Planning Engineer at Horkey International Services Limited

Job Description

• The Planning Engineer (Civil) will be responsible for developing, monitoring, and controlling project schedules to ensure civil construction activities are executed safely, efficiently, and within approved timelines and budgets.
• The role involves project planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, resource planning, and reporting while coordinating closely with project managers, construction teams, engineers, and clients to achieve project objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop detailed project execution schedules using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Prepare Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), project baselines, and project execution plans.
• Develop short-term and long-term construction schedules for civil works.
• Monitor project progress and compare actual performance against approved schedules.
• Identify schedule deviations and recommend corrective and recovery actions.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports for management and clients.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, QA/QC, and HSE teams to ensure schedule integration.
• Monitor project milestones and critical paths to minimize delays.
• Conduct schedule risk analysis and recommend mitigation measures.
• Assist in resource planning, manpower forecasting, and equipment utilization.
• Participate in project review meetings and provide planning updates.
• Evaluate the impact of change orders and variations on project schedules.
• Maintain project planning documentation and historical records.
• Support project close-out activities and preparation of final project reports.

Educational Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree (B.Eng.) in Civil Engineering.
• COREN registration is an added advantage.
• Membership of the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE) is desirable.
• Professional certification in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or Project Management Professional (PMP).

Required Skills:
Technical Skills:

• Project planning and scheduling
• Primavera P6 (mandatory)
• Microsoft Project
• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) development
• Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling
• Resource planning and leveling
• Progress measurement and reporting
• Schedule risk analysis
• Project controls
• Cost and schedule integration
• Civil construction planning
• Engineering drawing interpretation
• Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Data analysis and reporting

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent organizational and planning skills
• Effective communication and presentation skills
• Attention to detail
• Time management
• Decision-making ability
• Team collaboration
• Leadership potential
• Ability to work under pressure
• High level of integrity and accountability.