Commissioning Planning Engineer

JoinIOTA’s teams and contribute to a majorinternational Oil & Gas project in partnership with a leading global energy operator.

This assignment is part of a large-scaleLNG development in Mozambique, one of the most strategic energy projects in Africa, involving complexoffshore installation activities, subsea infrastructure and high-value pipeline systems.

Based inAfungi, with missions toMilan, you will support theplanning and monitoring of pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up activities. You will work in amulticultural and technically complex environment, whereschedule control, interface management, HSSE and operational readiness are key priorities..

AsCommissioning Planning Engineer, you will be responsible for theplanning, scheduling and monitoring of all commissioning activities, ensuring their full integration into theoverall project schedule.

Your main responsibilities will include:

• Prepare and maintain thecommissioning schedule in coordination with package planners.
• Performforecast updates, variance analysis and progress monitoring against the approved baseline schedule.
• Identify and accurately reflectschedule risks, reserves and contingencies.
• Establish a scheduling structure based onsystems and subsystems.
• Review and challengecontractors’ and subcontractors’ pre-commissioning and commissioning schedules.
• Analyse and challengedurations, quantities, schedule logic and critical paths.
• Integrateyard activities, upstream interfaces, start-up and operations activities into the overall schedule.
• Prepare and updateprogress reports, planning KPIs and schedule performance analyses.
• Ensure thatdelays, variances and forecast changes are clearly explained and communicated to Project Management.
• Participate in project meetings and contribute toplanning digitalisation, efficiency and reporting improvements.
• Support invoice verification in accordance withcontractual and project procedures.
• Demonstrate exemplary behaviour regardingHSSE, ethics and compliance requirements.

• Engineering or Bachelor’s degree in Business Management, Engineering or a related discipline.
• Minimum10 years of experience in project controls and planning on major Oil & Gas projects.
• Significant experience focused oncommissioning and start-up of large Oil & Gas plants.
• Strong knowledge ofmajor Oil & Gas project developments, including interfaces with partners and governmental stakeholders.
• Proven expertise inplanning, scheduling, progress measurement and critical path analysis.
• Advanced proficiency inPrimavera P6, Acumen Fuse, Microsoft Project, Milestones Pro, Thinkcell and Excel.
• Ability to work closely withProject Management, contractors, package teams, upstream and operations stakeholders.
• Strongorganisational, analytical, communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to meet deadlines and work effectively in amulticultural and multidisciplinary environment.
• Fluent English is mandatory.
• Knowledge ofFrench and/or Portuguese would be an advantage.

• Project: Major LNG development project.
• Location: Afungi, Mozambique, with missions to Milan during the early phase of the assignment.
• Rotation: 4x4.
• Start Date: September 2026.
• Mission Duration: 12 months.
• Accomodation and transport privided.