Planning Specialist
60926960
Posted: 17/09/2026
- Competitive
- Qatar, Doha
- Contract
We are seeking an experienced Planning Specialist to support integrated planning and performance management across a portfolio of major Oil & Gas projects.
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.
Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain and monitor integrated project schedules.
- Integrate multiple EPC Level 3 and Level 4 schedules.
- Develop management-level Level 0 and Level 1 schedules.
- Conduct schedule risk analysis.
- Review EPC contractor baseline and forecast schedules.
- Analyse schedule performance, trends and deviations.
- Monitor project progress and progress measurement accuracy.
- Produce schedule and cost forecasts.
- Identify schedule impacts and recommend mitigation actions.
- Prepare management reports and presentations.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Business or Engineering.
- Minimum 8 years project execution related experience.
- Minimum 6 years in major projects.
- Strong Oil & Gas project planning background.
- Expert-level Primavera P6 capability.
- Primavera Schedule Risk Analysis experience.
- Integrated multi-EPC scheduling experience.
- Strong progress measurement and reporting knowledge.
- Power BI exposure advantageous.
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.
Alecz Palas
Senior Recruitment Consultant
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