Planning Engineer (Interiors)

Role Summary

The Planning Engineer Interiors will be responsible for project planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, reporting, resource planning, and coordination for interior fit-out projects. The role requires close coordination with Project Managers, site teams, consultants, vendors, subcontractors, and clients to ensure timely project execution and completion.

Looking for immediate joiners

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain detailed project schedules covering interior fit-out activities from mobilization through handover.
• Develop work programs, activity sequences, manpower plans, material requirements, and target dates.
• Monitor actual project progress against the approved baseline schedule and identify delays/deviations.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports, MIS, dashboards, and management updates.
• Track critical activities and milestones and highlight potential delays with appropriate recovery plans.
• Coordinate with site execution, design, procurement, commercial, and subcontractor teams to ensure planned activities are achieved.
• Monitor manpower, material availability, drawings, approvals, and other dependencies affecting project progress.
• Prepare and update 2-week / 3-week look-ahead schedules and communicate priorities to project teams.
• Identify project risks, constraints, and bottlenecks and support corrective and preventive actions.
• Track drawing submissions, approvals, material approvals, procurement status, and site execution against the project schedule.
• Assist in preparation and evaluation of EOT / delay analysis and supporting documentation wherever required.
• Conduct regular progress review meetings and maintain action trackers.
• Ensure proper documentation of project progress, changes, delays, and approvals throughout the project lifecycle.
• Coordinate project handover and closure activities, ensuring all planned deliverables are completed.

Key Performance Areas (KRA)

• Achievement of project milestones as per approved schedule.
• Accurate and timely submission of daily, weekly, and monthly planning reports.
• Effective monitoring and control of project delays and critical activities.
• Timely preparation and updating of look-ahead schedules.
• Effective coordination of manpower, materials, drawings, approvals, and subcontractor activities.
• Timely identification and escalation of risks and schedule deviations.
• Supporting successful project completion and handover within the planned timeline.

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of interior fit-out planning and execution.
• Good understanding of project scheduling, sequencing, and progress monitoring.
• Proficiency in MS Project / Primavera P6 / Excel.
• Strong MIS, reporting, analytical, and documentation skills.
• Ability to prepare baseline schedules, look-ahead plans, progress reports, and recovery schedules.
• Good coordination and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work under tight project deadlines and manage multiple priorities.

Qualification & Experience

• Qualification: B.E./B.Tech in Civil Engineering,
• Experience: 510 years of relevant experience in planning and project controls, preferably in interior fit-out / commercial interiors.
• Candidates with strong site planning and execution coordination experience will be preferred.