A leading EPC company are seeking an experienced Senior Planning Engineer to join their team in Oman for a 12 month fixed term renewable contract. As a Senior Planning Engineer you must have a proven track record within the Oil and Gas industry and should have previous experience working across the EPC phases. As a Senior Planning Engineer you will, Establish and manage effectively a planning and progress control system in order to support the Project Manager decision making process and allow him to complete the project according to the internal baselines and in compliance with the contractual dates and requirements Ensure any deviation from plan is promptly spotted and analysed, final time impact is estimated and the effect of corrective actions taken is monitored Create a schedule awareness atmosphere among all project participants Key Responsibilities: Ensure the development of the project schedule according to the commercial needs. Verify feasibility and criticality Participate to the commercial risk management activities At project start up: Ensure the implementation of the Planning and Progress Control System required by the contract complexity, riskyness and duration, in compliance with the Project Breakdown Structure, Company Standards and Contract specifications Prepare all the reference baseline documents, and ensure that the projects planning and scheduling requirements are properly and clearly communicated to those functionally responsible for executing the work Issue the Planning & Scheduling Procedure, Progress Measurement Procedure and Risk Management Plan for the Project Control Manager verification e project execution phase: Ensure the effectiveness of the Planning and Progress Control System, monitoring the progress measurement system and ensuring the proper information flow, progress status and completion forecast are assessed and reported for Engineering, Procurement, Fabrication, Construction and Commissioning phases Update all Project Schedules, collecting actual data, evaluating forecast dates and monitoring any progress and productivity deviation compared with the baseline schedule, including the corrective actions taken by the PM Maintain the risk management process organizing periodic meetings and verifying the risk owners feedbacks At project closure: Support the Project Control Manager in the preparation of the Project close-out Report and the schedule and productivity feed-back data to Project Control and Commercial Department