Commissioning Planning Engineer

As Commissioning Planning Engineer , you will be responsible for the planning, scheduling and monitoring of all commissioning activities , ensuring their full integration into the overall project schedule .

Your main responsibilities will include

• Prepare and maintain the commissioning schedule in coordination with package planners.
• Perform forecast updates, variance analysis and progress monitoring against the approved baseline schedule.
• Identify and accurately reflect schedule risks, reserves and contingencies .
• Establish a scheduling structure based on systems and subsystems .
• Review and challenge contractors’ and subcontractors’ pre-commissioning and commissioning schedules .
• Analyse and challenge durations, quantities, schedule logic and critical paths .
• Integrate yard activities, upstream interfaces, start-up and operations activities into the overall schedule.
• Prepare and update progress reports, planning KPIs and schedule performance analyses .
• Ensure that delays, variances and forecast changes are clearly explained and communicated to Project Management.
• Participate in project meetings and contribute to planning digitalisation, efficiency and reporting improvements .
• Support invoice verification in accordance with contractual and project procedures .
• Demonstrate exemplary behaviour regarding HSSE, ethics and compliance requirements .
• Engineering or Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in project controls and planning on major Oil & Gas projects .
• Significant experience focused on commissioning and start-up of large Oil & Gas plants .
• Strong knowledge of major Oil & Gas project developments , including interfaces with partners and governmental stakeholders.
• Proven expertise in planning, scheduling, progress measurement and critical path analysis .
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, Acumen Fuse, Microsoft Project, Milestones Pro, Thinkcell and Excel .
• Ability to work closely with Project Management, contractors, package teams, upstream and operations stakeholders .
• Strong organisational, analytical, communication and presentation skills .
• Ability to meet deadlines and work effectively in a multicultural and multidisciplinary environment .
• Fluent English is mandatory .
• Knowledge of French and/or Portuguese would be an advantage.
• Project: Major LNG development project.
• Location: Afungi, Mozambique, with missions to Milan during the early phase of the assignment.
• Rotation: 4x4.
• Start Date: September 2026.
• Mission Duration: 12 months.
• Accomodation and transport privided.