Assistant Manager / Lead Planning Engineer EPC FEED Integrated Scheduling
Jubail Industrial City II, Saudi Arabia
+966 5706 44065 [email protected]
LinkedIn: adnan-khan-948074103
Professional summary
Results-driven Lead Planning Engineer with extensive experience in FEED and EPC refinery, petrochemical, and oil & gas projects. Expert in IMS, WBS development, schedule control, variance analysis, constructability planning, and Go/No-Go client approvals. Skilled across Process Design, Conceptual Design, P&ID, Piping, Mechanical, Electrical, and Instrumentation, with strong capabilities in bidding, cost planning, cash flow, site acquisition, and FEED-to-EPC execution conversion. Proven ability to deliver projects on time, within budget, and with strong client recognition.
Professional experience
Senior Planning Engineer (Lead Planning – FEED & EPC)
General Industries Pvt. Ltd., Saudi Arabia Jul 2023 – Present
Main Contractor: TEKFEN – Client: Ma’aden Phosphate-3 IPMT: Worley
• Owned Level-III integrated schedules (IMS) across Process Design, Conceptual Design, P&ID, Piping, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, ensuring alignment with client milestones, Go/No-Go approvals, and execution strategy.
• Led planning workshops, defining WBS, activity sequencing, and dependencies, converting FEED documents into EPC-ready execution plans.
• Controlled baseline schedules, S-curves, resource histograms, and cash flow plans, performing variance analysis and mitigation strategies to limit schedule deviation to <5%.
• Delivered weekly/monthly dashboards with KPIs, risk registers, and mitigation plans, supporting proactive decision-making and securing Go/No-Go approvals.
• Directed critical path and impact analysis, optimizing manpower and materials, improving planning accuracy by 20%, and protecting key milestones.
• Integrated logistics, dispatch planning, and site coordination, achieving 98% on-time delivery, improving workshop productivity by 25%, and reducing project duration by 10%.
• Managed change control, scope variations, and client approvals, issuing variation notes and ensuring financial alignment with bidding, cost planning, and EPC cash flow.
• Governed cost and progress tracking in SAP PS, achieving >97% accuracy, and led SAP PS implementation as Planning Lead.
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Senior Planning Engineer (Lead Planning – FEED & EPC)
Kanooz Industrial Services, Saudi Arabia Jul 2019 – Jun 2023
Clients: Ma’aden, SABIC, SADARA, SASREF, YASREF, Saudi Aramco
• Lead FEED and EPC planning for refinery and petrochemical projects, integrating Process Design, Conceptual Design, P&ID, Piping, Mechanical, Electrical, and Instrumentation across 18,000+ activities.
• Controlled schedules, forecasts, and cash flow plans, implementing mitigation strategies that avoided 10+ days of critical path slippage.
• Managed bidding, cost planning, and cash flow, ensuring EPC execution readiness.
• Coordinated engineering, procurement, construction, and subcontractor schedules, including site acquisition and land feasibility, enabling on-time delivery of shutdown and EPC packages within 45 days.
• Converted all FEED documents into EPC execution plans, minimizing rework and ensuring smooth FEED-to-EPC transition.
• Delivered dashboards, S-curves, KPI reports, and executive briefings, securing client alignment at critical milestones.
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Planning Engineer (Lead Planning – EPC Projects)
Seeh Al Sarya Engineering LLC, Oman Dec 2017 – Jun 2019
Clients: PDO, OXY Oman
• Lead EPC planning for major oil & gas projects, integrating Process Design, Conceptual Design, P&ID, Piping, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation across 18,000+ activities.
• Planned, tracked, and controlled 200,000+ labor hours and 1,700 work orders, increasing execution efficiency by 12%.
• Converted all FEED documents into EPC-ready execution packages, ensuring constructability, operability, and on-time delivery.
• Produced dashboards, S-curves, and KPI reports, supporting timely decision-making at key Go/No-Go approvals.
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Planning / Project Engineer
Excellent Project India Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai Jan 2014 – Dec 2017
Clients: HPCL, CPCL, Reliance
• Performed delay analysis and implemented corrective actions, improving schedule adherence.
• Coordinated with contractors and clients to ensure schedule alignment and smooth project execution.
Key skills & tools
• Planning & Scheduling: IMS, Level-III Schedules, WBS, Activity Sequencing, Critical Path Analysis
• Technical Scope: Process Design, Conceptual Design, P&ID, Piping, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation
• Project Control: Schedule Control, Variance Analysis, Mitigation, Constructability, Go/No-Go Approvals
• Financial & Commercial: Bidding, Cost Planning, Cash Flow, Change Control, SAP PS
• Reporting & Analytics: Dashboards, KPI Reports, S-curves, Executive Briefings