Wood is recruiting for a Lead Site Planner Engineer – EOI to join its Singapore Business Unit focusing on developing, maintaining, and controlling detailed site‑level project schedules for a Major Onshore Brownfield project in Basra, Iraq on 6*2 rotation.

This role is a full-time office-based role in Basra, Iraq with travel requirement.

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Wood is recruiting for a Lead Site Planner Engineer – EOI to join its Singapore Business Unit focusing on developing, maintaining, and controlling detailed site‑level project schedules for a Major Onshore Brownfield project in Basra, Iraq on 6*2 rotation.

This role is a full-time office-based role in Basra, Iraq with travel requirement.

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The role

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Lead Site Planner Engineer – EOI to join our Singapore Business Unit.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Wood is an integral part of operations in Iraq, and we are continuing to grow our footprint across the country. With a 90-year heritage, 10 major contracts and over 850 employees, we have the skills, expertise and asset knowledge to support clients to deliver energy security and decarbonisation ambitions.

Wood excels in supporting our clients to deliver complex upstream and midstream oil and gas projects in Iraq delivering maintenance, modifications and engineering solutions. We are committed to decarbonising existing assets, producing cleaner energy and developing a sustainable national workforce, ensuring the long-term growth of the region.

What we can offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects Delivered to high profile clients and complex projects in Iraq


• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business with employee networks committed to giving all employees a voice


• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market


• Medical Insurance: Ensures inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment.


• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests


• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

Key Objectives:

The Lead Site Planner is responsible for developing, maintaining, and controlling detailed site‑level project schedules, ensuring alignment between construction activities, resource deployment, and overall project milestones. This role collaborates closely with site teams, project managers, engineers, and contractors to ensure work is planned effectively, risks are identified early, and the project remains on track.

Key Responsibilities:

Site Scheduling & Planning

• Develop and maintain detailed site schedules (Level 5), integrating construction sequences, resources, and critical milestones using Primavera P6.


• Track earned value, analyze schedule deviations, and evaluate impacts of scope changes on baseline schedules and S‑curves.


• Analyze technical documents, drawings, and synoptics to identify risk areas and validate logical sequencing.
  

Project Monitoring & Control

• Monitor site progress against planned milestones, identify schedule slippages, and recommend corrective actions.


• Ensure alignment of site execution schedule with internal planning standards and client requirements.


• Participate in project controls activities, including schedule reviews, forecasting, and reporting to senior management.
  

Stakeholder Coordination

• Collaborate with site teams, engineers, project managers, and contractors to gather real‑time data for schedule updates.
  


• Communicate schedule reports and updates clearly to all relevant stakeholders.


• Attend and support client progress meetings, ensuring proactive communication of issues, constraints, and resource needs.

Risk & Resource Management

• Identify schedule risks, resource bottlenecks, and inter‑disciplinary dependencies affecting timelines.


• Ensure deviations and potential slippages are flagged early and understood by senior management, with recommended planning solutions.

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.

Expected:

• Proven experience as a Site Planner or Construction Planner (minimum 15 years on industrial or infrastructure projects).


• Strong proficiency in Primavera P6 and advanced scheduling techniques.


• Ability to read construction drawings and understand interdependence between mechanical, electrical, piping, and civil activities.


• Solid understanding of construction planning methodologies earned value, and schedule risk analysis.


• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field preferred.

Key Skills

• Analytical problem‑solving and risk identification


• Strong communication and stakeholder coordination


• Detail‑oriented with strong organizational abilities


• Understanding of EPC project workflows and construction sequencing