Planning Engineer – Mechanical (Oil & Gas)

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Mechanical Planning Engineer to support project planning, scheduling, progress monitoring and reporting for oil & gas, petrochemical and refinery projects in Saudi Arabia. The role involves developing detailed schedules for mechanical construction, maintenance, shutdown and turnaround activities and coordinating with site, engineering, procurement and subcontractor teams.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules for mechanical construction, maintenance, shutdown and turnaround activities.
• Prepare baseline, look‑ahead, recovery schedules and regular progress updates.
• Monitor actual progress against the plan, identify delays, critical activities and potential risks.
• Coordinate with Site Execution, Engineering, Procurement, Construction, QA/QC and HSE teams to ensure timely execution.
• Produce daily, weekly and monthly progress reports, planning dashboards and productivity reports.
• Track manpower, equipment, material usage and resource requirements.
• Support preparation of S‑curves, progress curves, histograms and quantity tracking for mechanical work.
• Assist subcontractors, monitor their schedule compliance and participate in progress meetings.

Required profile

• Minimum 8 years of experience as a Planning Engineer on oil & gas, petrochemical or refinery EPC projects.
• Strong background in mechanical construction, maintenance and shutdown/turnaround planning.
• Relevant Mechanical Engineering qualification.
• Experience with Primavera P6 (or equivalent) scheduling software.
• Good English communication and reporting skills.

Required skills

• Primavera P6 scheduling software.
• Mechanical construction and maintenance planning.
• Shutdown and turnaround schedule development.
• Project progress monitoring and reporting.