Planning Engineer

Key Responsibilities / KRA Develop and maintain detailed project schedules for mechanical construction activities in line with the overall project master schedule. Prepare daily, weekly, monthly, and look-ahead plans for mechanical works, including equipment erection, piping, tanks, static and rotating equipment, and related activities. Monitor actual site progress against planned targets and identify schedule deviations, delays, and critical activities. Prepare and maintain project schedules, S-curves, progress reports, productivity reports, and other project control documents. Coordinate with Construction, Engineering, Procurement, QA/QC, Commercial, and other project teams to ensure timely execution of planned activities. Track availability of materials, equipment, drawings, work fronts, manpower, and other resources required for mechanical construction. Monitor subcontractor performance, manpower deployment, productivity, and progress against approved schedules. Prepare recovery plans and mitigation strategies for delayed or critical activities in coordination with the project team. Maintain progress measurement systems and ensure accurate calculation of physical/mechanical progress. Identify project constraints, interface issues, and potential risks affecting schedule and coordinate for timely resolution. Conduct regular planning and progress review meetings and follow up on action points. Support mechanical completion, testing, pre-commissioning, and commissioning planning as per project milestones. Prepare and submit DPR, WPR, MPR, progress dashboards, and management reports within agreed timelines. Ensure proper documentation and maintenance of planning records, schedules, progress data, and supporting documents. Provide timely inputs to Project Manager/Planning Manager for schedule performance, critical activities, and recovery requirements. Key Performance Areas Achievement of planned mechanical construction milestones. Accuracy and timely submission of project progress reports. Effective look-ahead and short-term planning. Timely identification and resolution/escalation of project constraints. Monitoring and improvement of manpower and equipment productivity. Effective coordination with subcontractors and cross-functional teams. Control of schedule slippage and implementation of recovery plans. Support for timely mechanical completion and project handover. #J-18808-Ljbffr