Planning Engineer

Job Title: Planning Engineer

Location: UAE

Experience Required: 6–10 Years

Industry: Construction / High-Rise Buildings / Real Estate Development

Job Overview:

The Planning Engineer will be responsible for developing, monitoring, and controlling project schedules across all phases — pre-turnaround, execution, and post-turnaround. The role requires expertise in Primavera and strong coordination skills to ensure projects are completed on time, within budget, and in compliance with contractual requirements.

Key Responsibilities:

• Understand the complete project lifecycle and prepare a detailed project scope in alignment with the contract agreement.
• Develop resource-loaded and logically sequenced baseline project schedules for all turnaround phases — Pre-TA, TA Execution, and Post-TA.
• Define formats and frequency for progress tracking and reporting across all project stakeholders.
• Verify and consolidate resource requirements including manpower, equipment, tools, and consumables based on project norms and schedules.
• Set up alerts for critical milestones and contractual deliverables to ensure timely completion.
• Conduct regular follow-ups with responsible teams to achieve targets, highlight potential delays, and propose corrective actions or recovery plans.
• Generate and distribute look-ahead schedules to the development, construction, and project management teams.
• Continuously monitor project progress against baseline schedules and update for any scope changes or deviations.
• Track critical and near-critical activities , report delays, and provide recommendations to senior management and the turnaround manager.
• Provide scheduling support to the Project Manager for variations or change orders.
• Participate in job package reviews and progress walk-downs with the Project Manager.
• Prepare and submit progress reports to the client and Head Office as per defined timelines.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical) from an accredited university.
• 6–10 years of experience as a Planning Engineer with a Consultant, Contractor, or PMC — minimum 6+ years in the UAE .
• Experience in high-rise building projects ; exposure to working with a developer is preferred.
• Proficient in Primavera (minimum 5+ years of experience) and familiar with modern planning tools and techniques.
• Strong knowledge of turnaround processes and resource computation norms (manpower, equipment, tools, and consumables).
• Ability to plan, organize, and prioritize workload , ensuring timely completion of tasks and deliverables.
• Excellent ability to interpret project specifications, schematics, and technical drawings .
• Proficient in MS Office Suite and Microsoft 365 applications.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills — capable of liaising effectively with management, engineers, and contractors.