MEP Planning Engineer – Project Controls (Dubai)

Azizi Development UAE; Dubai; On-site; AED 134,000 - 201,000; Full time

Job summary

Azizi Developments in Dubai is seeking a Planning Engineer - MEP Project Controls to manage planning, scheduling, resource forecasting, and performance control for complex electromechanical works across major developments.

You will analyze critical paths, track progress, coordinate across disciplines, and provide reliable forecasts to project leadership for timely decisions and proactive recovery actions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline is preferred.
• Relevant professional experience in project planning, construction scheduling, or project controls.
• Previous exposure to MEP or electromechanical construction projects is strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of technical engineering and construction principles.

Responsibilities

• Monitor project schedules throughout all relevant stages of MEP delivery.
• Review manpower and equipment histograms weekly or monthly according to project reporting requirements.
• Assess resource allocation against scheduled workloads and recommend adjustments needed to maintain progress.
• Develop and maintain planned versus actual progress charts, histograms, S-curves, and other performance indicators.
• Analyze schedule deviations and clearly communicate their effect on project milestones.
• Track engineering documents, procurement activities, fabrication status, construction progress, and other scheduled deliverables.
• Forecast progress based on current productivity, outstanding activities, available resources, and project constraints.
• Compare actual achievement with baseline and updated schedule requirements.
• Identify gaps between planned and actual progress and assign attention to activities requiring corrective intervention.
• Review work sequences against the overall project programme to confirm logical and achievable execution.
• Determine critical path activities for assigned disciplines and specialist work packages.
• Identify significant activities and dependencies supporting interdisciplinary project requirements.
• Monitor interfaces between mechanical, electrical, plumbing, firefighting, ELV, HVAC, civil, architectural, and specialist works.
• Review subcontractor schedules and track submittals, mobilization, procurement, and execution commitments.
• Identify activities with critical or potentially critical effects on project completion.
• Analyze schedule slippage and recommend corrective actions or practical work‑around solutions.
• Support development of recovery schedules where actual progress falls behind approved targets.
• Evaluate the schedule effect of delayed approvals, material shortages, procurement constraints, resource limitations, and technical issues.

Skills

MEP project planning

Construction scheduling

Project controls

Critical path analysis

Schedule monitoring

Baseline schedules

Recovery schedules

Look-ahead planning

Resource planning

Resource loading

Manpower forecasting

Equipment planning

Manpower histograms

Equipment histograms

S-curves

Planned versus actual analysis

Progress measurement

Progress forecasting

Schedule variance analysis

Delay identification

Work sequencing

Schedule recovery

Engineering progress tracking

Procurement tracking

Fabrication progress

Construction progress monitoring

Subcontractor scheduling

Interface management

MEP coordination

Critical Items Action Reports

Schedule commentary

Project control KPIs

Progress reporting

Bar charts

Graphical reporting

Risk analysis

Corrective action planning

Productivity analysis

Microsoft Excel

Project management software

Planning software

Technical reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Project management software

Planning software

Scheduling software

Job description

Azizi Developments in Dubai is seeking a Planning Engineer - MEP Project Controls to manage planning, scheduling, resource forecasting, and performance control for complex electromechanical works across major developments.

You will analyze critical paths, track progress, coordinate across disciplines, and provide reliable forecasts to project leadership for timely decisions and proactive recovery actions.