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Job Description
- Although a planning engineer’s day-to-day duties and responsibilities are determined by where they work, there are many core tasks associated with the role. Based on our analysis of job listings, these include:
Create Project Execution Plans
- Deciding on proper engineering techniques and milestone sequences for each project stage is the most important role of a planning engineer. They set targets for activities based on each phase of a project plan and ensure it meets the client’s specifications. Planning engineers make estimations for timescales and costs using specialized design software packages.
Project Monitoring and Reporting
- Planning engineers monitor day-to-day work progress for a project and provide accurate weekly and monthly reports by swiftly communicating potential progress delays or project slippages. Tracking and analyzing field results is another key responsibility. Planning engineers continually make comparisons between planned progress and actual progress and report any differences to their lead project manager. They also study the impact of alternative approaches.
Perform Project Coordination:
- Planning engineers analyze expenses and identify opportunities to save costs.
- They make sure complex projects are handled on time and on budget by overseeing the project planning, inventory services, cost control, team leadership, and project management.
Manage Stakeholder and Team Communication
- A planning engineer works closely with others involved in a project and directs the daily workload of subordinate team members. They attend crucial meetings and provide current status updates to vendors, supervisors, and other stakeholders. Managing overall project communications is a critical part of them successfully completing their role.
Drive Process Improvement:
- Driving continuous improvement by working with leadership teams is a key duty for planning engineers. They identify gaps in key performance areas and plan activities to increase overall project efficiency. Planning engineers provide guidance and delivery schedules to facilitate project execution strategy.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering or Construction Management.
- Minimum 5 active years of experience in Planning Engineering within the Oil & Gas/ Refining/ Petrochemicals/Gas industry.
- Self-motivated, extremely organized, and have strong communication and project management attitude.
- Strong understanding of technical engineering principles to predict future problems and find solutions for them
- Determining the necessary path for a project to get completed on time
- Understanding how to scope a project and create work schedules to ensure completion within the timeframe and budget allotted is a key duty of planning engineers
- Interact effectively with cross-functional team members and external stakeholders at various levels of responsibility
- High levels of mathematical skills and analytical problem-solving.
- Strong verbal and written skills to provide reports to clients and stakeholders as well as articulate complex project plans to team members.
- Use specialized computer software for engineering and project management purposes such as P6 & Microsoft Project and to produce visual presentations, using bar charts and graphs to explain work schedules.
- Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills
- Ability to work effectively with team members of all disciplines
- Ability to work on multiple projects at one time
- Ability to travel up to 25% annually.
- Fluent in the English language.
- Cairo Resident (Near to Maadi is preferred)
