Lead Planning Engineer (EPC, Process Equipment)

Overview

Key Responsibilities Project Planning & Scheduling

• Ensure overall project delivery aligns with client schedule requirements and priorities.
• Develop a comprehensive Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) covering project scope and requirements.
• Develop, baseline, update, and maintain detailed project schedules across all project phases, including:
• + Engineering and Design Development
• + Procurement
• + Fabrication
• + Construction
• Coordinate with client representatives, project teams, contractors, and subcontractors to ensure schedules accurately reflect project requirements.
• Facilitate planning workshops and schedule review meetings to obtain stakeholder alignment and approval prior to schedule baselining.
• Review contractor and subcontractor schedules, where applicable, to ensure alignment with the overall project master schedule.
• Periodically update schedules based on actual project progress and performance.
• Coordinate with project teams, contractors, and subcontractors to prepare schedule forecasts and completion projections.
• Identify potential schedule risks, delays, and slippages, and collaborate with project teams to develop recovery and mitigation plans.
• Assess the impact of scope changes and approved variations, updating and re-baselining schedules as required.

Project Controls & Reporting

• Establish and agree on progress measurement and reporting requirements with the Project Manager and client.
• Prepare and distribute weekly, bi-weekly, and monthly progress reports, including progress curves and performance metrics.
• Provide project completion forecasts, including anticipated man-hours, to support cost forecasting and project controls activities.
• Collect, consolidate, analyze, and report project scope and schedule control information to assess overall project status and identify areas requiring corrective action.
• Develop and maintain project reports and key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor progress, trends, and overall project performance.
• Verify physical progress claimed by contractors and subcontractors.
• Attend and contribute to project progress review meetings with clients, contractors, subcontractors, and internal stakeholders.

Procurement & Coordination

• Coordinate with the Procurement and Supply Chain teams regarding the status of long-lead equipment and bulk materials, ensuring schedules remain current and accurate.
• Support project teams with schedule analysis and planning recommendations to facilitate successful project execution.

Continuous Improvement & Leadership

• Ensure the ongoing effectiveness of project planning and controls processes, systems, and methodologies.
• Maintain compliance with company procedures, quality standards, and project requirements.
• Promote and maintain the highest standards of health, safety, and environmental performance.
• Provide training, mentoring, and guidance on planning and scheduling best practices to project team members.
• **Qualifications & Experience Education**
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Project Management or a related discipline.

Experience

• Proven experience in EPC project planning, scheduling, estimating, or project controls within multi-disciplinary projects.
• Experience working across a broad range of EPC and EPCM projects.
• Strong background in project controls, planning, and schedule management.
• Experience in oil and gas process equipment projects is highly desirable.
• Experience with STAR projects is advantageous.

Technical Skills

• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Project.
• Strong understanding of EPC project execution methodologies and planning processes.
• Excellent analytical, forecasting, reporting, and schedule management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and coordinate across multidisciplinary project teams.