Planning Engineer

Purpose / Mission:

Develop, integrate and maintain the project's master schedule across all phases from pre-FID through commissioning of the 2.5 Mtpa green Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) / Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) plant in Duqm, Oman. Provide the Project Director, the company executive and the project's lenders with the integrated schedule view that supports decision-making, risk management and financial close.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain the project's master schedule, integrating inputs from the technology licensor, the integrated delivery partner, equipment vendors, utility providers, port authorities and Omani regulatory counterparties.
• Consume and integrate the technology licensor's pre-engineering Level 2 schedule and the integrated delivery partner's FEED and execution schedules into a single owner's master schedule.
• Manage interface dates and critical path dependencies across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, utility connections, port readiness and regulatory approvals.
• Maintain the project schedule baseline and track progress against baseline through earned value or equivalent reporting methods.
• Lead schedule risk analysis, including critical path analysis, float consumption tracking, and schedule contingency assessment.
• Prepare schedule reports for internal review, lender reporting and external stakeholder engagement, including the Project Director, the company executive, the lender consortium, and equity investors.
• Support the project's cost estimate development by providing schedule-driven inputs into resource and cost loading.
• Support the project's risk management process by identifying schedule risks and supporting mitigation planning.
• Provide planning support to the discipline lead engineers in their interactions with the integrated delivery partner and equipment vendors.
• Maintain alignment between the project schedule and the project's regulatory, permitting and contractual milestones.

Requirements / Skills / Experience:

• Minimum 12 years' experience in project planning and scheduling on large heavy industrial capital projects, with at least one project of capex value USD 500 million or above.
• Direct experience on greenfield projects in steel, ironmaking, petrochemical, oil and gas, fertilizer or power.
• Demonstrated experience integrating multi-party schedules across owner, technology licensor, EPC contractors and equipment vendors.
• Strong understanding of critical path methodology, schedule risk analysis and earned value management.
• Proficiency in industry-standard scheduling software (Primavera P6 required; MS Project an advantage).
• Experience supporting project finance lender due diligence on schedule deliverables is strongly preferred.
• Middle East or GCC project delivery experience strongly preferred. Prior experience in Oman is an advantage.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, with the ability to communicate schedule status and risk to senior executive and lender audiences.
• Ability to work within a small owner's team where each individual carries direct responsibility for their function.
  

Required Education / Qualification / Training:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related discipline (required).
• Master's degree in Project Management, Construction Management or related field (preferred).
• Project Management Professional (PMP), AACE Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP), or equivalent professional certification (preferred).
• Primavera P6 certification (preferred).
  

Required Language Proficiency:

English - Fluent

Arabic - Nice to have