Planning Engineer Construction Industry

NAFFCO; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

NAFFCO is seeking a Planning Engineer to develop, maintain and control project programmes for challenging construction projects in Dubai. You will support project teams by producing auditable, resource-loaded schedules and performing schedule risk analysis to meet time, cost and quality objectives.

You will create master programmes, monitor progress, update baselines and report performance to stakeholders. Strong analytical and communication skills are essential to drive timely decisions and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Quantity Surveying, or related discipline.
• Minimum relevant planning experience in construction or project controls.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Knowledge of CP, earned value, risk analysis and schedule control.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain and optimize project master programmes and detailed schedules.
• Create resource-loaded schedules and align with milestones and handover dates.
• Provide time impact analyses and change impact assessments.
• Monitor progress using EV/schedule performance and dashboards.
• Prepare programme reports for management and clients.

Skills

Planning & scheduling

Analytical skills

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Construction Management or Civil Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Job Summary

The Planning Engineer Construction Industry will be responsible for developing maintaining and controlling project programmes to ensure timely delivery of construction works. The role will support project and commercial teams by producing realistic auditable and resourceloaded schedules performing schedule risk analysis monitoring progress against baselines and recommending recovery actions to manage time cost and quality objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop maintain and optimize project master programmers lookahead schedules and detailed baseline schedules for design procurement construction and commissioning activities.

• Create resourceloaded schedules integrate subcontractor and supplier programmes and ensure alignment with contractual milestones and handover dates.

• Produce and update programme logic critical path analysis phasegates and key dependency registers to support project planning and decision making.

• Monitor project progress through regular updates earned value/schedule performance analysis progress curves and dashboard reporting; identify variances and recommend corrective actions.

• Prepare and present programme reports milestone trackers slippage notices and change impact assessments for project management commercial and client meetings.

• Coordinate with project controls commercial procurement design and site teams to ensure scope clarity timely procurement and resource availability are reflected in the programme.

• Review and evaluate subcontractor/supplier schedules provide feedback and consolidate into an integrated master programme; manage schedule submission and acceptance processes.

• Maintain programme documentation baseline control revision history and compliance with change control procedures within the project management systems.

• Support claims extension of time assessments and contractual notices by providing time impact analyses contemporaneous records and programme-based evidence.

• Drive continuous improvement of planning standards templates tools and governance across projects and contribute to knowledge sharing and lessons learned.

Scope of Role

• Prepare and manage programmes for projects ranging from small works to medium/large construction contracts across multiple sectors.

• Work closely with project managers commercial managers and site teams to ensure programmes are practical resourced and reflected in execution plans.

• Provide planning input to bid stages project mobilization and postaward contract administration as required.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelors degree in Construction Management Civil Engineering Quantity Surveying or related discipline or equivalent demonstrable experience.

• Minimum 37 years relevant planning experience within contractor consultant or project controls teams in the construction industry.

• Proficient in Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.

• Knowledge of programme management techniques including critical path analysis resource levelling earned value management and schedule risk analysis.

• Good commercial awareness and understanding of contract programmes procurement routes and the impact of change on time and cost.

• Strong analytical skills attention to detail and the ability to produce clear auditable programme documentation under tight deadlines.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present programme information to stakeholders at all levels.

• Ability to work collaboratively in crossfunctional teams and manage multiple projects concurrently.