Planning Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Develop detailed turnaround work packages, job plans, and schedules.

• Review maintenance work scopes, engineering requirements, and inspection findings.

• Conduct site walkdowns to verify job scope, access requirements, and resource needs.

• Prepare manpower, equipment, material, and subcontractor requirements.

• Coordinate with Operations, Maintenance, Inspection, Engineering, SHE, and Contractors during planning and execution phases.

• Estimate labour hours, equipment requirements, and turnaround costs.

• Develop task sequences and identify critical path activities.

• Ensure all materials, tools, permits, and resources are available before execution.

• Monitor turnaround progress and provide daily planning support during execution.

• Track schedule performance, productivity, and work completion status.

• Identify schedule risks, constraints, and opportunities for optimization.

• Prepare turnaround reports, KPIs, and post-turnaround lessons learned.

• Ensure compliance with company safety procedures, quality standards, and client requirements.

Requirements

• Diploma or Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline.

• Minimum 3-5 years of planning experience in refinery, petrochemical, oil & gas, or industrial plant maintenance.

• Experience in plant turnaround/shutdown planning is preferred.

• Planning software such as Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project are added advantage

• Good communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to work under tight schedules and turnaround environments.

• Strong understanding of mechanical maintenance activities including:

  • Heaters

  • Static Equipment

  • Rotating Equipment

  • Piping

  • Heat Exchangers

  • Pressure Vessels

  • Valves