Planning Engineer – Assistant Manager- Abu Dhabi

STRAGO; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

STRAGO, a leading manufacturer of engineered systems for district energy and oil & gas, seeks a capable Planning Engineer Assistant Manager to oversee project and production schedules. You will link sales, engineering, procurement, production and logistics to give management a clear view of progress, risks and capacity.

The role requires a mechanical/civil/industrial engineering background, 8 years planning experience, GCC exposure, and proficiency in Primavera P6, MS Project, Excel, SAP/Oracle,

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical, Civil, Industrial or Production Engineering.
• PMI-SP or PMP or equivalent planning certification.
• 8 years in planning or project controls including 2 years in a senior/lead planner role.
• Experience in EPC manufacturing, engineering-product projects, or district energy/oil & gas.
• GCC region experience; familiarity with UAE/Saudi requirements.
• Fluent English and Arabic.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule projects from award through design, procurement, manufacturing, delivery and site support.
• Monitor progress, report variances, delays and recovery actions.
• Coordinate with sales, estimation, engineering, procurement, production, QA/QC and logistics.
• Lead junior planners and standardise templates, procedures and reporting formats.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Cross-functional coordination

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical/Civil/Industrial or Production Engineering

PMI-SP or PMP certification

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Excel

SAP or Oracle ERP

Power BI

Job description

About the Role

Our client is an established manufacturer of engineered ystems serving district energy oil and gas and industrial projects across the region.

The Planning Engineer Assistant Manager owns the planning and scheduling of projects and production so that orders are delivered on time on budget and to specification. The role links sales engineering procurement production and logistics and gives management a clear reliable view of progress risks and capacity.

Key Responsibilities

Planning and scheduling

• Build and maintain detailed baseline schedules for projects from contract award through design procurement manufacturing delivery and site support.
• Translate project schedules into production and resource plans aligned with factory capacity and material availability.
• Define work breakdown structures critical paths milestones and interfaces with clients and subcontractors.
• Prepare schedules that meet client and consultant contractual requirements including submission formats.

Monitoring and project controls

• Track actual progress against baseline and report variances delays and recovery actions.
• Issue weekly and monthly progress reports S-curves and look-ahead schedules for management and clients.
• Identify schedule risks early and propose mitigation and recovery plans.
• Support delay analysis extension-of-time submissions and variation impact assessments.
• Contribute to cost tracking forecasting and earned-value reporting where required.

Coordination

• Work with sales and estimation on delivery timelines for tenders and proposals.
• Coordinate with engineering procurement production QA/QC and logistics so plans reflect real constraints.
• Attend project production and client progress meetings and keep action items moving.

Leadership and improvement

• Guide and review the work of junior planners or planning engineers.
• Standardise planning templates procedures and reporting formats.
• Drive improvements in on-time delivery capacity use and planning accuracy.

Requirements

Area

Essential

Preferred

Education

Bachelors degree in Mechanical Civil Industrial or Production Engineering

PMP PMI-SP or equivalent planning certification

Experience

8 years in planning or project controls including 2 years in a senior or lead planner rolePre-insulated piping district cooling pipelines oil and gas or engineered-product manufacturing

Project type

Planning for EPC manufacturing or fabrication projectsCombined project and production (factory) planning

Tools

Primavera P6 and MS Project; advanced ExcelSAP or Oracle ERP planning modules; Power BI

Region

Experience on projects in the GCCFamiliarity with client and consultant requirements in the UAE and Saudi Arabia

Language

Fluent English written and spokenArabic

Core competencies

• Strong analytical skills with a structured approach to critical path and resource analysis.
• Clear communicator able to present progress and risks to senior management and clients.
• Comfortable coordinating across departments and holding teams to agreed dates.
• High attention to detail and ownership of schedule accuracy.

Package

A competitive package will be discussed with shortlisted candidates. It is expected to follow the usual GCC structure: basic salary housing and transport allowances medical insurance annual air ticket visa and end-of-service benefits.