Planning Engineer

Khansaheb Bespoke Contracting; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contracting company is seeking a Project Planner with a degree in engineering and over 5 years of experience in construction. Key responsibilities include planning luxury villa projects, monitoring progress against schedules, and preparing claims. Proficiency in Primavera 6, MS Office, and MS Project is essential. Join us to contribute to prestigious construction projects in Dubai, ensuring their successful delivery through expert planning and project management.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in project management, specifically in villa and high-rise building construction.

Responsibilities

• Develop the most appropriate method and sequence of construction operations.
• Plan and oversee the entire program of work while anticipating contract demands.
• Present schedules of work using visual aids.
• Establish and monitor the Critical Path.
• Finalize and submit programs to clients and distribute internally.
• Monitor progress throughout construction and prepare delay claim reports.
• Liaise with site management teams and adjust projects as necessary.

Skills

Primavera 6

MS Office

MS Project

Education

Degree in Engineering

Job description

Job Purpose:

Incumbent will be responsible for overall planning of projects, follow up, claims and claim analysis, updates of program, subcontractor engineering, materials follow up as per program, close out project documents.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

1.Develop the most appropriate method and sequence of construction operations for a particular project, in conjunction with the Site Manager for luxury Villa Construction.

2.Plan and oversee the entire programme of work and must anticipate a contract's demands in terms of labor, materials, equipment and technical challenges

3.Presenting schedules of work, often with visual aids such as bar charts and procedures diagrams

4.Making CL-14 program with available drawings & information, discuss program with Project Manager/ Planning Manager.

5.Establish the Critical path and monitor changes on regular basis (Interrogate the validity of Critical Path in Sub-contractors programmes)

6.Finalize & submit programme to client/consultant & distribute internally

7.Updating CL-14 program regularly (collecting data from site & concerned person) & get the progress agreed by Site agent, Eng & Eng team.

8.Monitoring progress throughout the construction process and comparing this with the projected schedule of work and through KPI’s. Identifying & informing deviations & delays.

9.Assist in preparing delay claim reports.

10.Involvement with Quantity Surveyor in preparing Delay & Time Extension Claims.

11. Liaising with the site management team leaders throughout the process, making adjustments to projects as necessary.

12. Regular monitoring to contract documents, drawings and daily correspondence.

13. Monitor sub-contractors progress and attend progress meetings.

Experience Knowledge and Skills:

• Degree in Engineering

• 5 + years of required experience. Projects managed- Villa , High Rise Building will be added advantage

• Technical skills : Primavera 6, MS office, MS project.