Planning Engineer

The Planning Engineer is responsible for developing, monitoring, and updating the construction program, identifying and managing project risks, and supporting the project team in ensuring timely, cost-effective, and quality-controlled delivery of all construction activities including civil, MEP, and finishing works.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop detailed baseline project schedules using Primavera P6 or MS Project, including all construction and MEP activities.
• Monitor project progress and prepare weekly/monthly reports, highlighting delays, critical paths, and recovery plans.
• Liaise with site teams and subcontractors to collect updates and integrate actual progress into the master schedule.
• Identify potential risks and recommend corrective actions to avoid project delays.
• Ensure all activities are properly sequenced and logically linked, reflecting site realities and resource constraints.
• Coordinate look-ahead schedules with the execution teams and identify resource bottlenecks.
• Assist in cost control, planning resource allocations, and evaluating variations or extensions of time (EOT).
• Support the technical team with construction method statements, productivity benchmarking, and progress verification.
• Interface with consultants and clients to review and approve schedules, and update milestone submissions as required.
• Maintain a comprehensive documentation system for schedule revisions, delay logs, and critical decisions.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in planning and scheduling large-scale residential or commercial construction projects including 3 years in Dubai.
• Proficient in Primavera P6, MS Project, and Excel.
• Strong understanding of construction sequences, MEP integration, and local authority requirements in Dubai (DM, DCD, etc.).
• Experience with earned value management (EVM), productivity tracking, and reporting dashboards.
• Familiar with FIDIC and contract management tools is a plus

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: AED10,000.00 - AED15,000.00 per month