Senior Planning Engineer - Oil & Gas Shutdown & Turnaround

About the role

Hudson Manpower is recruiting an experienced Senior Planning Engineer for a reputed oil and gas company in Saudi Arabia, based in Al Jubail. The role covers shutdown and turnaround planning, scheduling and progress control.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and update detailed shutdown and turnaround schedules using Primavera P6, covering pre-shutdown planning, shutdown execution, turnaround activities and post-shutdown completion.
• Develop WBS, activity lists, work packages, milestone schedules and critical-path schedules.
• Coordinate with engineering, maintenance, operations, inspection, procurement and construction teams to set realistic shutdown schedules.
• Plan and monitor mechanical activities such as static and rotating equipment, piping, valves, pumps and compressors, and prepare manpower, equipment and resource loading plans.
• Monitor planned versus actual progress, track critical-path activities and recommend corrective actions to recover delays.
• Prepare daily, weekly and periodic progress reports, look-ahead schedules, S-curves and progress dashboards, and coordinate with site teams to validate activity status.
• Assist in contingency plans, recovery schedules and schedule-impact assessments, and support closeout, schedule performance analysis and lessons learned.
• Take part in planning and progress review meetings with client and contractor representatives.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience as a Planning Engineer on shutdown/turnaround projects.
• Experience in oil and gas, refinery or petrochemical shutdown/turnaround projects.
• Candidates must provide verifiable experience letters.

Required skills

• Strong working experience with Primavera P6.
• Shutdown schedules, work breakdown structures, progress monitoring, resource planning and reporting.

What we offer

• Salary of SAR 6,000 to 8,000 per month.
• Food, accommodation and transportation provided by the client company.