Senior Planning Engineer

We are looking for an experienced Planning Engineer to join our team in Dubai and take responsibility for project planning, scheduling, progress monitoring and reporting across major construction projects.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop, maintain and update detailed project schedules from project initiation through completion

Prepare baseline schedules, detailed work programmes and resource-loaded schedules

Monitor project progress against approved plans and identify potential delays and risks

Perform critical path analysis and assess the impact of delays on overall project completion

Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports, dashboards and schedule updates for project management and stakeholders

Develop and support recovery and mitigation plans where project performance is behind schedule

Conduct delay analysis and support the preparation of extension of time (EOT) claims

Coordinate planning activities with Project Managers, Site Teams, Engineers, Contractors and other stakeholders

Review contractors’ and subcontractors’ programmes and assess compliance with contractual requirements

Monitor key project milestones and ensure that planning data accurately reflects actual site progress

Support project forecasting and provide management with recommendations to improve schedule performance

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or a related field

Minimum 10 years of experience as a Planning Engineer or Project Controls Engineer

Proven experience on large-scale construction projects

Strong knowledge of project scheduling methodologies, critical path analysis and progress monitoring

Experience with delay analysis, recovery planning and EOT claims

Good understanding of project controls and construction project lifecycle

Experience working with contractors and/or consultancy companies is highly preferred

Strong analytical, reporting and stakeholder management skills

Professional working proficiency in English

Benefits

Competitive salary;

Official UAE employment status;

Comprehensive medical insurance coverage;

Working schedule 6 days per week from Monday to Saturday and Sunday is off.