Senior Planning Engineer — Shipbuilding & Marine Projects

TRS Staffing Solutions; Eastern Province; On-site; SAR 162,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

TRS Staffing Solutions is seeking an experienced Planning Engineer with a strong background in shipbuilding and marine projects to lead scheduling for construction, repair, conversion, and offshore work. You will work closely with engineering, production, procurement, and project management to ensure milestones are met on time and within budget.

Minimum 5–10 years in planning for shipyards or marine construction, with proficiency in Primavera P6 (MS Project beneficial).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• 5–10 years planning experience in shipbuilding, ship repair, marine, offshore, or naval projects.
• Strong experience with vessel construction, dry dock projects, offshore structures, or marine fabrication.
• Proficient in Primavera P6; knowledge of MS Project is an advantage.
• Strong scheduling, earned value management (EVM), and project controls.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules for ship construction, repair, conversion, and offshore marine projects.
• Prepare baseline schedules, WBS, resource-loaded schedules, and progress reports.
• Monitor progress, identify schedule deviations, risks, and delays.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, production, and subcontractors for timely execution.
• Conduct critical path analysis and recommend corrective actions to recover delays.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports, dashboards, and KPI metrics.
• Support forecasting, manpower planning, and resource optimization.
• Track fabrication, assembly, outfitting, commissioning, and vessel delivery milestones.
• Assist in client presentations and project status updates.
• Ensure compliance with project controls standards and company procedures.

Skills

Project scheduling

Primavera P6

Earned value management

Coordination

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

TRS Staffing Solutions is seeking an experienced Planning Engineer with a strong background in shipbuilding and marine projects to lead scheduling for construction, repair, conversion, and offshore work. You will work closely with engineering, production, procurement, and project management to ensure milestones are met on time and within budget.

Minimum 5–10 years in planning for shipyards or marine construction, with proficiency in Primavera P6 (MS Project beneficial).