Senior Planning Engineer

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world.

Wood Thailand is seeking Expressions of Interest for an experienced Senior Planning Engineer to contribute to successful delivery of a major data centre project, as part of Thailand’s critical digital infrastructure for a key global client partner. This role will be based onsite in Nong Yai, Chonburi, Thailand and is anticipated to be a 2-year fixed-term contract, with positions available for commencement in mid-January 2027 and mid-April 2027.

Designing the future. Transforming the World.

Wood has a deep history pioneering technical expertise globally for more than 160 years, from the North Sea to the Gulf of Thailand. Building on more than four decades of engineering excellence in Thailand, we continue to support some of the world's most complex and technically demanding projects.

As digital infrastructure investment accelerates across the region, Wood is delivering world-class project management, engineering and construction services for leading global technology organisations. Join our team and contribute to the successful delivery of mission-critical facilities that will support the next generation of digital innovation.

What We Can Offer

• Excellent compensation and benefits package, with regular reviews to ensure we remain competitive within the market
• Exciting project opportunities supporting the delivery of cutting-edge digital infrastructure and mission-critical facilities
• Global connections through an inclusive and diverse international community of recognised industry experts and innovators
• Commitment to wellbeing, including annual health insurance contribution and 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion across all aspects of our business

#LI-Onsite

Reporting to the Project Manager, you will act as the owner's scheduling representative, providing independent schedule assurance, critical path analysis and progress verification across all phases of project delivery. You will work closely with the General Contractor (GC), project leadership team and client stakeholders to ensure schedule performance, reporting accuracy and timely project execution.

In addition, you will:

• Develop, review and maintain integrated project schedules utilising Primavera P6 and Critical Path Method (CPM) methodologies, with comprehensive knowledge and experience across all EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) project phases, including engineering deliverables, procurement activities, fabrication, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and project close-out
• Monitor contractor schedule performance and ensure compliance with client scheduling standards, specifications and reporting requirements
• Perform independent analysis of contractor schedules, narratives and updates schedule, identifying milestone variances, delays, float consumption and schedule risks.
• Conduct detailed critical path reviews and provide recommendations to optimize schedule performance and recovery plans
• Review and assess the lookahead schedules, resource loading assumptions and construction sequencing strategies
• Verify contractor-reported progress. Ensure the progress claims and reporting follow through project procedure
• Prepare schedule assurance reports, dashboards and performance metrics to support project governance and decision-making

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.

Ideally you will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related discipline
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Project Planning, Scheduling, or Project Controls within EPC projects
• Proven experience delivering project scheduling and planning services on large-scale industrial, infrastructure, technology or mission-critical projects.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6, schedule development, progress measurement and schedule performance analysis.
• Strong understanding of Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling principles and schedule risk assessment techniques.
• Demonstrated capability conducting independent schedule reviews and evaluating contractor schedule submissions.
• Experience analysing milestone performance, float management, schedule recovery plans and engineering, procurement & construction sequencing.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical and reporting capabilities with the ability to communicate schedule risks and opportunities to project leadership teams.

Desirable

What will set you apart will be previous experience delivering data centres, mission-critical facilities, high-tech manufacturing, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, advanced technology or other highly regulated industrial projects.

Experience acting in an owner's representative or client-side construction leadership role will be highly regarded, as will exposure to major data centre development environments.

It takes a diverse and inclusive community of inquisitive minds to unlock tomorrow's solutions to the world's most critical challenges.

If you are a Project Construction Lead looking to contribute to the delivery of a major digital infrastructure project in Thailand - apply today!

Shortlisting will commence immediately.