PLANNING ENGINEER – CIVIL

Belgravia Contracting Company - BCC Gulf; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Belgravia Contracting Company - BCC Gulf is seeking a Senior Planner to develop, update and maintain baseline programmes for high-rise and mid-rise construction projects in Dubai. You will use Primavera P6 and MS Project to monitor progress, analyse critical paths, and identify risks and delays.

Key duties include coordinating with civil, MEP and subcontractor teams, preparing weekly and monthly reports, maintaining recovery programmes and updating progress data within deadlines.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with high-rise and mid-rise construction projects is required.
• Strong understanding of sequencing, critical path analysis, progress measurement and project reporting.
• Excellent coordination and communication skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update and maintain baseline programmes using Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Monitor actual progress against planned targets and identify delays or risks.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports, S-curves and dashboards.
• Coordinate with civil, MEP and subcontractor teams to align work sequences and interfaces.
• Assess manpower, equipment and resource requirements and highlight shortfalls.
• Develop and monitor recovery programmes with the project team.
• Maintain planning records and assess schedule impact of variations and delays.
• Conduct site progress reviews and ensure updates are submitted on time.

Skills

Construction scheduling

Critical path analysis

Progress reporting

Coordination

Communication skills

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Develop update and maintain baseline programmes detailed construction schedules and short-term look-ahead plans using Primavera P6 and or MS Project Monitor actual progress against planned targets analyse critical-path activities and identify delays slippages and potential schedule risks Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports S-curves progress dashboards and manpower equipment histograms Track drawing approvals material submittals procurement activities and long-lead deliveries against project milestones Coordinate with civil MEP and subcontractor teams to align work sequences interfaces and site priorities Assess manpower equipment and resource requirements against planned activities and highlight any shortfalls Develop and monitor recovery programmes with the project team following up on agreed corrective and mitigation actions Maintain planning records and assess the schedule impact of variations changes and delay events to support extension-of-time submissions Conduct regular site progress reviews and validate reported progress against actual site activities Highlight programme risks constraints and critical issues to the Project Manager and recommend suitable mitigation measures Ensure schedule updates progress data and supporting records are accurate and submitted within reporting deadlines

• Hands-on experience with high-rise and mid-rise construction projects.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Good understanding of construction sequencing, critical path analysis, progress measurement and project reporting.
• Strong coordination, analytical and communication skills.