Planning Engineer [09 / 10 / 2025]

Essar Projects is the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) arm of Essar with over five decades’ experience of executing mega projects across various segments like Infrastructure, Hydrocarbons, Minerals & Metals, Cross-country Pipelines, Power and Renewable Energy. The core EPC capabilities of the company span across greenfield, brownfield, upstream and downstream sectors, construction projects, engineering and project management consultancy. It has a successful track record in project execution across key markets such as India, Middle East, Europe, South-East Asia, America and also some challenging geographies of Africa and Papua New Guinea.

Essar Projects has recently been awarded a contract for undertaking Construction and Erection of Material Handling System i.e. Conveyor Systems from Plant to Port in West Africa Region.

Essar Projects has initiated mobilization of expertise manpower for the above project. This project promises not just significant rewards and recognition, but opportunities to gain experience of working on mega scale complex EPC Projects.

Job Purpose :

Prepare and maintain detailed project schedules specific to the mechanical scope of work. The role includes coordinating with engineering, procurement, and site teams to track progress, identify delays, and support timely project execution.

Major Responsibilities :

• Develop detailed mechanical work schedules for engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction phases.
• Integrate mechanical activities with overall project schedules in coordination with other disciplines.
• Monitor progress of mechanical activities at site and compare with baseline schedule.
• Update project schedules and generate look-ahead plans and progress reports.
• Conduct schedule impact analysis for delays, scope changes, or resource issues.
• Track delivery schedules for mechanical equipment and materials.
• Provide input for progress S-curves, histograms, and dashboards.
• Support the planning team in forecasting and resource leveling.
• Coordinate with mechanical engineers, procurement, and construction teams for schedule alignment.
• Participate in review meetings and provide planning insights to the project team.

Qualification :

B.E. / B.Tech. – Mechanical

Experience :

6-10 years of experience in EPC projects planning & scheduling

Language Proficiency :

Candidates having proficiency in French / Arabic language will be preferred.

Skills :

Candidate should be skilled in planning tools like Primavera P6 or MS Project, and have a solid understanding of mechanical systems used in projects.

Candidates who are willing to relcoate to Morocco on oversesas project based assingment can share their CVs.