Sr Planning Engineer

About the Role

HUDSON is seeking an experienced Sr Planning Engineer to join a reputable oil & gas company in Al Jubail, Eastern Province. This full-time role involves comprehensive planning and scheduling for shutdown and turnaround projects, requiring a strong background in the oil & gas, refinery, or petrochemical sectors.

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.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• Minimum of 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 is essential.
• Candidates must provide relevant experience letters that can be verified against their CV and employment history.

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of shutdown schedules, work breakdown structures, progress monitoring, resource planning, and reporting.
• Proficiency in critical-path analysis and schedule recovery techniques.

Compensation

The basic salary for this position ranges from SAR 6,000 to SAR 8,000 per month.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Al Jubail, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, working within the dynamic environment of an oil & gas company.