Engineering Work Scheduler

Etihad Rail Operating Companies; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Etihad Rail Infrastructure is seeking an Engineering Work Scheduler to join the Engineering Delivery Team. You will plan, coordinate, and optimize Engineering Hours possessions across the UAE rail network, producing up-to-date possession plans and ensuring access, vehicle movements, and operational constraints are aligned with procedures.

Reporting to the Engineering Delivery Manager, you will act as the daytime focal point for changes, manage late requests and cancellations, and drive

Qualifications

• Knowledge of the entire ER Network.
• Driving license.
• Experience in railway environment and possessions.
• Clear, concise communicator in English.
• Proficiency in IT equipment.
• Ability to prioritise competing demands in complex possession environments.

Responsibilities

• Possession planning and coordination: plan limits, align access, coordinate conflicts.
• Pre-possession preparation: briefing packs with activity lists and constraints.
• Conflict identification and deconfliction: resolve timing clashes and access issues.
• Late change management: manage late requests and scope changes.
• Worksite and resource optimization: sequence works for maximum utilization.
• Documentation and plan quality: quality-check plans, lists, and routes.
• Trend analysis and improvement: review delays and implement improvements.
• Support to business continuity: act as single point of contact for changes.

Skills

ER Network knowledge

Driving license

Clear English communication

IT proficiency

Prioritisation in complex environments

Railway possessions experience

Job description

The Engineering Work Scheduler is a key member of Etihad Rail Infrastructure’s Engineering Delivery Team, responsible for planning, coordination, and optimization of Engineering Hours possessions across the UAE rail network.

Reporting to the Engineering Delivery Manager, the Work Scheduler is responsible for developing accurate, efficient, and up-to-date possession plans, ensuring that planned activities, workgroup access requirements, rail vehicle movements, and operational constraints are coordinated in advance of Possession delivery. The role is central to the production of the Daily Engineering Hours Possession Plan and to providing Engineering Controllers with the information and documentation required to manage possessions safely, efficiently, and in accordance with company rules and procedures.

This role combines possession planning, stakeholder coordination, conflict management, and continuous improvement, with a strong focus on safety, productivity, and plan quality. The Engineering Work Scheduler will act as the daytime focal point for changes to planned Engineering Hours possessions, managing late requests, cancellations, scope changes, and access conflicts, while supporting the wider business through clear communication and effective planning.

The Work Scheduler is also responsible for reviewing recurring issues affecting possession performance and contributing to ongoing improvements in Engineering Hours planning and delivery processes.

Roles and Responsibility

• Possession planning and coordination

Review the planned possession limits and timings provided in the WETP and align the required access for workgroups, including planning of rail vehicle requirements, and coordination of conflicts, on a weekly basis. Build the Daily Engineering Hours Possession Plan to provide the most up-to-date Possession plan for all staff involved in Engineering Hours.

• Pre-possession preparation

Prepare briefing packs including activity lists, workgroup sequencing, access priorities, route requirements, and any known constraints to enable Engineering Controllers to deliver a briefing that is clean, consistent, and efficient.

• Conflict identification and deconfliction

Challenge timing clashes with train services, excessive PiC density, access conflicts, OTM transit issues, and unrealistic activity durations.

• Late change management

Own the daytime coordination of late requests, cancellations, scope changes, and revised priorities from all stakeholders, ensuring that up-to-date information is provided to Engineering Controllers prior to their start of shift.

• Worksite and resource optimization

Sequence works to maximize utilisation of Engineering Hours, reduce wasted access time, and prioritise critical activities when full scope cannot be delivered.

• Documentation and plan quality

Prepare and quality-check possession plans, briefing sheets, access lists, special constraints, route requirements, and any supporting documents before issue.

• Trend analysis and improvement

Analyze recurring delay causes, late handback causes, utilization gaps, cancellations, and planning errors, then feed improvements back into the process.

• Support to business continuity

Provide planning continuity to provide a single-point of contact for all changes to Engineering Hours Possessions.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Academic Qualifications:

Professional Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the entire ER Network
• Driving license

Experience:

• Experience in railway environment and possessions

Other Skills:

• Clear, concise communicator in English language — both verbal and written.
• Proficiency in the use of IT equipment.
• Ability to prioritize competing demands in complex possession environments.