Planning Engineer

BUTEC s.a.l.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

BUTEC s.a.l. is seeking a Planning Engineer to manage budgeting, cost control and scheduling for offices, plants and camps in the UAE. The role requires an engineering degree, Primavera proficiency, and at least five years of planning experience.

Strong analytical thinking, English fluency and solid project management skills are essential. Responsibilities include preparing budgets and cash flows, analyzing drawings for material/cost estimates, and coordinating with engineers to ensure accurate

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required.
• Primavera skills are mandatory.
• PMP, RMP and Power BI preferred.
• Minimum 5 years' experience as planning engineer.
• Analytical, critical and logical thinking skills.
• Strong planning and project management abilities.
• Fluent English (written and spoken).

Responsibilities

• Prepare and update budgets for BUTEC offices, plants & camps to preview and optimize costs.
• Perform cost control: analyze past expenses, delays, commitments and variation orders.
• Prepare cost breakdown and cash flow to highlight budget deviations.
• Analyze drawings and provide material and cost estimations.
• Ensure cost allocation is checked by level 2 engineers and coordinate with stakeholders on discrepancies.
• Provide assistance to planning and cost control engineers on site.
• Intervene to solve problems and fill gaps to ensure continuity.
• Analyze unusual events and monitor productivity to improve estimation and planning.
• Prepare regular reports.
• Provide analyses of major deviations and propose cost optimization suggestions.
• Learn from experience to increase capability and reduce repeats.
• Coach junior planning & cost control engineers.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Critical thinking

Logical thinking

Planning

Project management

English proficiency

Cost control

Budgeting

Planning & scheduling

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Primavera

Power BI

Job description

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Prepare and update budgets related to BUTEC s offices plants & camps etc in order to preview and optimize relevant costs
• Perform cost control activities quantities past expenses and delays present and future commitments and variation orders
• prepare the cost breakdown and the cash flow in order to highlight current and potential budget deviations
• Analyze technical drawings and provide material and cost estimations
• Make sure the cost allocation of resources is done and checked properly by level 2 engineers officer and coordinate with interested parties in case of discrepancies of high complexity impact to ensure full accuracy of information
• Provide assistance and support to planning and cost control engineers officers working on site
• intervene whenever needed to solve problems complications and be ready to fill any gap in the planning & cost control workforce in order to ensure work continuity
• Analyze unusual events and monitor the productivity of resources in order to improve the estimation and the planning processes
• Prepare regular reports
• provide a complete analysis of the major deviations in terms of planning and cost and propose appropriate suggestions to optimize the project s cost
• Learn from own and others experience in order to increase capability and skill level and lower the risk of repeating the same or the same type of mistakes
• Coach planning & cost control support engineer officer at lower levels in order to integrate them in the work and train them to ensure their continuous skill level improvement

Engineering degree. Primavera skills is a must. PMP, RMP and Power BI is a plus. Minimum 5 years of experience in planning engineer. Analytical, critical and logical thinking capabilities. Planning and project management skills. English language skill written and spoken.