SYSTRA

Principal Project Planning Engineer _Bid Position

Location IN-GJ-Ahmedabad
ID 2025-6595
Contract Type
Permanent
Job Family
Project control

It has been more than 60 years since SYSTRA has garnered expertise that spans the entire spectrum of Mass Rapid Transit System. SYSTRA India’s valuable presence in India roots back to 1957, where SYSTRA worked on the electrification of Indian Railways. Our technical excellence, holistic approach and the tremendous talent provides a career that puts people who join us at the heart of improving transportation and urban infrastructure efficiency.

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Context

In India, SYSTRA is an international consulting and engineering company operating in the fields of Metros, High Speed Rail, Railways, Roads, Buildings, Urban planning, and Water Infrastructure for public and private organizations.

 

Our unique expertise is backed with a reputation built through technical excellence delivered on projects. Our fully integrated services are tailored to plan and manage projects using proven best practices.

 

We are seeking applications for the position of Principal Project Planning Engineer for PMC for upcoming infrastructure development project in Gujarat.

Missions/Main Duties

  • Lead the development of overall master programmers and detailed schedules for sports infrastructure projects using Primavera P6/MS Project or similar.
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (architectural, civil, MEP, etc.) to develop integrated project plans.
  • Prepare, update, and monitor project schedules, including work breakdown structures (WBS), milestone schedules, critical path analysis, and resource planning.
  • Identify schedule risks/opportunities, propose mitigation strategies, and conduct what-if analyses.
  • Review and validate contractor schedules, methodologies, recovery plans, and progress reports.
  • Implement and maintain progress measurement systems (physical and financial progress) and dashboard reporting.
  • Prepare and present regular project progress reports to client and project leadership teams.
  • Ensure planning adherence to contractual, technical, safety, and regulatory requirements.
  • Mentor and provide guidance to planning engineers and other junior staff.
  • Support claims, extension of time (EOT), and change order evaluation from a planning and scheduling perspective.
  • Liaise with external stakeholders and act as the planning point of contact for project management reviews.
  • Maintain best practice in planning, scheduling, and reporting processes.

 

Profile/Skills

  • Minimum of 15 years of overall experience with a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in Large Infrastructure Project.
  • Graduate Engineer preferably with Specialization in Project Planning /Scheduling.
  • Should have completed course in MS Project or any equivalent project management Software.
  • Large Infrastructure Project like, Smart Cities/Industrial
    town ships/Residential Town Ships/Hospitals/SEZ (Special Economic Zone/Public/Buildings).
  • Experience of working as Project Manager on at least 1 large infrastructure project of value more than Rs. 2000 crores.

We commit to put people who join us at the heart of improving transportation and urban infrastructure efficiency. As we are growing, this is time to be a part of this challenging adventure. It’s not a job - it’s a career!

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