Role Overview:

Global Petroleum Business & Trading is seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Planning Engineer to support project planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, and resource coordination. The role involves developing project schedules, tracking milestones, analyzing delays, preparing progress reports, and coordinating with project managers, engineers, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure projects remain aligned with approved timelines and objectives. The ideal candidate should have strong planning and analytical skills, proficiency in project scheduling tools, and the ability to identify potential risks and recommend effective solutions.

Project Planning & Scheduling:

• Develop detailed project plans, schedules, and activity timelines based on project requirements.
• Establish project milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and critical activities.
• Prepare baseline schedules and update them according to approved project changes.
• Coordinate with project teams to gather activity durations, resource requirements, and progress information.
• Monitor project schedules to ensure activities align with established deadlines.
• Identify scheduling conflicts and recommend corrective actions to maintain project timelines.

Progress Monitoring & Performance Analysis:

• Track actual project progress against approved plans and baseline schedules.
• Collect and validate progress updates from engineers, contractors, and site teams.
• Analyze schedule variances and identify activities that may affect project completion.
• Monitor critical path activities and highlight potential delays.
• Prepare progress summaries, performance reports, and schedule forecasts.
• Communicate project status, concerns, and recovery requirements to management.

Resource Planning & Coordination:

• Coordinate with project teams to identify manpower, equipment, material, and other resource requirements.
• Support resource allocation planning in line with project schedules.
• Monitor resource availability and identify potential constraints affecting execution.
• Coordinate with procurement and other relevant departments regarding material delivery schedules.
• Assist in prioritizing activities to improve resource utilization and project efficiency.
• Maintain updated records of planned and actual resource requirements.

Risk Assessment & Delay Management:

• Identify potential scheduling risks, dependencies, and factors that may cause project delays.
• Assess the impact of changes, resource constraints, and unforeseen site conditions on project timelines.
• Assist in developing mitigation strategies and schedule recovery plans.
• Analyze the causes of delays and recommend practical corrective measures.
• Monitor the implementation of agreed recovery actions.
• Escalate significant scheduling risks and deviations to project management.

Reporting & Planning Documentation:

• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly project progress reports as required.
• Maintain updated schedules, progress trackers, milestone reports, and planning records.
• Develop look-ahead schedules to support upcoming project activities.
• Assist in preparing progress presentations and management reports.
• Maintain records of schedule revisions, approved changes, and project updates.
• Ensure planning documentation is accurate, consistent, and available to relevant stakeholders.

Stakeholder & Project Team Coordination:

• Coordinate with project managers, engineers, contractors, consultants, and other stakeholders.
• Participate in project progress meetings and communicate scheduling concerns.
• Follow up with responsible teams regarding delayed activities and outstanding actions.
• Support coordination between engineering, procurement, construction, and project controls teams.
• Ensure project schedule updates reflect current site conditions and approved requirements.
• Provide planning information to support informed project decisions.

Planning Tools & Continuous Improvement:

• Use project scheduling software such as Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project, where applicable.
• Maintain structured scheduling data and ensure accurate activity updates.
• Apply appropriate planning and project control techniques to monitor schedule performance.
• Identify opportunities to improve reporting, scheduling, and progress-tracking processes.
• Support consistent planning standards across project activities.
• Stay informed about relevant project planning methods and industry practices.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates can submit their updated CV to Alisa@gptuae.com with “Planning Engineer” as the email subject line. Applicants should highlight their experience in project planning, schedule development, progress monitoring, delay analysis, and resource coordination. Candidates with relevant experience using Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar scheduling tools should include these skills and examples of their project planning responsibilities. Please ensure your CV includes accurate contact details and relevant professional achievements.

About the Company:

Global Petroleum Business & Trading operates in the petroleum business and trading sector. Effective project planning, scheduling, resource coordination, and progress monitoring are important for supporting operational and project requirements. This Planning Engineer position offers an opportunity to contribute to project controls, schedule management, and timely project execution through structured planning and performance analysis.