Project Planner

Experience: 2–4 Years

Industry: Structural Steel Fabrication / PEB / Infrastructure

Department: Fabrication

Reporting To: Project Head / Director

About the Role

We are looking for a Project Planner to join our Fabrication Division and take responsibility for planning, monitoring and coordinating project execution from engineering and procurement through fabrication, dispatch and erection.

The role will work closely with Design, Procurement, Production, QA/QC, Logistics, Site and Commercial teams to ensure projects remain on schedule and potential delays are identified early.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain project execution schedules and project plans.
• Track planned vs. actual progress across engineering, procurement, fabrication, inspection, painting, dispatch and erection.
• Prepare weekly and monthly production and project plans.
• Coordinate with Production to achieve planned fabrication targets.
• Track material requirements, procurement and material availability.
• Coordinate with Design for timely release of fabrication/shop drawings.
• Monitor drawing revisions, approvals and engineering-related delays.
• Coordinate fabrication and dispatch schedules with site/erection requirements.
• Identify project bottlenecks and escalate critical issues to management.
• Prepare project dashboards, MIS reports and recovery plans.
• Maintain clear visibility of project status across multiple ongoing projects.

What We Are Looking For

A proactive and data-driven planner who can identify issues before they become delays.

The ideal candidate should be able to answer at any time:

Where are we → Where should we be → What is causing the gap → What action is required

Key Performance Indicators

• Project schedule adherence
• Production vs. planned targets
• Timely identification of project risks
• Material availability
• Drawing release coordination
• Accuracy and timeliness of MIS reporting
• Effectiveness of recovery plans

Role Objective

PLAN → MONITOR → IDENTIFY → ESCALATE → RECOVER