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Full-time
5-10

Planning engineer

4/14/2026

The Planning Engineer is responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing project schedules to ensure efficient execution. They will collaborate with cross-functional teams to monitor progress, identify deviations, and implement corrective actions.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

10,001+ employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Working in partnership makes it possible to deliver the world’s most impactful projects and programmes. Together with our clients, we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources.
About the Role

Company Description

Turner & Townsend is a global leading programme management company with over 22,000 people in more than 60 countries. Working with our clients across real estate, infrastructure, energy and natural resources, we transform together delivering outcomes that improve people's lives. Working in partnerships makes it possible to deliver the world's most impactful projects and programmes as we turn challenge into opportunity and complexity into success.

We, Energy & Natural Resources, are a truly global sector, partnering with leading energy and natural resources companies worldwide. By supporting our clients’ net zero ambitions, we help deliver successful outcomes on major programs that enhance production efficiency, reduce carbon emissions, and increase reliance on renewable energy sources.

We operate across all areas of the energy and natural resources industries, including clean energy, conventional and low carbon energy, transmission, and mining. Our core focus is on clean energy generation and transmission, as well as the commodities and technologies that support a decarbonized future. This includes liquefied natural gas (LNG), carbon capture and storage (CCS), hydrogen, and the metals and minerals essential for developing low carbon technologies.

As an independent entity, we specialize in programme strategy and setup, program management, cost and commercial management, project management, procurement, controls and performance, technology and data, and advisory services.

When our clients evaluate their options and the economic viability of each, their major concerns revolve around securing investment, benefiting communities, and managing delivery within quality, time, and cost parameters. At the heart of these challenges is a deep understanding of commercial viability and program deliverability. Our strategy is based on understanding our clients’ challenges and helping them achieve visibility of cost, schedule, and performance through effective service methodologies, tools and systems.

To understand more of us, please visit our website: www.turnerandtownsend.com.

Job Description

The Planning Engineer is to develop, maintain, and optimize project schedules to ensure timely and efficient project execution. This involves collaboration with various departments, including engineering, procurement, and construction, to align project timelines and resources.

Responsibilities

  • Develop detailed project schedules using project management software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project).
  • Interface with project managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to gather necessary project data.
  • Monitor project progress, identify deviations to the baseline, and implement corrective actions to mitigate risks.
  • Prepare regular progress reports, including schedule updates, earned value analysis, and performance metrics.
  • Facilitate planning meetings and workshops to ensure stakeholder alignment.
  • Ensure compliance with industry standards, safety regulations, and company policies.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management, construction management or a related field.
  • 5 - 10 years’ experience in project planning within the oil and gas sector, energy sector and infrastructure sector.
  • Proficiency in project management software (Primavera P6 preferred).
  • Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team environment and good English capability.

Additional Information

Our inspired people share our vision and mission. We provide a great place to work, where each person has the opportunity and voice to affect change.

We want our people to succeed both in work and life. To support this we promote a healthy, productive and flexible working environment that respects work-life balance. 

Turner & Townsend is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.

Please find out more about us at www.turnerandtownsend.com/

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  • Department: Energy and natural resources
  • Key Skills
    Project schedulingPrimavera P6MS ProjectProject managementEarned value analysisPerformance metricsRisk mitigationStakeholder managementEngineeringProcurementConstruction managementData analysisReportingComplianceEnergy sector knowledge
    Categories
    EngineeringConstructionEnergyConsultingManagement & Leadership
    Benefits
    Flexible working environmentWork-life balance
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