Senior Project Planner

About Worley

Worley is a leading global expert organization specializing in energy, chemicals, and resource sectors. Based in Australia, we collaborate closely with clients to execute projects and generate sustained value throughout asset lifecycles. Our expertise spans consulting, engineering, procurement, and construction phases, extending services through to operations and decommissioning. We integrate extensive industry experience with AI-enabled delivery to help clients navigate complex challenges, catering to current demands and the shift towards sustainable practices.

At Worley, we prioritize cultivating a diverse, inclusive, and respectful work environment where every individual feels welcomed, valued, and empowered. Our commitment ensures safer, more innovative cultures, encouraging applications from diverse backgrounds, including candidates with disabilities or neurodivergence.

Role Responsibilities

• Coordinate and manage planning and scheduling activities interfacing among the Client, Project Management Team (PMT), Worley Project Controls, engineering groups, and multiple contractors supporting the Integrated PDH-PP Plants project.
• Collaborate closely with Client and Worley Project Controls to facilitate effective planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, forecasting, and reporting throughout all project stages.
• Evaluate contractor and consultant baseline schedules, periodic updates, upcoming work schedules, forecasts, mitigation strategies, and recovery plans to ensure alignment with project execution strategy, contract obligations, and crucial milestones.
• Administer and routinely update the Level 1 Client Master Schedule by consolidating contractor timelines and ensuring visibility of key dependencies, interfaces, and milestones.
• Track and analyze project-wide progress and performance across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and related activities.
• Scrutinize and verify contractor progress data, forecasts, and projected completion dates including performing earned value and schedule performance assessments against approved baselines and objectives.
• Identify potential scheduling risks, critical and near-critical paths, constraints, delays, and interferences, recommending proactive mitigation measures and corrective actions.
• Compile and consolidate weekly and monthly progress and performance summaries, including schedule trend forecasts and essential planning information for the Client, PMT, and project leadership.
• Assist in validating contractor progress including measurements, reported quantities, and reviewing progress claims and payment applications where necessary.
• Participate in planning, progress, schedule review, and coordination meetings ensuring planning/reporting activities align with project procedures, contract requirements, Client expectations, and Worley standards.
• Provide planning expertise in analyzing contractor Extension of Time (EOT) requests and claims to support PMT and Client in assessment and resolution.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field.
• Proven expertise in planning, scheduling, and project controls especially within oil & gas, petrochemical, refining, industrial infrastructure, or downstream project sectors.
• Demonstrated experience in PMC, PMT, EPC, or large capital projects covering Pre-FEED, FEED, and EPC phases.
• Advanced skills in Primavera P6 for creating, reviewing, and analyzing baseline schedules, updated plans, look-ahead strategies, recovery plans, and critical path assessments.
• Strong grounding in project controls including progress tracking, earned value management, forecasting, schedule performance analysis, and reporting techniques.
• Experience assessing and challenging contractor schedules, progress reports, forecasts, and recovery schemes involving multiple contractors and work packages.
• Knowledge of delay impact analyses, Extension of Time evaluations, and schedule-based claims assessments considered beneficial.
• Comprehensive understanding of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and interface operations within complex industrial projects.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel and project reporting applications; skills with EcoSys and Power BI are advantageous.
• Excellent analytical, communication, coordination, and stakeholder engagement capabilities, proficient in collaboration with Clients, PMT, Worley teams, and contractors.
• Fluent English communication skills—oral and written.
• Prior work experience in Saudi Arabia or Middle Eastern environments is a plus.
• Professional certifications such as PMP, PMI-SP, AACE, or equivalents are preferred.

Additional Information

Worley fosters an empowering and values-driven workplace culture focused on sustainable impact through belonging, connection, and innovation. We actively support workforce reskilling, the transfer of skills, and enabling career paths into low carbon energy infrastructure and technology sectors. All individuals are welcomed to develop their potential and contribute to meaningful sustainable change across global projects.