We are currently hiring experienced Planning Engineers for a permanent PMC (Project Management Consultancy) role with exposure to 400 kV and above Transmission Line and Substation Projects .

Position: Planning Engineer – Transmission Line & Substation Projects

Role: Planning / Project Controls – PMC
Experience: 8–12 Years
Qualification: B.E. / https://jobeax.com/link/2DENLGgQM7whDhaE in Civil / Electrical Engineering
Employment: Permanent
Project Sector: Power Transmission & Substation
Project Voltage: 400 kV and above

Work Locations

Open positions are available at:

Kutch, Gujarat
Jamnagar, Gujarat
Mumbai, Maharashtra
Pune, Maharashtra

Important: Candidates must be flexible and willing to work at any of the above locations , depending on project requirements.

Role Purpose

The Planning Engineer will work as a PMC Planning Representative and will be responsible for establishing, reviewing, monitoring, and controlling integrated project schedules for high-voltage transmission line and substation packages.

The role will involve close coordination with contractors, client teams, engineering, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning teams to ensure timely project execution and accurate progress reporting.

Key Responsibilities

Act as the PMC planning representative for transmission line and substation packages.
Review contractor WBS, baseline schedules, activity logic, durations, calendars, constraints, milestones, and resource loading .
Develop and maintain integrated schedules covering:
- Engineering
- Procurement
- Construction
- Testing
- Commissioning
- Energisation
- Handover
Establish and monitor progress measurement methods based on BOQ, Schedule of Values, contractual milestones, and verified site quantities.
Prepare and review daily, weekly, monthly, two-week and three-month look-ahead schedules .
Prepare and monitor S-curves, resource histograms and milestone trackers .
Verify contractor-reported physical progress against actual site records and coordinate with engineering, procurement and construction teams.
Monitor critical and near-critical paths and identify delays, slippages and constraints.
Recommend corrective actions, recovery schedules and acceleration measures .
Track:
- Drawing approvals
- Long-lead materials
- Manufacturing
- Dispatch
- Site receipt
- Work-front readiness
- Package interfaces
Support extension-of-time and delay claim assessments through event chronology, contemporaneous records and schedule-impact analysis.
Prepare MIS reports, dashboards, schedule narratives, risk registers and project forecasts .
Present planning updates and key project issues during management/project review meetings .
Coordinate with multiple stakeholders to ensure timely completion of project milestones.

Required Project Experience

Candidates must have hands-on planning/project-controls experience in:

400 kV and above Transmission Line Projects
400 kV and above AIS/GIS Substation Projects
High-voltage power transmission projects
Substation civil, structural, electrical and commissioning activities

Preference will be given to candidates with experience in PMC, Owner’s Engineer, Client-side or EPC project environments .

Technical Skills Required

Strong working knowledge of:

Primavera P6
MS Project
Advanced MS Excel
Schedule development and baselining
Critical Path Method (CPM)
Progress measurement and monitoring
Resource planning
S-Curve preparation
Delay analysis
Recovery/acceleration planning
Procurement monitoring
Risk and constraint tracking
MIS and management reporting

Preferred Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate should have 8–12 years of proven planning and project-controls experience in high-voltage transmission line and substation projects.

The candidate should be capable of independently:

Reviewing and challenging contractor schedules
Validating baseline programmes
Reconciling reported progress with actual site progress
Identifying critical and emerging delays
Preparing recovery plans
Monitoring procurement and construction interfaces
Forecasting project completion
Preparing accurate MIS and management reports
Coordinating with contractors, clients and multiple project stakeholders

Candidate Eligibility

Mandatory:

8–12 years of relevant Planning / Project Controls experience
Experience in 400 kV+ Transmission Line and/or Substation Projects
Good knowledge of Primavera P6 / MS Project
Strong project scheduling and progress-monitoring experience
Willingness to work at Kutch / Jamnagar / Mumbai / Pune
Must be comfortable with any project location based on business requirement
Willing to join a permanent role

Planning Engineer | 400 kV+ Transmission Line & Substation Projects | PMC Role

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