Sr Planning Engineer Oil & Gas Shutdown & Turnaround

About the Role

HUDSON is seeking an experienced Sr Planning Engineer specializing in Oil & Gas Shutdown and Turnaround projects. This full-time position is based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, and involves critical planning and scheduling responsibilities for significant industrial projects.

Role Overview

The Sr Planning Engineer will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and updating detailed shutdown and turnaround schedules. This role requires close coordination with various teams to ensure realistic planning and effective monitoring of project progress, with a focus on critical path activities and schedule adherence.

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

• 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 is required.
• Experience in Oil & Gas, refinery, or petrochemical shutdown/turnaround projects.
• Candidates must provide 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.

Compensation

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

Application Process

Interested candidates who meet the specified requirements are encouraged to apply.