Planner/Scheduler

Anotech; Qatar; On-site; QAR 600,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Anotech, a subsidiary of ALTEN, is seeking an experienced Planner/Scheduler for a major petrochemical project in Qatar. The role focuses on developing and maintaining integrated schedules using Primavera P6, performing schedule risk analyses, and coordinating with EPC contractors to ensure on-time delivery across design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up phases.

Qualified candidates have a bachelor’s degree in engineering, 10+ years of scheduling experience, and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or related discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant project planning/scheduling experience.
• Expert-level knowledge of Primavera P6.
• Strong experience with schedule risk analysis and Acumen Fuse.
• CPM, EVM, progress measurement, forecasting, and schedule variance analysis.
• Proven experience reviewing EPC contractor schedules.
• Experience in schedule recovery planning and time-impact analysis.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, review, and update integrated project schedules using Primavera P6, including Level 3/4 schedules.
• Participate in planning sessions and develop EPC contractor schedule deliverables.
• Review and challenge contractor baseline and updates, including EVMS.
• Perform critical path, near-critical path, float, trend, and schedule variance analysis.
• Conduct what-if analysis and develop mitigation, recovery, and workaround strategies.
• Validate contractor progress, productivity, earned value, and claimed milestones.
• Review contractor weekly/monthly reports for accuracy and consistency.
• Develop 3-week lookahead schedules, dashboards, S-curves, KPIs, and management reports.
• Identify schedule interfaces across Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning, Start-up.
• Support schedule risk management, including contingency and mitigation actions.
• Perform time-impact analysis and support assessment of schedule claims.
• Forecast milestones: construction completion, mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up.

Skills

Primavera P6

EVMS

Acumen Fuse

CPM

Schedule Risk Analysis

Forecasting

Excel

PowerPoint

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Acumen Fuse

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Planner / Scheduler – Major Petrochemical Project | Qatar

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, review, and update integrated project schedules using Primavera P6, including Level 3/Level 4 schedules.
• Participate in interactive planning sessions and development of EPC contractor schedule deliverables.
• Review and challenge contractor baseline and update schedules, including EVMS.
• Perform critical path, near-critical path, float, trend, and schedule variance analysis.
• Conduct what-if analysis and develop mitigation, recovery, and workaround strategies.
• Validate contractor progress, productivity, earned value, and claimed payment milestones.
• Review contractor weekly and monthly reports for accuracy and consistency.
• Develop 3-week lookahead schedules, dashboards, S-curves, KPIs, and management reports.
• Identify schedule interfaces and constraints across Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning, and Start-up.
• Support schedule risk management, including schedule contingency and mitigation actions.
• Perform time-impact analysis and support assessment of contractor schedule claims.
• Forecast key milestones including construction completion, mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and start-up.
• Ensure schedule information is aligned with project cost, risk, change management, and progress‑control processes.
• Identify emerging schedule risks and provide recommendations to Project Management.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Engineering or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant project planning/scheduling experience.
• Expert‑level knowledge of Primavera P6.
• Strong experience with schedule risk analysis and Acumen Fuse.
• Strong knowledge of CPM, EVM, progress measurement, forecasting, and schedule variance analysis.
• Proven experience reviewing, analyzing, and challenging EPC contractor schedules.
• Experience in schedule recovery planning, mitigation strategies, and time-impact analysis.
• Experience on petrochemical projects covering design, engineering, construction, commissioning, and start-up.
• Previous Operator capital‑project experience and/or EPC contractor experience.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Excellent analytical, communication, planning, and organizational skills.
• Strong ability to work collaboratively with project teams, contractors, and stakeholders.
• Self‑motivated with the ability to take ownership and lead.
• Strong commitment to HSE and project execution excellence.

Preferred

• Experience on grass‑roots mega capital petrochemical, LNG, or Oil & Gas projects.
• Experience supporting projects through construction, commissioning, and start-up.

A subsidiary of ALTEN, Anotech provides complementary expertise in project execution and operational engineering to optimize schedules, budgets, and quality. Specializing in high-CAPEX energy projects, we support major clients throughout the entire project lifecycle, from strategic planning to deployment. With a presence in more than 30 countries, including Houston, the Netherlands, Dubai, Singapore, and Shanghai, we support in operating effectively in complex, multicultural environments, delivering large-scale energy projects with efficiency and reliability.