Senior Project Planning Engineer

Responsible for planning, monitoring, and controlling projects involving pressure vessels and heat exchangers, ensuring timely execution, cost optimization, and compliance with quality and safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Project Scheduling & Planning
• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules using Primavera / MS Project.
• Define work breakdown structure (WBS), critical path, resource loading, and milestones.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, and manufacturing teams to align schedules.
• Monitoring & Progress Tracking
• Track and monitor project progress against baseline schedules.
• Identify risks, delays, and bottlenecks, and initiate corrective actions.
• Prepare periodic project progress reports for internal and client review.
• Resource & Cost Control
• Assist in project budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation.
• Monitor man-hours, materials, and costs against budgeted values.
• Support cost variance analysis and recommend corrective actions.
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Engineering, Procurement, Quality, Manufacturing, and Site Execution).
• Support project managers in client communication, reporting, and project review meetings.
• Risk & Change Management
• Identify risks to project timelines and proactively suggest mitigation plans.
• Evaluate impact of design changes, scope changes, or procurement delays on schedules.
• Compliance & Documentation
• Ensure adherence to company’s quality systems, safety policies, and statutory requirements.
• Maintain updated project documentation, planning records, and dashboards.

Key Skills & Competencies

Qualifications & Experience