & Scheduling Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will create, track, and manage project schedules from the proposal stage through execution. You will work closely with different departments to keep projects on time, on budget, and running smoothly. The Planning & Scheduling Engineer, serves as the foundational architect of the project’s "source of truth." At this level, the strategic focus is on Operative Effectiveness—ensuring that the baseline schedule is technically robust and transparent.

Proposal Phase: Build baseline project timelines for bidding and estimate required planning hours.

Schedule Development: Create detailed master schedules using Work Breakdown Structures (WBS). Set up progress baselines, S-curves, and resource plans.

Execution & Coordination: Track project progress across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and construction teams.

Performance Control: Update schedules regularly, track key milestones, monitor critical paths, and report on performance KPIs.

Risk & Problem Solving: Identify delays early and work with team leads to find effective solutions.

Are you a MATCH?

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in Engineering, Manufacturing, EPC, or Oil & Gas, including hands‑on experience in planning and scheduling.
• Proficiency in planning software (MS Project, Primavera P6) and progress tracking tools.
• Experience with SAP is a plus.
• Good grasp of project execution, manufacturing, procurement, or shop‑floor operations.
• Great communication, strong problem‑solving skills, and the ability to collaborate with international, cross‑functional teams.
• Fluent in English (written and spoken).

What We Offer

• Work on diverse, high-impact projects while collaborating with multicultural, cross‑functional team.
• Training and opportunities to develop.
• International exposure.
• Attractive compensation and benefits package including private medical care, Multisport card and life insurance.
• Possibility to purchase company shares on preferential terms.
• Hybrid work model with 3 days in the office per week.
• Comfortable office location and modern office space.

Our Differences make our Performance At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world. We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world. A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health. Through the passion and diversity of its people, Air Liquide leverages energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and digitization, and delivers greater value to all its stakeholders.

Join us for a stimulating experience: you’ll find a world of learning and development opportunities where inventiveness is at the heart of what we do, in an open, collaborative and respectful environment.

Discover what your professional journey at Air Liquide could be here!