Sr Planning Engineer - Oil & Gas | Shutdown & Turnaround

We are looking for an experienced Sr Planning Engineer for reputed oil & gas Co in Saudi Arabia.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update detailed shutdown and turnaround schedules using Primavera P6.

• Prepare project schedules covering pre-shutdown planning, shutdown execution, turnaround activities, and post-shutdown completion.

• Develop Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), activity lists, work packages, milestone schedules, and critical-path schedules.

• Coordinate with engineering, maintenance, operations, inspection, procurement, and construction teams to establish realistic shutdown schedules.

• Plan and monitor mechanical activities involving static equipment, rotating equipment, piping, valves, pumps, compressors, and related refinery systems, as applicable to the project scope.

• Prepare manpower, equipment, and resource loading plans based on shutdown work requirements.

• Monitor planned versus actual progress and identify schedule deviations, delays, and critical activities.

• Track critical-path activities and recommend corrective actions to recover schedule delays.

• Prepare daily, weekly, and periodic progress reports, look-ahead schedules, S-curves, and progress dashboards.

• Coordinate with site execution teams to collect accurate progress updates and validate actual activity status.

• Monitor activity sequencing, work-front availability, job readiness, and interdepartmental dependencies.

• Assist in preparing contingency plans, recovery schedules, and schedule-impact assessments when required.

• Participate in shutdown planning meetings, progress review meetings, and coordination discussions with client and contractor representatives.

• Maintain accurate planning records, schedule revisions, progress data, and supporting documentation.

• Support shutdown closeout activities, schedule performance analysis, and lessons-learned documentation.

Salary: Basic SAR 6,000 – 8,000 per month
Food , Accommodation & Transportation provided by Co.

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.

• Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience specifically as a Planning Engineer in Shutdown / Turnaround (SD/TA) projects.

• Strong working experience with Primavera P6.

• Experience in Oil & Gas, refinery, or petrochemical shutdown/turnaround projects.

• Candidates must have relevant experience letters that can be verified against their CV and employment history.

• Strong knowledge of shutdown schedules, work breakdown structures, progress monitoring, resource planning, and reporting.