Planning & Scheduling Engineer

About the role

At Technip Energies, we are a leading engineering and technology company with over 65 years of experience and 15,000+ professionals worldwide, dedicated to shaping a sustainable future through collaboration, diversity, and an inclusive culture.

The Planning Engineer will support the Commonwealth LNG project, a new liquefaction and export facility located at the mouth of the Calcasieu River in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, USA (393‑acre site). The facility will comprise six LNG trains, each with a nominal net in‑tank capacity of 1.55 MTA (total 9.3 MTA), including inlet facilities, power island, pre‑treatment (Mercury Removal, Acid Gas Removal, Dehydration, Heavy Hydrocarbon Removal), liquefaction, refrigeration, OSBL interconnecting pipe racks, boil‑off gas compressors, flares, LNG storage tanks, power & control systems, marine facility and loading arms, civil/structural works, heavy haul road, administration/control/warehouse facilities, and a storm surge wall.

The assignment begins in Houston, TX for the initial months, then moves to the site in Cameron Parish, LA. This position is open only to candidates currently residing in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Take safety as a first focus and follow Golden Rules.
• Attend required SHES/QA trainings and coordination meetings.
• Lead the subcontractor pre‑award phase: prepare schedule exhibits and clarification meetings.
• Lead subcontractor baseline schedule approval process (schedules, progress curves, construction production curves, manpower histograms).
• Monitor subcontractor schedules: track contractual milestones, anticipate trends, identify possible deviations, quantify impact, and give early warnings of schedule problems.
• Examine subcontractor resources, monitor productivity, forecast variations/trends, and suggest adjustments to avoid schedule impacts.
• Prepare all schedule and progress input data needed for project reporting.
• Prepare and update construction KPIs to summarize progress status.
• Maintain the construction progress monitoring system, considering work status, quantities, and resources needed to achieve target performance.
• Provide status and quantities of work performed; maintain manpower forecast, progress curves, and histograms.
• Verify with construction supervision that work has been completed.
• Review and comment on subcontractor weekly and monthly reports.
• Assess and inform work‑front management based on engineering and procurement status.
• Participate in weekly mass TBT (Tool Box Talk).
• Submit two Safety Observation Cards (SOC) per week.
• Be present on site at least one hour per day.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or equivalent diploma.
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in project execution and planning.
• Advanced proficiency in scheduling tools (e.g., Primavera P6, AWP).
• Strong understanding of industry standards in planning and project control.
• Experience with progress measurement systems and schedule risk analysis.
• Familiarity with EPCI work process sequences.
• Ability to identify deviations from standards and propose improvements.
• Experience with Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) execution approach.
• Prior experience working on construction sites for mega projects within the oil and gas industry.
• Experience working on a USA Gulf Coast field construction site or in a module yard facility.
• Prior experience working on LNG tank construction sites.