Senior Planner - Mechanical Oil & Gas

Required to join an international EPC contractor working on large scale oil and gas projects in the UAE. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, integrating, and validating the mechanical elements of tender programmes for oil and gas projects. The role converts tender requirements, drawings, BOQs, quantities, construction methodology, procurement lead times, subcontract inputs, and commissioning constraints into a logical, resource-aware programme that supports the technical and commercial submission. - Develop tender-level mechanical schedules covering equipment installation, piping fabrication and erection, steelwork interfaces, pressure testing, reinstatement, painting, insulation, pre-commissioning, and mechanical completion. - Integrate mechanical activities with civil, structural, E&I, procurement, engineering, subcontracting, logistics, hydrotest packages, preservation, completions, and commissioning milestones. - Prepare and maintain Level 3 and Level 4 tender programmes in Primavera P6, including calendars, WBS, milestone coding, activity logic, durations, constraints, float review, and critical path analysis. - Evaluate tender documents, employer requirements, key dates, sectional completion, liquidated damages milestones, access constraints, authority approvals, interface requirements, and submission deliverables Applicants should meet the following criteria - Minimum 12 years of EPC planning experience, with significant exposure to oil and gas, petrochemical, LNG, process plant, pipeline, or industrial mechanical works working for a Tie1 or 2 EPC Contractor, Energy Company or specialist oil and gas, petrochemical, LNG, planning SME. - Strong practical understanding of mechanical construction sequencing, piping fabrication and erection, equipment installation, hydrotesting, reinstatement, preservation, mechanical completion, and handover commissioning. - Proficient in Primavera P6, schedule logic development, critical path analysis, resource loading, progress measurement principles, and tender schedule reporting. - Ability to read and interpret tender drawings, specifications, BOQs, equipment lists, plot plans, piping deliverables, construction methodology, employer requirements, and contract milestones. - Commercial awareness of tender strategy, programme risk, LD milestones, procurement lead times, subcontractor interfaces, and the relationship between programme assumptions and pricing.