Planning Engineer at Vagan Oil and Gas Limited

VAGAN OIL & GAS LIMITED is a Nigerian Private Limited liability Company registered under the Companies Acts of 1990, In line with the policies of the Nigerian service provision.

We are recruiting qualified candidate to join our team as a Planning Engineer

Job Summary

The Planning Engineer is a crucial member of the pipeline emergency response unit, responsible for developing, maintaining, and analyzing project schedules for pipeline emergency repairs and minor projects (both onshore and swamp). This role ensures that project timelines are securely planned, proactively monitored, and effectively communicated to stakeholders. The ideal candidate will use their expertise in planning methodologies and oil & gas project life cycles to identify potential delays, command mitigation strategies, and support the team in achieving on-time and on-budget delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update integrated project schedules (Level 1 to 3) for pipeline projects, including Emergency Repairs, Minor Projects, Procurement, Construction, Testing, and Commissioning phases.
• Utilize Primavera P6 (primary tool) to create work breakdown structures (WBS), define activities, sequence logic, and assign resources and durations.
• Integrate schedule updates from various stakeholders, including the planning team, procurement, project team and repair contractors.
• Establish and maintain the project baseline schedule and manage the formal change control process for schedule impacts.
• Monitor project progress against the baseline schedule, tracking physical % complete, and identifying critical path and float.
• Perform schedule impact analysis for potential changes, delays, and disruptions.
• Prepare and distribute comprehensive weekly and monthly progress reports, including S-Curves, histograms, and variance analysis.
• Highlight potential schedule risks and bottlenecks to the Lead Emergency Response/Project Manager and propose corrective actions for recovery.
• Collaborate with the project team to identify schedule-related risks and opportunities.
• Support quantitative schedule risk analysis (QSRA) to determine contingency and confidence levels.
• Evaluate the impact of change orders and trends on the project schedule and provide input for claims analysis, if necessary.
• Work closely with project engineers, Site supervisors, HSE supervisors, and procurement team to gather progress data and ensure schedule accuracy.
• Lead and participate in regular schedule review meetings with project teams and contractors.
• Provide clear and concise schedule presentations to senior management and clients.
• Should be able to function as a Cost Engineer to ensure alignment between the project schedule and the cost control system (earned value management – EVM).

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Civil, Mechanical, Chemical, or related field)
• Minimum of 5–7 years of experience as a Planning Engineer, specifically within the oil and gas industry.
• Proven track record in planning and scheduling for large-scale pipeline projects (e.g., cross-country transmission lines, gathering systems).
• In-depth knowledge of pipeline construction methodologies, right-of-way (ROW) acquisition, stringing, welding, NDT, lowering-in, backfilling, and hydrotesting.
• A certification in Project Management (e.g., PMP) is a plus.

Method of Application

Interested and qualified candidates should forward their CV to: info@vangangroup.com using the job title and your location as the subject of the mail.

Location: Port-Harcourt

Application Ends: 1st December, 2025