Senior Planning Engineer - Mechanical (Oil & Gas) Turnarounds

Client of Hudson Manpower; Eastern Province; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Client of Hudson Manpower in Saudi Arabia seeks an experienced Planning Engineer Mechanical to support project planning, scheduling, progress monitoring and reporting for Oil & Gas, Petrochemical and Refinery projects.

The ideal candidate should have strong experience in mechanical construction, maintenance shutdowns, and turnaround projects, and be able to develop and monitor schedules while coordinating with site engineering, procurement and subcontractor teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of planning experience in Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Refinery or related EPC projects.
• Strong knowledge of planning, scheduling, progress monitoring and reporting.
• Saudi Arabia / GCC experience is preferred and English communication is essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules for mechanical construction, maintenance, shutdown and turnaround activities.
• Prepare baseline, look-ahead, recovery schedules and progress updates.
• Monitor progress, identify delays and risks, and propose corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Site, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, QA/QC and HSE teams for timely execution.
• Prepare progress reports and planning dashboards on daily, weekly and monthly cadence.
• Track manpower, equipment, materials and productivity for mechanical activities.
• Coordinate with subcontractors and monitor progress against approved schedules.
• Assist in identifying schedule risks and potential EoT impacts and support meetings with management and clients.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Progress monitoring

Coordination

Analytical skills

Reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Excel

Job description

Client of Hudson Manpower in Saudi Arabia seeks an experienced Planning Engineer Mechanical to support project planning, scheduling, progress monitoring and reporting for Oil & Gas, Petrochemical and Refinery projects.

The ideal candidate should have strong experience in mechanical construction, maintenance shutdowns, and turnaround projects, and be able to develop and monitor schedules while coordinating with site engineering, procurement and subcontractor teams.