Planning Lead - Semiconductor Project

Overview

Planning Lead to manage end-to-end project planning and scheduling for the Semiconductor Project in Dholera, owning the master schedule across all phases and packages.

What you'll do

• Develop and maintain the integrated master schedule, incorporating inputs from all contractors, vendors and internal stakeholders across civil, structural, MEP and specialized semiconductor fit-out packages.
• Establish the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), define activity sequencing and logic, and keep the schedule reconciled to actual site progress through regular updates.
• Drive critical path analysis on an ongoing basis, identifying schedule risks, delays and bottlenecks, and develop recovery plans and mitigation strategies with the Project Director and site teams.
• Monitor contractor-submitted schedules for alignment with the master programme, flag deviations, and ensure timely corrective actions.
• Prepare and present periodic progress reports, S-curves, look-ahead schedules and delay analysis to senior leadership and client stakeholders.
• Coordinate with the commercial/billing team to align progress measurement with billing milestones, and with procurement teams so material and equipment deliveries support the programme.
• Support claims and extension of time (EOT) assessments through robust schedule analysis and documentation.
• Mentor junior planning engineers to build consistent planning discipline across the project.

What you'll need

• A minimum of 15 to 18 years of experience in planning and scheduling.
• Substantial, demonstrated experience on very large industrial projects of comparable scale and complexity.
• Strong proficiency in Primavera P6.
• Working knowledge of other planning and reporting tools (MS Project, Power BI, or similar).
• Familiarity with Earned Value Management (EVM), critical path method (CPM) and delay analysis techniques.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Strong analytical ability, attention to detail, and capacity to manage multiple interdependent schedules across many contractor packages simultaneously.
• Strong stakeholder management, report-writing and presentation skills.
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast-paced, high-stakes project environment.

Nice to have

• A degree in Civil Engineering or a related field.
• Prior exposure to semiconductor, manufacturing, or large industrial/infrastructure projects.

Details

• Site-based role located at Dholera, Gujarat, requiring close on-ground coordination with the project management team throughout the project lifecycle.
• Scheduled weekly hours: 40.