Planning Engineer

• Proficiency in managing and overseeing projects, including planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and monitoring project progress to ensure timely and successful completion.
• Strong analytical abilities to assess complex project data, identify trends, anticipate potential issues, and propose effective solutions to maintain project timelines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to collaborate effectively with diverse teams, stakeholders, and clients, ensuring clear understanding and alignment on project objectives and timelines.
• Sound knowledge and expertise in project management software, such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, to efficiently create, manage, and update project schedules.
• A keen eye for detail to meticulously monitor project plans, identify discrepancies, and ensure accuracy in scheduling, resource allocation, and reporting throughout the project lifecycle.
• Liaise effectively with multidisciplinary teams, fostering collaborative relationships, and ensuring alignment between planning, execution, and project objectives.
• Develop mitigation plans to address any possible delays or issues that may affect the project timeline
• Daily monitoring of work and report any occurrences, which might create a delay or variation in the specified work.
• Track project workflow from initiation to delivery and record variances on a log book.
• Coordinate and communicate between teams to ensure timely material availability.
• Prepare and present regular progress reports to management and to customers.
• Identify potential project risks related to schedule, resources, Lad external factors.
• Participate in preparing variation orders and time extension claims.
• Allocate resources effectively and ensure their availability as per the project's needs.
• Perform other duties as assigned to ensure the success of department objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor Of Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
• 3-5 years of experience
• 2-3 years experience working in a steel fabrication company
• 3 years experience working on planning tools preferably  Primavera P6 or MS projects