Planning Engineer

• Job Title: Planning engineer
• Experience: 5-10 Years
• Job Location: Chennai
• Job Type: Full Time
• Job Title: Planning Engineer – Electrical
• Project: Data Centre
• Location: Chennai
• Experience: 5–8 Years
• Qualification: Diploma / B.E. / B.Tech in Electrical Engineering
• Joining: Immediate Joiners Preferred
• Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Planning Engineer – Electrical for the Data Centre project in Chennai. The candidate must have hands-on experience in electrical project planning, scheduling, and monitoring for Data Centre, Commercial, Industrial, or MEP projects. Candidates should be proficient in Primavera P6 and/or MS Project and capable of preparing project schedules, monitoring progress, and coordinating with execution teams.

• Key Responsibilities
• Prepare and maintain project schedules using Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
• Develop baseline, look-ahead, recovery, and catch-up schedules.

Monitor the progress of electrical works, including HT/LT systems, transformers, DG sets, UPS, cable trays, cable laying, bus ducts, lighting, earthing, and testing & commissioning.

• Coordinate with Electrical, MEP, Civil, HVAC, ELV, and Fire Fighting teams to ensure timely project execution.
• Track project milestones and identify schedule deviations.
• Prepare Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Progress Reports (DPR/WPR/MPR).
• Perform delay analysis and recommend recovery plans.
• Generate MIS reports, S-Curves, dashboards, and project status reports.
• Monitor manpower, materials, and resource utilization.
• Coordinate with clients, consultants, and project teams to achieve project milestones.
• Required Skills
• Planning Engineer – Electrical
• Electrical Project Planning
• Primavera P6
• MS Project
• Project Scheduling
• Baseline Schedule
• Electrical Experience Required
• Candidates must have experience in planning and scheduling electrical works, including one or more of the following:
• HT & LT Electrical Systems
• Substations
• Transformers
• DG Sets
• Bus Ducts
• Cable Trays
• Cable Laying
• Lighting Systems
• Earthing & Lightning Protection
• Testing & Commissioning
• Preferred Industry Experience
• Data Centre Projects
• Commercial Building Projects
• MEP EPC Projects
• Industrial Projects
• Preferred Candidate Profile
• 5–8 years of experience as a Planning Engineer – Electrical.
• Hands-on experience in electrical planning for MEP/EPC/Data Centre projects.
• Strong knowledge of Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
• Immediate joiners will be preferred.