Planning Engineer

OHM ENGINEERING PTE LTD; Singapore; On-site; SGD 67,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

OHM ENGINEERING PTE LTD in Singapore seeks a Planning Engineer for refinery and industrial plant turnaround projects. You will develop detailed turnaround work packages, job plans, and schedules while coordinating with Operations, Maintenance, Inspection, Engineering, SHE, and Contractors.

You will review scopes, estimate labour hours and resources, identify critical path activities, and ensure all materials and permits are in place before execution.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 3–5 years of planning experience in refinery, petrochemical, oil & gas, or industrial plant maintenance.
• Experience in plant turnaround/shutdown planning is preferred.
• Planning software such as Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project is an added advantage.
• Good communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work under tight schedules and turnaround environments.
• Strong understanding of mechanical maintenance activities including heaters, static equipment, rotating equipment, piping, heat exchangers, pressure vessels, valves.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed turnaround work packages, job plans, and schedules.
• Review maintenance work scopes, engineering requirements, and inspection findings.
• Conduct site walkdowns to verify job scope, access requirements, and resource needs.
• Prepare manpower, equipment, material, and subcontractor requirements.
• Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Inspection, Engineering, SHE, and Contractors during planning and execution phases.
• Estimate labour hours, equipment requirements, and turnaround costs.
• Develop task sequences and identify critical path activities.
• Ensure all materials, tools, permits, and resources are available before execution.
• Monitor turnaround progress and provide daily planning support during execution.
• Track schedule performance, productivity, and work completion status.
• Identify schedule risks, constraints, and opportunities for optimization.
• Prepare turnaround reports, KPIs, and post-turnaround lessons learned.
• Ensure compliance with company safety procedures, quality standards, and client requirements.

Skills

Planning & Scheduling

Coordination

Communication

Stakeholder management

Mechanical maintenance

Education

Mechanical Engineering degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Develop detailed turnaround work packages, job plans, and schedules.




• Review maintenance work scopes, engineering requirements, and inspection findings.




• Conduct site walkdowns to verify job scope, access requirements, and resource needs.




• Prepare manpower, equipment, material, and subcontractor requirements.




• Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Inspection, Engineering, SHE, and Contractors during planning and execution phases.




• Estimate labour hours, equipment requirements, and turnaround costs.




• Develop task sequences and identify critical path activities.




• Ensure all materials, tools, permits, and resources are available before execution.




• Monitor turnaround progress and provide daily planning support during execution.




• Track schedule performance, productivity, and work completion status.




• Identify schedule risks, constraints, and opportunities for optimization.




• Prepare turnaround reports, KPIs, and post-turnaround lessons learned.




• Ensure compliance with company safety procedures, quality standards, and client requirements.

Requirements

• Diploma or Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.




• Minimum 3–5 years of planning experience in refinery, petrochemical, oil & gas, or industrial plant maintenance.




• Experience in plant turnaround/shutdown planning is preferred.




• Planning software such as Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project are added advantage




• Good communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.




• Ability to work under tight schedules and turnaround environments.




• Strong understanding of mechanical maintenance activities including:

  
  
  
  

  • Heaters

  
  

  • Static Equipment

  
  

  • Rotating Equipment

  
  

  • Piping

  
  

  • Heat Exchangers

  
  

  • Pressure Vessels

  
  

  • Valves