Sr Planning Engineer - Oil & Gas | Shutdown & Turnaround

We are looking for an experienced Sr Planning Engineer for reputed oil & gas Co in Saudi Arabia. Key Responsibilities • Develop, maintain, and update detailed shutdown and turnaround schedules using Primavera P6. • Prepare project schedules covering pre-shutdown planning, shutdown execution, turnaround activities, and post-shutdown completion. • Develop Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), activity lists, work packages, milestone schedules, and critical-path schedules. • Coordinate with engineering, maintenance, operations, inspection, procurement, and construction teams to establish realistic shutdown schedules. • Plan and monitor mechanical activities involving static equipment, rotating equipment, piping, valves, pumps, compressors, and related refinery systems, as applicable to the project scope. • Prepare manpower, equipment, and resource loading plans based on shutdown work requirements. • Monitor planned versus actual progress and identify schedule deviations, delays, and critical activities. • Track critical-path activities and recommend corrective actions to recover schedule delays. • Prepare daily, weekly, and periodic progress reports, look-ahead schedules, S-curves, and progress dashboards. • Coordinate with site execution teams to collect accurate progress updates and validate actual activity status. • Monitor activity sequencing, work-front availability, job readiness, and interdepartmental dependencies. • Assist in preparing contingency plans, recovery schedules, and schedule-impact assessments when required. • Participate in shutdown planning meetings, progress review meetings, and coordination discussions with client and contractor representatives. • Maintain accurate planning records, schedule revisions, progress data, and supporting documentation. • Support shutdown closeout activities, schedule performance analysis, and lessons-learned documentation. • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. • Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience specifically as a Planning Engineer in Shutdown / Turnaround (SD/TA) projects. • Strong working experience with Primavera P6. • Experience in Oil & Gas, refinery, or petrochemical shutdown/turnaround projects. • Candidates must have relevant experience letters that can be verified against their CV and employment history. • Strong knowledge of shutdown schedules, work breakdown structures, progress monitoring, resource planning, and reporting.