Planning and Control Manager

Rotary Engineering Private Limited; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Rotary Engineering Private Limited seeks an experienced Planning & Control Manager to lead scheduling, cost control, and project controls for Oil & Gas or Energy Infrastructure EPC projects. You will develop master schedules, track progress, and drive KPI reporting across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover phases.

The role requires deep expertise in Primavera P6, MS Project, earned value, and risk management, with leadership experience overseeing planning teams

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, project management, or related field.
• 12–15 years of project controls and planning experience in EPC projects.
• Strong expertise in Primavera P6, MS Project, and earned value methods.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the project master schedule using Primavera P6 or equivalent tools.
• Monitor baselines, identify delays, critical paths, and recovery plans.
• Establish and maintain project cost control systems and budgets.
• Provide regular progress, variance reports, and KPI dashboards to stakeholders.
• Lead a team of planners and coordinate with EPC disciplines.

Skills

Project controls

Cost control

Risk management

Leadership

Communication

Scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Description

The Planning & Control Manager will be responsible for leading the planning, scheduling, and project controls functions for Oil & Gas or Energy Infrastructure EPC project. This role ensures effective project planning, cost control, progress measurement, risk management, and reporting in alignment with contractual, technical, and organizational requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning & Scheduling

• Develop, implement, and maintain the overall project master schedule using Primavera (P6) or equivalent tools.
• Ensure integration of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover schedules.
• Monitor progress against baselines and identify critical paths, delays, and recovery plans.

Cost Control & Budgeting

• Establish and maintain project cost control systems, including budgets, forecasts, commitments, and expenditures.
• Track variations, change orders, and their impact on cost and schedule.
• Work with Finance and Contracts teams to ensure proper allocation and control of budgets.

Progress Monitoring & Reporting

• Develop and implement project performance measurement systems (KPI, earned value analysis, S-curves, dashboards).
• Provide regular progress and variance reports to management, clients, and stakeholders.
• Support management decision-making with accurate and timely data.

Risk & Change Management

• Identify and assess schedule and cost risks, proposing mitigation strategies.
• Support the change management process with schedule and cost impact assessments.
• Ensure compliance with EPC contract requirements and client reporting standards.

Leadership & Coordination

• Lead and mentor a team of planners, schedulers, and project controls engineers.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams to ensure alignment of planning and reporting.
• Liaise with client representatives on project controls matters.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, or related field.
• Minimum 12–15 years of project controls and planning experience in EPC projects, preferably in LNG, Oil & Gas, or Petrochemical industries.
• Strong expertise in Primavera P6, MS Project, and project control systems.
• Proven track record in large-scale, multidisciplinary projects (preferably >USD 300 million).
• Strong understanding of EPC contracts, risk management, and earned value methodology.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Leadership experience in managing planning and controls teams.
• Implement HSE objectives, policy, and company HSE procedures within his authority limit
• To integrate Risk-based thinking and HSE considerations into business decisions, plans and operations with the commitment to eliminate and reduce HSE hazards, aspects and risks.
• To be proactive in creating a safe working environment for everyone and ensuring that HSE in-house rules are observed at all times.
• To consider HSE aspects when planning and carrying out tasks to eliminate and reduce HSE hazards, aspects and risks.