SR. PLANNING ENGINEER

Primary Purpose of the Job

Required Experience and Skills

• + Minimum of 12 years’ experience in project planning within the Oil & Gas industry.
• + Preferably at least 5 years’ experience working with National Oil Companies (NOCs) and/or International Oil Companies (IOCs).**Project Planning & Control**
• + Develop and maintain Project Master Plans and schedules across all project phases and stage gates throughout the full project lifecycle, from initiation to close-out.
• + Provide planning inputs to key deliverables, including the Project Execution Plan (PEP), Risk Management Plan, Risk Register, and Change Management Plan.
• + Plan and monitor project close-out activities and support the preparation and finalization of project Close-out Reports.
• + Perform comprehensive project planning functions, including scheduling, monitoring, forecasting, and progress reporting on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis through management reports.
• + Maintain SAP Project Builder data to support group reporting and analysis.**Performance Monitoring & Reporting**
• + Provide early warning signals and identify opportunities for proactive intervention through reports and collaboration with project teams to influence project outcomes positively.
• + Maintain and update the Integrated Resource Planning system aligned with Primavera Master Plans to forecast and allocate project resources effectively.**Tendering & Contract Support**
• + Develop and integrate planning and scheduling requirements, progress measurement methodologies, and reporting instructions into tender documents (including administrative instructions and Contract Execution Plan appendices).
• + Provide inputs to other tender appendices, including Scope of Work, Payment Terms, Liquidated Damages (LD) milestones, and document review timelines.**Evaluation & Compliance**
• + Participate as a key member of the Technical Evaluation Team to assess bidders’ proposals, ensuring compliance with tender requirements.
• This includes schedule analysis, validation of manpower allocations, review of resource histograms, and evaluation of progress measurement methodologies.
• + Review, validate, and endorse contractor-submitted planning packages (execution schedules, recovery plans, resource plans, and reporting systems) to ensure compliance with contractual requirements and effective project control.**Contractor Performance Management**
• + Monitor contractor performance through time and progress variance analysis.
• + Review and validate contractor progress reports, identify deviations from agreed plans, and highlight areas of concern.
• + Recommend corrective actions and mitigation measures and conduct “what-if” and schedule risk analyses to anticipate potential impacts.**Progress Measurement & Budgeting**
• + Assess project progress to determine the value of work completed (VOWD) monthly for Service Entry Sheets (SES).
• + Verify reported progress in coordination with stakeholders.
• + Provide schedule inputs and progress forecasts for annual budgets, AFE preparation, revisions, and supplementary budgets.
• + Analyze schedule and progress variances to support budget variance reporting.**Change & Claims Management**
• + Evaluate time impacts arising from scope changes, including Change Impact Notes and Work Change Requests (WCR).
• + Review and assess contractor Extension of Time (EoT) claims in accordance with international standards and time impact analysis methodologies.**Continuous Improvement**
• + Contribute to the development and implementation of project planning procedures and work instructions.

Education

• al Qualifications:
• B. Sc. or equivalent in an Engineering Discipline.
• Certified PMP or equivalent certifications/memberships perferred.