MEP Planning Manager

Looking for MEP Planning Manager

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Department: Projects / Planning
Experience: 7+ Years

Overview

We are looking for an experienced MEP Planning Manager to lead and manage the planning and scheduling of MEP activities across complex projects. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in pharma, biotech, cleanroom, laboratory, or other highly regulated projects, preferably within an EPCM or PMC environment.

The candidate should have excellent expertise in project planning, MEP work breakdown structures, scheduling, productivity norms, procurement lead times, and coordination with engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and monitor detailed MEP project schedules in line with overall project milestones.
• Prepare comprehensive MEP Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) covering HVAC, electrical, plumbing, fire protection, utilities, and other MEP services.
• Develop baseline schedules, look-ahead schedules, recovery plans, and progress tracking reports.
• Monitor actual progress against planned schedules and identify delays, risks, and critical activities.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, vendors, subcontractors, and commissioning teams to ensure timely execution.
• Incorporate procurement lead times, material availability, engineering deliverables, shop drawings, approvals, and site execution constraints into project schedules.
• Apply appropriate MEP productivity norms for manpower and activity planning.
• Track engineering and procurement dependencies and their impact on construction and commissioning milestones.
• Review and coordinate MEP shop drawings, BOQs, technical submittals, and material schedules from a planning perspective.
• Develop and monitor commissioning schedules, including activities associated with GMP projects and DQ/IQ/OQ sequences.
• Coordinate BIM-based MEP planning and identify interface and coordination requirements using Navisworks / Revit.
• Conduct regular schedule reviews with project teams and prepare progress reports, dashboards, and management updates.
• Identify critical path activities and develop mitigation/recovery strategies for schedule slippages.
• Ensure effective integration of MEP activities with civil, architectural, process, and other project disciplines.
• Support project management teams with schedule forecasting, resource planning, and milestone tracking.
• Maintain accurate project planning documentation and provide timely inputs for project reviews.

Required Qualifications

• B.E. / B.Tech in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering.
• 7+ years of relevant experience in MEP planning and scheduling.
• Experience in pharma, biotech, cleanroom, laboratory, healthcare, or similarly regulated projects.
• Experience working in an EPCM or PMC environment is preferred.
• PG Diploma in Construction Management / Project Management is preferred.
• Expert-level proficiency in MS Project.
• Strong understanding of MEP WBS, activity sequencing, productivity norms, resource planning, and procurement lead times.
• Working knowledge of MEP shop drawings, BOQs, material schedules, and technical deliverables.
• Understanding of GMP project commissioning requirements, including DQ, IQ, and OQ sequences.
• Familiarity with BIM-based MEP coordination, particularly Navisworks and Revit.
• Strong analytical, coordination, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Skills

• Strong knowledge of MEP construction methodologies and project execution sequences.
• Ability to identify schedule risks and develop practical recovery plans.
• Experience handling multiple MEP packages and interfaces simultaneously.
• Good understanding of engineering-to-procurement-to-construction workflows.
• Ability to work closely with multidisciplinary project teams, consultants, contractors, and vendors.
• Strong reporting and presentation skills.