Planning Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Develop detailed turnaround work packages, job plans, and schedules.
• Review maintenance work scopes, engineering requirements, and inspection findings.
• Conduct site walkdowns to verify job scope, access requirements, and resource needs.
• Prepare manpower, equipment, material, and subcontractor requirements.
• Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Inspection, Engineering, SHE, and Contractors during planning and execution phases.
• Estimate labour hours, equipment requirements, and turnaround costs.
• Develop task sequences and identify critical path activities.
• Ensure all materials, tools, permits, and resources are available before execution.
• Monitor turnaround progress and provide daily planning support during execution.
• Track schedule performance, productivity, and work completion status.
• Identify schedule risks, constraints, and opportunities for optimization.
• Prepare turnaround reports, KPIs, and post-turnaround lessons learned.
• Ensure compliance with company safety procedures, quality standards, and client requirements.

Requirements

• Diploma or Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 3–5 years of planning experience in refinery, petrochemical, oil & gas, or industrial plant maintenance.
• Experience in plant turnaround/shutdown planning is preferred.
• Planning software such as Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project are added advantage
• Good communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work under tight schedules and turnaround environments.
• Strong understanding of mechanical maintenance activities including:
• Heaters
• Static Equipment
• Rotating Equipment
• Piping
• Heat Exchangers
• Pressure Vessels
• Valves

Pay: $3,500.00 - $6,000.00 per month

Work Location: In person