Principal Planning & Scheduling 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