Vouch Nigeria Limited is a Business Consulting, Recruitment and Selection, Outsourcing, Training, Business Development, Project Management and General Contract Company incorporated to carryout service as a consulting firm. We are strategically positioned as one of NIGERIA’s leading indigenous BUSINESS CONSULTING COMPANY. We deliver unparalleled quality and unmatched value to our clients through synergies and seamless integration of our corporate strategy, human resource capital and operational processes ensuring our services consistently meet and exceed our clients’ expectations. By virtue of our core services as consulting, recruitment and selection, outsourcing, training, business development and general contract company.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Project Planning and Control Engineer

Location: Delta
Employment Type: Full-time

Job Summary

• Support effective project execution through structured planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, project controls, and reporting.
• The role will coordinate with internal departments, contractors, vendors and clients on project planning and progress matters, while supporting the Project Manager / Project Lead in keeping projects on schedule and identifying delays, constraints and required recovery actions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project schedules, programmes, work breakdown structures (WBS), milestones and activity plans.
• Prepare and update baseline programmes, detailed schedules and look-ahead plans.
• Monitor planned versus actual progress and identify schedule slippage, constraints and critical activities.
• Track the critical path and support development of recovery plans where delays occur.
• Coordinate schedule inputs from Engineering, Procurement/Sourcing, Fabrication/Welding, Mechanical, Electrical, Logistics, Site, HSE and QA/QC teams.
• Track procurement and delivery activities against project requirements and planned dates, highlighting potential schedule impacts.
• Monitor contractor and subcontractor progress against agreed programmes and deliverables.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports, schedule updates, dashboards and management reports.
• Maintain progress trackers, action logs, delay registers, risk/constraint logs and other project-control records.
• Participate in project coordination and progress meetings and follow up on agreed actions.
• Interact with clients on project schedules, progress updates, planning information, meeting coordination and schedule-related matters, under the direction of the Project Manager/Project Lead.
• Support preparation of project forecasts, resource plans and progress measurement.
• Review project scope, BOQs, specifications, drawings and deliverables sufficiently to understand activities, dependencies and schedule requirements.
• Support the Project Manager/Project Lead in identifying schedule risks, dependencies, changes and potential impacts on project completion.
• Coordinate with Accounts/Commercial and Procurement teams to ensure project progress, milestones and supporting records are properly documented.
• Maintain accurate project planning and control documentation throughout the project lifecycle.
• Support project close-out by tracking outstanding activities, punch-list items, completion documentation and final deliverables.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree / HND in Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Supply Chain / Procurement or a related technical discipline with 3 – 5 years of relevant experience in project planning, project controls or project coordination.
• PMP, PRINCE2, AACE, PMI-SP or other relevant project-controls certification is an advantage.
• Experience in Oil & Gas, EPC, engineering, construction, fabrication or other industrial project environments.
• Hands-on experience developing and maintaining project schedules and progress reports. • Experience coordinating multidisciplinary teams, contractors, subcontractors, vendors and project stakeholders.

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong project planning and scheduling skills.
• Experience with project planning and scheduling tools such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or similar software is an advantage.
• Ability to understand technical drawings, specifications, BOQs and project deliverables sufficiently for planning and coordination.
• Strong analytical, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to identify schedule risks, dependencies and potential delays.
• Good understanding of EPC/Oil & Gas project execution processes.
• Strong documentation and reporting discipline.

Salary
N350,000 – N500,000 monthly.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.