Planning Engineer

Tanqeeb; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 167,000 - 279,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanqeeb is seeking a Project Scheduler in the UAE to lead planning, scheduling, and progress control across engineering, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning activities.

The role requires developing baselines, tracking progress, and preparing dashboards for client reviews.

Responsibilities

• Prepare the baseline project schedule using Primavera P6 or MS Project.
• Develop detailed engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning schedules.
• Establish project milestones and critical path activities.
• Create work breakdown structures (WBS).
• Track actual progress against the baseline schedule.
• Monitor engineering, procurement, and construction activities.
• Identify schedule delays and recommend corrective actions.
• Analyze critical and near-critical activities.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, QA/QC, and Commissioning teams.
• Collect progress updates from different disciplines.
• Ensure inter-departmental activities are aligned with the project schedule.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports.
• Generate S-curves, manpower histograms, and progress dashboards.
• Present schedule status to Project Managers and clients.
• Highlight risks, delays, and mitigation measures.
• Monitor manpower, equipment, and material requirements.
• Prepare resource-loaded schedules.
• Identify resource shortages and optimize resource utilization.
• Perform delay impact analysis.
• Evaluate extension of time (EOT) claims.
• Develop recovery schedules to regain lost progress.
• Monitor implementation of acceleration plans.
• Monitor long-lead equipment such as Power Transformers, GIS/AIS Equipment, Protection & Control Panels, STATCOM Equipment, Cables and Accessories.
• Ensure procurement activities meet project deadlines.
• Identify schedule risks and constraints.
• Develop mitigation and contingency plans.
• Maintain the project risk register related to planning activities.
• Develop commissioning schedules.
• Coordinate shutdown and energization activities.
• Ensure prerequisites are completed before testing and commissioning.
• Attend progress review meetings with clients and consultants.
• Present schedule updates and recovery plans.
• Support Project Manager in decision-making through schedule analysis.

Job description

Job description

1. Project Scheduling & Planning

• Prepare the baseline project schedule using Primavera P6 or MS Project.
• Develop detailed engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning schedules.
• Establish project milestones and critical path activities.
• Create work breakdown structures (WBS).

2. Progress Monitoring & Control

• Track actual progress against the approved baseline schedule.
• Monitor engineering, procurement, and construction activities.
• Identify schedule delays and recommend corrective actions.
• Analyze critical and near-critical activities.

3. Coordination with Project Teams

• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, QA/QC, and Commissioning teams.
• Collect progress updates from different disciplines.
• Ensure inter-departmental activities are aligned with the project schedule.

4. Reporting

• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports.
• Generate S-curves, manpower histograms, and progress dashboards.
• Present schedule status to Project Managers and clients.
• Highlight risks, delays, and mitigation measures.

5. Resource Planning

• Monitor manpower, equipment, and material requirements.
• Prepare resource-loaded schedules.
• Identify resource shortages and optimize resource utilization.

6. Delay Analysis & Recovery Planning

• Perform delay impact analysis.
• Evaluate extension of time (EOT) claims.
• Develop recovery schedules to regain lost progress.
• Monitor implementation of acceleration plans.

7. Procurement & Material Tracking

• Monitor long-lead equipment such as:
  • Power Transformers
  • GIS/AIS Equipment
  • Protection & Control Panels
  • STATCOM Equipment
  • Cables and Accessories
• Ensure procurement activities meet project deadlines.

8. Risk Management

• Identify schedule risks and constraints.
• Develop mitigation and contingency plans.
• Maintain the project risk register related to planning activities.

9. Testing & Commissioning Planning

• Develop commissioning schedules.
• Coordinate shutdown and energization activities.
• Ensure prerequisites are completed before testing and commissioning.

10. Client & Management Interface

• Attend progress review meetings with clients and consultants.
• Present schedule updates and recovery plans.
• Support Project Manager in decision-making through schedule analysis.