Senior Scheduling/Planning Engineer

About the company

Penspen is a long-established energy services organization with more than 65 years of experience supporting the global energy sector through engineering, project management, asset management, and integrity services. Founded in the UK in 1954 as Spencer & Partners, the company has expanded to nearly 1,000 employees and operates from key offices in London, Mexico, Colombia, Houston, and Abu Dhabi.

Role overview

The organization is hiring a Senior Scheduling/Planning Engineer / Senior Cost Budget Controller for its PMS project in India. This position is responsible for leading the project controls team assigned to multiple projects and supporting the Project Management team with project control activities.

The role also includes reviewing early-phase deliverables such as FEL1 and FEL2, with particular attention to cost, schedule, and risk inputs prepared by the KJO front-end development department.

Core responsibilities

• Oversee and coordinate the project controls team across several project assignments.
• Provide project controls support to the Project Management team.
• Review early-stage engineering and planning outputs, including FEL1 and FEL2 deliverables.
• Assess cost, schedule, and risk considerations in front-end development submissions.

Experience and skills required

• Minimum 14 years of overall experience, including at least 10 years directly involved in project management, planning, scheduling, cost estimation, budget control, procurement tracking, and forecasting for engineering and construction work on major oil and gas projects.
• Prior PMC experience in a comparable position is preferred.
• Strong understanding of contracting approaches and execution strategies used in project delivery.
• Previous exposure to schedule and cost benchmarking in upstream oil and gas projects.
• Comfortable using MS Office tools, especially Word and Excel, with working knowledge of Primavera P6.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering, construction, or project management.

Application note

Interested candidates are expected to submit their CV for consideration.