Lead Planning Specialist – LNG Projects & Schedule

NES Fircroft; Doha; On-site; QAR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

NES Fircroft invites a seasoned Planning Specialist (Performance & Delivery) to support a major LNG project in Qatar. You will develop and maintain integrated schedules using Primavera P6 and provide performance reporting to senior stakeholders. The role requires 8+ years in planning/project controls across Oil & Gas/LNG, with NOC/IOC exposure.

Onshore Doha, 6 days/week, long-term contract. You will participate in governance reviews and schedule risk analysis, collaborating with project teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, project management, or related discipline.
• Minimum 8 years of project execution experience.
• Minimum 6 years of planning/project controls experience within Oil & Gas, LNG, Petrochemical, Energy, Major EPC Projects.
• Experience working with NOC, IOC, Major EPC Contractors.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and monitor integrated project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Consolidate EPC Level 3 & Level 4 schedules into management-level schedules.
• Perform schedule reviews, progress monitoring, forecasting, and performance analysis.
• Conduct schedule risk analysis and evaluate project delivery risks.
• Analyse schedule and cost trends and provide mitigation recommendations.
• Validate EPC contractor progress reporting and forecasting accuracy.
• Prepare executive-level schedule and performance presentations.
• Support governance reviews, planning workshops, and stakeholder meetings.
• Track milestones, critical paths, recovery plans, and schedule impacts.
• Coordinate with project teams, contractors, and management to ensure schedule alignment and delivery objectives.
• Support PMT leadership with reporting, forecasting, and performance metrics.
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive project information and governance compliance.

Skills

Primavera P6

Integrated Master Scheduling

Schedule Risk Analysis

Progress Measurement

Forecasting

Cost & Schedule Reporting

EPC Project Controls

Critical Path Analysis

Recovery Planning

Project Governance & Reporting

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business, Project Management, or related discipline

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

NES Fircroft invites a seasoned Planning Specialist (Performance & Delivery) to support a major LNG project in Qatar. You will develop and maintain integrated schedules using Primavera P6 and provide performance reporting to senior stakeholders. The role requires 8+ years in planning/project controls across Oil & Gas/LNG, with NOC/IOC exposure.

Onshore Doha, 6 days/week, long-term contract. You will participate in governance reviews and schedule risk analysis, collaborating with project teams