Planning Engineer Energy Oil & Gas Project

Position: Planning Engineer - - Energy Oil & Gas Project
Location: Via Milano

Reporting to project service manager, the Planning Engineer is responsible for developing, monitoring, and updating project schedules to ensure timely execution of all phases from engineering to procurement, construction, installation, commissioning, and handover. The role supports the Project Manager and Project Service Manager by providing schedule forecasts, progress updates, and delay analysis, enabling proactive project management.

Key Responsibilities
1. Schedule Development & Baseline Preparation

Develop the Project Master Schedule in line with the Project Execution Plan (PEP).
Establish Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and activity coding in coordination with project disciplines.
Define critical path activities and key project milestones.
Ensure alignment of the schedule with cost control, procurement, and engineering deliverables.

2. Progress Monitoring & Control

Monitor actual progress versus the baseline schedule.
Update schedules periodically (weekly/monthly) with real progress data.
Identify schedule deviations and propose recovery/mitigation plans.
Maintain progress curves (S-curves) and manpower histograms.

3. Coordination with Project Teams

Liaise with engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, and offshore teams to collect progress data.
Integrate subcontractor schedules into the overall project schedule.
Ensure offshore and onshore execution schedules are aligned for critical interfaces.

4. Reporting & Analysis

Prepare weekly/monthly schedule reports for management and the client.
Present updated Critical Path Method (CPM) analysis.
Highlight potential delays and recommend corrective actions.
Produce look-ahead schedules for short‑term planning.

5. Delay & Change Management

Perform schedule impact analysis for change orders and variations.
Support claims preparation with time impact analysis (TIA).
Maintain records for extension‑of‑time (EOT) submissions.

Key Competencies

Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
Excellent communication and coordination abilities.
Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
High attention to detail in schedule preparation and reporting.
Proactive in identifying and mitigating risks to the schedule.

Project scope responsibility distribution

Key activities:

Yard fabrication, module assembly, civil works, vendor delivery tracing
- Marine vessel mobilization, subsea installation, hook‑up, commissioning campaigns.
Challenges:
Material delivery coordination, yard productivity, multiple work fronts
- Material delivery coordination, yard productivity, multiple work fronts.
Interface:
Vendors, fabrication yards, site construction teams
- Offshore construction crews, marine spreads, offshore logistics teams.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills

Bachelor of Science (BSc) Degree in Engineering from an accredited university.
Work experience of ten (10) years after earning the BSc degree.
Candidates should have a minimum of 5 years of offshore experience in total, with at least the last 35 years spent on offshore projects.
Excellent spoken and written English including proven ability to write reports.

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