Planning Engineer
Pubblicato il 26-08-2026 - Hill International in Milano
Are you a Senior Planning Engineer with a track record developing and monitoring projects schedules on major oil and gas projects? Do you have experience coordinating with multidisciplinary engineering teams on offshore projects?
Hill International is seeking an experienced Planning Engineer to support the expansion of a major offshore oil and gas complex in Libya. The project will be managed from Milan and the successful candidate will be required to have the right to work in Italy.
As the Planning Engineer on this project, you will be responsible for developing, monitoring, and updating project schedules to ensure timely execution of all phases - from engineering to procurement, construction, installation, commissioning, and handover. You will support the Project Manager and Project Service Manager by providing schedule forecasts, progress updates, and delay analysis, enabling proactive project management.
Role and Responsibilities Schedule Development & Baseline Preparation
Develop the Project Master Schedule in line with the Project Execution Plan (PEP).
Establish Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and activity coding in coordination with project disciplines.
Define critical path activities and key project milestones.
Ensure alignment of the schedule with cost control, procurement, and engineering deliverables.
Progress Monitoring & Control
Monitor actual progress versus the baseline schedule.
Update schedules periodically (weekly/monthly) with real progress data.
Identify schedule deviations and propose recovery/mitigation plans.
Maintain progress curves (S-curves) and manpower histograms.
Coordination with Project Teams
Liaise with engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, and offshore teams to collect progress data.
Integrate subcontractor schedules into the overall project schedule.
Ensure offshore and onshore execution schedules are aligned for critical interfaces.
Reporting & Analysis
Prepare weekly/monthly schedule reports for management and the cl