Schedule Management/Project Planning Lead [Contract basis]

The Schedule Management/Project Planning Lead will oversee project planning and scheduling activities, providing programme management and schedule controls across the project lifecycle.
The role will work closely with the client, contractors, consultants and wider PMC team to monitor progress, identify schedule risks and support timely project delivery.

Key responsibilities include:

• Develop, maintain, and manage the overall project master programme, integrating design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover activities
• Review and manage contractor baseline programmes, ensuring appropriate logic, sequencing, durations, interfaces and milestones are incorporated
• Establish and monitor critical path, near-critical activities, key constraints and schedule dependencies
• Analyse actual progress against the approved programme and assess schedule variance, trends and potential impacts to project milestones
• Lead weekly and monthly schedule updates, progress measurement, forecasting and schedule reporting
• Develop and review short-term lookahead programmes and recovery programmes with contractors
• Challenge contractor schedule logic, progress narratives, sequencing and proposed mitigation or recovery measures
• Coordinate programme interfaces across civil, structural, architectural, MEP, specialist systems, procurement, and commissioning activities
• Review the schedule impact of design changes, variations, delays, procurement issues and other project events
• Support delay analysis and assessment of time-related claims, working closely with the commercial and project management teams
• Identify emerging schedule risks and constraints, develop mitigation strategies and escalate material programme risks to project leadership
• Provide clear schedule analysis, dashboards and reporting to the PMC project leadership and client

Requirements

• Strong experience in project planning, scheduling or schedule management within major construction projects
• Strong both Thai and English proficiency is essential, both written and spoken
• Strong knowledge of construction planning, programme controls, critical path analysis and progress measurement
• Experience working with contractors and reviewing detailed construction programmes
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 or similar project scheduling software
• Comfortable working in a fully site-based environment in Chonburi
• Willing to work 5.5-6 days per week, with Saturday half-days/Full day typically on a rotational basis

With over 90 years' combined experience, NES Fircroft (NES) is proud to be the world's leading engineering staffing provider spanning the Oil & Gas, Power & Renewables, Chemicals, Construction & Infrastructure, Life Sciences, Mining and Manufacturing sectors worldwide. With more than 80 offices in 45 countries, we are able to provide our clients with the engineering and technical expertise they need, wherever and whenever it is needed. We offer contractors far more than a traditional recruitment service, supporting with everything from securing visas and work permits, to providing market-leading benefits packages and accommodation, ensuring they are safely and compliantly able to support our clients.