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Project Planning Engineer @ Quest Global

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Job Description

Role & responsibilities


Project Planning & Scheduling

  • Develop, implement, and maintain detailed Level 1 to Level 5 schedules using Primavera P6 (or equivalent software).
  • Integrate engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up activities into a unified project plan.
  • Ensure planning aligns with project execution strategies and contractual requirements.
  • Establish baseline schedules and manage change control to track progress and deviations.

2. Oil & Gas Project Lifecycle Expertise

  • Apply comprehensive knowledge of upstream, midstream, and downstream project phases.
  • Plan and track activities across Conceptual, FEED, EPC, and Operations/Commissioning stages.
  • Understand phase-specific deliverables (e.g., PFDs, P&IDs, vendor data, MTOs, fabrication milestones, hook-up schedules, etc.).
  • Incorporate critical oil & gas activities such as wellhead installations, pipeline tie-ins, refinery units, and offshore platform work scopes into planning.

3. Progress Measurement & Reporting

  • Develop and manage progress measurement systems (physical and earned value-based).
  • Monitor key milestones, KPIs, and performance indices (SPI, CPI).
  • Provide periodic schedule updates and detailed variance analyses to stakeholders.
  • Produce executive dashboards, progress curves, and forecasts.

4. Integration with Project Controls

  • Work closely with Cost Control, Risk, and Engineering teams to ensure schedule alignment with budgets, forecasts, and risk mitigation plans.
  • Interface with contractors and vendors to collect and validate schedule data.
  • Support change management and claims analysis with schedule impact assessments.

5. Risk & Opportunity Management

  • Identify schedule risks and opportunities, perform schedule risk analysis (e.g., using Monte Carlo simulations).
  • Recommend corrective and preventive actions to minimize delays and cost overruns.

6. Leadership & Mentoring

  • Lead planning teams on large-scale projects or multiple work fronts.
  • Coach junior planners and ensure consistent application of planning standards and best practices.
  • Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams across global locations and time zones.

Job Classification

Industry: Oil & Gas
Functional Area / Department: Production, Manufacturing & Engineering
Role Category: Engineering
Role: Engineering - Other
Employement Type: Full time

Contact Details:

Company: Quest Global
Location(s): Bengaluru

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Keyskills:   planning primavera offshore project planner Detail Engineering upstream Oil And Gas Upstream Processing project control project planning Project Scheduling Feed

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