Planning Engineer

High Trust General Contracting and Transport LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

High Trust General Contracting and Transport LLC in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced ME & Planner / Planning Engineer to join its technical team. You will develop baseline schedules, create WBS, monitor progress, and prepare management dashboards for infrastructure projects.

The ideal candidate has a civil engineering degree, 2+ years in planning, strong Primavera P6 expertise, and proficiency in MS Project and Excel. PMP and Power BI are a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in project planning and scheduling within construction or infrastructure projects.
• Strong experience in project monitoring, progress reporting, and schedule control.
• Primavera P6 Certification is preferred; PMP is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain baseline project schedules.
• Prepare WBS, project timelines, and schedule updates.
• Monitor project progress against approved plans and milestones.
• Analyze delays, productivity trends, and schedule deviations.
• Prepare weekly/monthly progress reports and management dashboards.
• Develop recovery schedules and support risk mitigation plans.
• Monitor critical path activities and project performance.
• Coordinate with Operations, Technical, Procurement, and Project teams.
• Support resource planning and continuous improvement of planning processes.

Skills

Scheduling & planning

Progress reporting

Analysis & reporting

Risk mitigation

Communication

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Job description

We are looking for an experienced ME & Planner / Planning Engineer to join our Technical team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain baseline project schedules.
• Prepare WBS, project timelines, and schedule updates.
• Monitor project progress against approved plans and milestones.
• Analyze delays, productivity trends, and schedule deviations.
• Prepare weekly/monthly progress reports and management dashboards.
• Develop recovery schedules and support risk mitigation plans.
• Monitor critical path activities and project performance.
• Coordinate with Operations, Technical, Procurement, and Project teams.
• Support resource planning and continuous improvement of planning processes.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering or a related Engineering discipline.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in project planning and scheduling within construction or infrastructure projects.
• Strong experience in project monitoring, progress reporting, and schedule control.
• Primavera P6 experience is mandatory.
• Microsoft Project and Microsoft Excel proficiency.
• Power BI knowledge is preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills.
• Primavera P6 Certification is preferred; PMP is an advantage.