Sr Planning Engineer - Oil & Gas | Shutdown & Turnaround

Client of Hudson Manpower; Eastern Province; On-site; SAR 360,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced Sr Planning Engineer for a reputed oil & gas company in Saudi Arabia. The candidate will develop and maintain detailed shutdown and turnaround schedules using Primavera P6 and coordinate with multiple teams to ensure realistic planning and execution of pre-shutdown, shutdown, turnaround and post-shutdown activities.

Minimum 7 years of hands-on SD/TA planning experience in oil & gas, refinery, or petrochemical projects, with strong letters verifying experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering is required.
• Minimum 7 years of hands-on planning engineer experience in shutdown/turnaround (SD/TA) projects.
• Strong experience with Primavera P6 and its application to complex shutdowns.
• Experience in oil & gas, refinery, or petrochemical shutdown/turnaround projects.
• Experience letters verifiable against CV and history.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and update detailed shutdown/turnaround schedules using Primavera P6.
• Prepare project schedules covering pre-shutdown planning, shutdown execution, turnaround activities and post-shutdown completion.
• Develop WBS, activity lists, work packages, milestone schedules and critical-path schedules.
• Coordinate with engineering, maintenance, operations, inspection, procurement and construction teams to establish realistic shutdown schedules.
• Plan and monitor mechanical activities involving static equipment, rotating equipment, piping, valves, pumps, compressors and related refinery systems.
• Prepare manpower, equipment and resource loading plans based on shutdown work requirements.
• Monitor planned versus actual progress and identify schedule deviations, delays and critical activities.
• Track critical-path activities and recommend corrective actions to recover schedule delays.
• Prepare daily, weekly and periodic progress reports, look-ahead schedules, S-curves and progress dashboards.
• Coordinate with site execution teams to collect accurate progress updates and validate actual activity status.
• Monitor activity sequencing, work-front availability, job readiness and interdepartmental dependencies.
• Assist in contingency plans, recovery schedules and schedule-impact assessments when required.
• Participate in shutdown planning meetings, progress review meetings and coordination discussions with client and contractor representatives.
• Maintain accurate planning records, schedule revisions, progress data and supporting documentation.
• Support shutdown closeout activities, schedule performance analysis and lessons-learned documentation.

Skills

Scheduling expertise

Planning mindset

Progress monitoring

Critical-path focus

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Sr Planning Engineer for reputed oil & gas Co in Saudi Arabia.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and update detailed shutdown and turnaround schedules using Primavera P6
• Prepare project schedules covering pre-shutdown planning, shutdown execution, turnaround activities and post-shutdown completion
• Develop Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), activity lists, work packages, milestone schedules and critical-path schedules
• Coordinate with engineering, maintenance, operations, inspection, procurement and construction teams to establish realistic shutdown schedules
• Plan and monitor mechanical activities involving static equipment, rotating equipment, piping, valves, pumps, compressors and related refinery systems as applicable to the project scope
• Prepare manpower, equipment and resource loading plans based on shutdown work requirements
• Monitor planned versus actual progress and identify schedule deviations, delays and critical activities
• Track critical-path activities and recommend corrective actions to recover schedule delays
• Prepare daily, weekly and periodic progress reports, look‑ahead schedules, S‑curves and progress dashboards
• Coordinate with site execution teams to collect accurate progress updates and validate actual activity status
• Monitor activity sequencing, work‑front availability, job readiness and interdepartmental dependencies
• Assist in preparing contingency plans, recovery schedules and schedule‑impact assessments when required
• Participate in shutdown planning meetings, progress review meetings and coordination discussions with client and contractor representatives
• Maintain accurate planning records, schedule revisions, progress data and supporting documentation
• Support shutdown closeout activities, schedule performance analysis and lessons‑learned documentation

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 7 years of hands‑on experience specifically as a Planning Engineer in Shutdown / Turnaround (SD/TA) projects.
• Strong working experience with Primavera P6.
• Experience in Oil & Gas, refinery, or petrochemical shutdown/turnaround projects.
• Candidates must have relevant experience letters that can be verified against their CV and employment history.
• Strong knowledge of shutdown schedules, work breakdown structures, progress monitoring, resource planning, and reporting.