: Project Planning Engineer Job Details

- Position & Designation

Project Planning Engineer
- Grade

P2
- Division & Department

Green Hydrogen - Project Management
- Job Profile
- Key Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain and monitor integrated project schedules using Primavera / MS Project from project kick-off to project closure.
- Prepare Level-1, Level-2 and Level-3 project schedules incorporating engineering, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, site activities and commissioning milestones.
- Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, QA/QC, Logistics and Site teams to collect progress updates and validate schedule status.
- Monitor critical path activities and identify schedule risks, bottlenecks and recovery opportunities.
- Prepare weekly and monthly project progress reports, dashboards and S-Curves for management and customers.
- Track engineering deliverables, procurement status, manufacturing progress and site readiness against baseline schedules.
- Perform schedule impact analysis for scope changes, delays, customer hold points and vendor slippages.
- Support Project Manager in project forecasting, milestone tracking and resource planning.
- Participate in customer review meetings and present schedule performance and recovery plans.
- Maintain project baseline schedules, revisions and change management records.
- Ensure compliance with project planning procedures, reporting standards and document control requirements.
- Capture project lessons learned related to planning, scheduling and project controls.
- Major Deliverables
- Approved project baseline schedule for complete project lifecycle.
- Timely monitoring and reporting of engineering, procurement,



manufacturing and delivery progress.
- Accurate project dashboards, milestone reports and S-Curves.
- Early identification of schedule risks with mitigation and recovery plans.
- Effective monitoring of critical path and project float.
- Monthly project progress reports for management and customers.
- Schedule impact analysis for changes, delays and contractual events.
- Reliable project forecasting to support management decision making.
- Timely issuance of recovery schedules wherever required.
- Proper maintenance of project planning records and schedule revisions.
- Reporting to

Project Manager
- Critical Competencies and Essential Attributes

Critical Competencies

- Strong knowledge of project planning and scheduling principles.
- Proficiency in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.
- Good understanding of EPC project execution involving Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing and Construction.
- Ability to analyse project schedules and identify critical path activities.
- Knowledge of S-Curves and project performance measurement.
- Excellent analytical, coordination and reporting skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management capability.
- Good understanding of project risk management and schedule recovery techniques.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and project reporting tools.





Essential Attributes

- Highly organised and detail-oriented.
- Robust analytical and problem-solving ability.
- Self-driven with high ownership and accountability.
- Ability to work under tight project deadlines.
- Team player with effective cross-functional coordination skills.
- Customer-focused with strong planning discipline.
- Total desirable Years of Experience

9–10 years of experience in Project Planning & Controls for EPC projects in Process Plants, Power, Oil & Gas, Renewable Energy or Green Hydrogen projects.
- Minimum Years of Experience in relevant role

7 years in Project Planning & Scheduling
- Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Instrumentation or Industrial Engineering. Certification in Primavera P6 / Project Planning will be an added advantage.
- Desired type of Experience
- Experience in planning and controlling large EPC projects from engineering through commissioning.
- Hands-on experience in Primavera scheduling, progress monitoring and project controls.
- Experience in preparation of WBS, baseline schedules, S-Curves, critical path analysis and recovery planning.
- Exposure to Green Hydrogen Plants, Electrolyser Packages, Renewable Energy, Power Plants, Process Plants or Oil & Gas projects will be preferred.
- Experience in coordinating with engineering, procurement, manufacturing, logistics and site execution teams.
- Knowledge of contractual milestones, schedule risk analysis and project reporting to customers and management.
- Familiarity with EPC execution methodologies and multi-disciplinary project interfaces.

Other Information

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