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Posted 12 Oct 2026

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Employment
Full time
Posted
12 Oct 2026

About the role

Job Description – Lead Engineer – Planning
Position Details
  • Designation: Lead Engineer – Planning
  • Location: Numaligarh
  • Industry: Oil & Gas
  • Experience: Minimum 9 Years
  • CTC: Up to ₹18 LPA
  • Qualification: B.E./B.Tech – Mechanical Engineering
  • Employment Type: Full-Time | Site-Based
  • Relocation: Candidates must be willing to relocate to Numaligarh
Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Lead Engineer – Planning with strong expertise in end-to-end project planning, scheduling and monitoring for Oil & Gas projects.

The candidate should be capable of independently handling the complete project planning cycle, including schedule preparation, progress monitoring, resource planning, delay analysis, MIS and project reporting.

Key Responsibilities
  • Develop and maintain detailed project plans, baseline schedules and timelines.
  • Prepare and update project schedules using Primavera P6 – Mandatory.
  • Monitor overall project progress, milestones, critical paths and schedule deviations.
  • Identify delays and prepare recovery/mitigation plans.
  • Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, subcontractors and project teams.
  • Monitor manpower, materials, equipment and resource requirements.
  • Prepare daily, weekly and monthly progress reports, MIS and dashboards.
  • Track project performance against planned schedules and identify risks.
  • Analyse scope, resource and schedule changes and assess their impact.
  • Maintain planning documentation and support timely project completion.
  • Monitor the project from planning and scheduling through execution and completion.


Requirements
  • B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering – Mandatory
  • Minimum 9 years of core Project Planning experience.
  • Oil & Gas industry experience – Mandatory.
  • Strong experience in complete project planning, scheduling and monitoring.
  • Primavera P6 – Mandatory.
  • Strong knowledge of baseline planning, critical path, progress tracking and delay analysis.
  • Experience in MIS, project reporting and resource planning.
  • Strong coordination skills with multiple project functions.
  • Willingness to relocate to Numaligarh.



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