The company PONTICELLI NIGERIA, a subsidiary of the Ponticelli Frères Group, is recruiting as part of its projects. 

Would you like to develop your experience as a Senior Planning Manager (M/F) and help transform the world as part of a family-owned group that works to provide people with what they will always need: energy, health, water, food and security, while sincerely respecting the planet and its employees?

We invite you to join us on a technical support contract. The position is based in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Planning Manager to join our project team in Nigeria. The successful candidate will lead all planning and scheduling activities for a major Oil & Gas project, ensuring timely execution, strategic planning oversight, and effective coordination with engineering, procurement, and construction teams.

This position is critical to the success of our operations and requires strong technical expertise, leadership capabilities, and the ability to operate in a fast‑paced, multicultural environment.

The position we are offering involves the following main responsibilities :

• develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule for all project phases (engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning) ;
• lead schedule baselining and ensure adherence to planning procedures and change‑control processes ;
• monitor project progress, analyze deviations, and implement mitigation or recovery plans ;
• prepare weekly and monthly planning reports, KPIs, dashboards, and critical path updates ;
• conduct schedule risk analysis and provide data‑driven recommendations to project leadership ;
• coordinate planning activities with contractors, consultants, and internal stakeholders ;
• lead planning review meetings and contribute to decision‑making at project leadership level ;
• ensure documentation accuracy for audits, claims, and contractual reporting.