Planning Engineer
PR/080262
Posted: 26/03/2026
- Negotiable
- Italy, Milan
- Permanent
Position: Planning Engineer
Location: Milan, Italy
Reporting to: Project Service Manager
Role Overview:
We are seeking a Planning Engineer to develop, monitor, and update project schedules for offshore and onshore projects. The role ensures timely execution across all phases — engineering, procurement, construction, installation, commissioning, and handover — while supporting proactive project management through schedule forecasts, progress updates, and delay analysis.
Key Responsibilities:
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
Location: Milan, Italy
Reporting to: Project Service Manager
Role Overview:
We are seeking a Planning Engineer to develop, monitor, and update project schedules for offshore and onshore projects. The role ensures timely execution across all phases — engineering, procurement, construction, installation, commissioning, and handover — while supporting proactive project management through schedule forecasts, progress updates, and delay analysis.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop Project Master Schedule aligned with the Project Execution Plan (PEP) and Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).
- Identify critical path activities and key milestones.
- Monitor actual progress versus baseline and update schedules periodically.
- Collect progress data from engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction, and offshore teams.
- Prepare schedule reports, CPM analysis, and look-ahead schedules.
- Perform delay and change impact analysis, supporting claims and EOT submissions.
- Coordinate across multiple work fronts including yard fabrication, module assembly, marine vessel mobilization, subsea installation, and commissioning.
- BSc in Engineering.
- relevant experience, including offshore.
- Strong analytical, communication, and coordination skills.
- Proficient in schedule preparation, CPM analysis, and reporting.
- Excellent written and spoken English.
People are our business worldwide
Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services – Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management – across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.
Adrian Davidson
Recruitment Manager
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