Planning Engineer

Larsen & Toubro; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro in UAE seeks an experienced Planning & Scheduling Lead to drive the project schedule and baseline alignment with SOPs and contract terms. You will manage schedule development, monitor progress, and coordinate with client approvals for milestones and baselines.

As single point of accountability, you will guide the planning team, identify critical paths, assess delays from changes, and propose corrective actions to ensure timely project completion.

Responsibilities

• Defines for the Management, the Proposal Manager and the Estimation Department a Contract duration realistic and feasible for execution
• Defines the Project Breakdown Structures
• To develop the overall project schedule in line with SOP / planning guidelines / Contractual agreement in order to deliver baseline schedule of project. Supports Client approval process of the Schedule Baseline, progress claimed or milestones achievement.
• Increases Project team members’ awareness of the Project Milestones, main durations and critical paths
• Monitors and controls the project status, to detect any delay and to propose corrective actions
• Estimates the delay linked with changes and claims and to prepare the Extension of Time analysis, in case of delay due to Client Provides Project Feedback and Lessons Learned in order to improve the Planning
• Scheduling methods and provide input to the statistics of Planning Department
• Serve as technical referee and manages the Planning Scheduling team
• Acts as single point of accountability for all planning scheduling activities on a project
• Highlights areas of concerns and solutions to help achieve a successful and timely completion of Projects
• Operationally manages the project Planning Team
• Estimates the delay linked with changes and claims and to prepare the Extension of Time analysis, in case of delay due to Client
• Provides Project Feedback and Lessons Learned in order to improve the Planning Scheduling methods and provide input to the statistics of Planning Department

Job description

• Defines for the Management, the Proposal Manager and the Estimation Department a Contract duration realistic and feasible for execution
• Defines the Project Breakdown Structures
• To develop the overall project schedule in line with SOP / planning guidelines / Contractual agreement in order to deliver baseline schedule of project. Supports Client approval process of the Schedule Baseline, progress claimed or milestones achievement.
• Increases Project team members’ awareness of the Project Milestones, main durations and critical paths
• Monitors and controls the project status, to detect any delay and to propose corrective actions
• Estimates the delay linked with changes and claims and to prepare the Extension of Time analysis, in case of delay due to Client Provides Project Feedback and Lessons Learned in order to improve the Planning
• Scheduling methods and provide input to the statistics of Planning Department
• Serve as technical referee and manages the Planning Scheduling team
• Acts as single point of accountability for all planning scheduling activities on a project
• Highlights areas of concerns and solutions to help achieve a successful and timely completion of Projects
• Operationally manages the project Planning Team
• Estimates the delay linked with changes and claims and to prepare the Extension of Time analysis, in case of delay due to Client
• Provides Project Feedback and Lessons Learned in order to improve the Planning Scheduling methods and provide input to the statistics of Planning Department