Senior Planning Engineer

Project Planning & Lifecycle Management

• Lead comprehensive planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, and reporting activities from project initiation to close-out.
• Develop and maintain Project Master Plans and Schedules across all phases and stage gates.
• Provide planning input for key project deliverables including:
• Project Execution Plan (PEP)
• Risk Management Plan & Risk Register
• Change Management Plan
• Support project close-out activities and contribute to the Project Close-out Report.

Monitoring & Reporting

• Generate and maintain weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual progress reports.
• Maintain Project Builder data in SAP for group-level reporting and analysis.
• Provide early warning indicators and recommend proactive interventions to improve project outcomes.

Resource Planning

• Maintain and update the Integrated Resource Planning System to ensure resource requirements align with project master plans in Primavera.

Tendering & Bid Evaluation

• Develop planning and scheduling requirements for inclusion in tender documents, including:
• Progress measurement and reporting instructions.
• Appendices for administration and contract execution.
• Participate in technical bid evaluations, focusing on:
• Schedule analysis
• Man-hour allocations
• Resource histograms
• Progress measurement methodologies
• Compliance with planning and reporting standards

Contractor Oversight

• Review and endorse contractor-submitted planning packages including:
• Execution programs
• Recovery plans
• Resource plans
• Progress measurement systems
• Monitor contractor performance and conduct variance analysis.
• Validate contractor progress reports and recommend corrective actions as needed.
• Conduct schedule risk analysis and “what-if” scenarios to anticipate and mitigate potential delays.

Progress & Budgeting

• Estimate monthly progress for all assigned contracts to support Service Entry Sheet (SES) generation.
• Verify reported progress in coordination with stakeholders.
• Provide schedule inputs for Annual Budget/AFE preparation, revisions, and supplementary budgets.
• Analyze schedule variances and contribute to budget variance reporting.

Change Management & Claims

• Assess time impacts of scope changes and review Extension of Time (EoT) claims using international standards and time impact analysis techniques.

Governance & Compliance

• Contribute to the development and implementation of Project Planning Procedures and Work Instructions.
• Operate within the framework of integrated Project Control & Services, corporate policies, and industry standards.