Role & responsibilities

Role Purpose :-

The Planning Lead will be responsible for leading end-to-end project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and control for large-scale engineering and construction projects. The role involves strategic planning oversight, stakeholder coordination, risk mitigation, and ensuring timely and cost-effective project delivery.

Key Responsibilities :-

Project Planning & Scheduling
Develop master project schedules, baseline programs, and detailed execution plans.
Prepare time schedules, milestones, and resource plans aligned with contract requirements.
Review and validate schedules submitted by project teams and contractors.

Monitoring & Control
Track project progress against baseline schedules and identify delays or variances.
Analyse critical paths, slippages, and recovery plans.
Generate MIS reports, dashboards, and progress updates for senior management.
Monitor productivity, resource utilization, and construction sequencing.

Coordination & Stakeholder Management
Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Contracts, and Finance teams.
Interface with clients, consultants, PMC,



and external stakeholders on planning matters.
Support project leadership during review meetings and audits.

Risk, Claims & Contract Support
Identify schedule risks and propose mitigation strategies.
Support EOT (Extension of Time) claims and delay analysis.
Maintain proper planning documentation for contractual and arbitration purposes.

Team Leadership & Governance
Lead and mentor planning engineers across projects.
Standardize planning processes, templates, and best practices across the organization.
Ensure compliance with internal controls, quality systems, and project governance.

Key Skills & Competencies :-
Robust expertise in Primavera P6 / MS Project
Sound knowledge of EPC project life cycle
Proficiency in earned value management (EVM)
Solid analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills
Excellent communication and senior stakeholder management
Ability to handle multiple large projects simultaneously

Preferred candidate profile

Educational Qualifications
Bachelors degree in civil
Master’s degree in civil or PMP

📌 Project Planning Head Hyderabad
🏢 Shapoorji Pallonji Group
📍 Hyderabad