Equinox Design Engineering India Pvt. Ltd. is part of a fast-growing, global EPCM organization headquartered in Calgary, Canada. Equinox is a recognized leader in energy facilities engineering, delivering complex projects for major international operators across India, Canada, the United States, and Australia.

Our work spans conventional and heavy oil production, sour and sweet gas processing, pipelines, carbon capture, and, increasingly, new growth sectors such as data-centre power and industrial infrastructure.

As Equinox continues to expand globally, our India office plays a critical role in supporting high-profile, technically challenging projects executed to North American and international standards. Joining Equinox means working on world-class projects, collaborating with global teams.

This is an opportunity to join a company at a pivotal stage—where technical excellence, global exposure, and long-term career development go hand in hand.

Summary:

As a member of the Project Controls group, you will be given opportunities to apply your education and experience on complex projects.
You will be challenged to manage multiple priorities, meet tight deadlines, and maintain very high quality.
Reporting directly to the project controls manager, the Senior Planner/Scheduler will support project managers in area of planning, scheduling, variance analysis, forecasting and reporting. You will also be involved in earned value management, change management and risk management.
Mentor, coach and train junior and intermediate planners/schedulers within the project team as required.

Job Responsibilities:
Senior Planner/Scheduler-Project Controls

Responsible for the overall planning and scheduling activities on multiple projects, identifying critical paths including critical float path analysis and schedule variance analysis.
Capable of developing project plans and schedules based solely on project scope and with minimum direction and input.
Creating and maintaining routine schedules on a regular basis.
Monitor schedule deviation for assigned disciplines or specialties and advise the PM/PE team for their consideration.
Schedule resource loading and project SPI monitoring.
Assessing progress measurement and developing/updating progress curves for progress reporting.
Performing schedule variance analysis and risk analysis, providing recommendations as required.
Conducting recovery plans, contingency planning, and schedule compression techniques.
Liaising with Project Management on matters relating to planning and scheduling.
Integrating schedules for schedule portfolio management internally or with the client(s).
Managing information integration from engineers, subcontractors, owners, and others to create an integrated master schedule.
Mentoring and supporting PC Intermediate and Junior staff on planning and scheduling tasks.
Participate in the creation of the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) and development of schedules (including resource loading) for those WBS elements.
Participates in the project change management process as required.
Monitor procedures and practices, thinking creatively and strategically to create improvements.
May perform other related duties as required.

Key Responsibilities

Key Skills:

Results oriented individual with the ability to effectively manage multiple priorities and timelines.
Demonstrated conceptual, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent time management and organization skills, with the proven ability to juggle and reprioritize based on business demands and priorities.
Strong communication skills, confident interacting with key contacts in verbal, written and electronic form.
Excellent team player and collaborator.
Capable of responding to project stakeholder requests in typical situations and understands client needs and works to meet those needs by offering assistance and advice on standard practical issues.
Ability to identify problems/issues and generates solutions and makes sound decisions using standard procedures.
Capable of probing and listening carefully, presents information clearly in an appropriate style and persuades others in straightforward situations.
Willingness to contribute actively in team activities, sharing experiences and ideas.
Ability to interact and proactively resolve project control issues; ability to explain practices to employees and obtain their understanding and commitment.
Ability to support and interact with peer groups.
Ability to analyze information, determines discrepancies, and resolve issues.
Must be dependable and ensure that deadlines are maintained.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

EPCM
Oil & Gas
Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP)
Project Management Professional (PMP)
Expert skills in Primavera (P6) and Microsoft Project.
Proficient in Microsoft Project.
Schedule risk analysis tools and experience (i.e., Monte Carlo analysis) is a nice to have.
Construction experience is not a requirement but would be considered an asset.
Planning and Scheduling Professional (PSP) or Project Management Professional (PMP) designation would be an asset.

Education and Qualifications required for this role:

Minimum 15 years’ experience in Planning & Scheduling.
Minimum 10 years’ Experience working in an EPCM Oil & Gas environment.
The ideal candidate will possess post-secondary accounting education, preferably related to Engineering or the Oil and Gas Industry.

Equinox Success Statement

Equinox delivers focused & experienced premium teams customized with the best technical expertise to align with client culture and requirements to ensure successful projects on a repeatable basis.