Planning Engineer - Infrastructure Projects

AECOM Middle East Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 200,880 - 312,480; Full time

Job summary

AECOM Middle East Ltd seeks a Planning Engineer - Infrastructure Projects in Dubai to lead complex scheduling for major transportation and infrastructure programs. You will manage design, procurement, construction, and approvals milestones, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements and authority procedures.

You will build and maintain master schedules, perform delay analyses, and produce clear reports for management decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or closely related discipline.
• Professional Engineering certification is required.
• 7–12 years of planning engineering and programme management experience.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 or equivalent.
• Knowledge of RTA specifications and infrastructure requirements.
• Experience in delay analysis and EOT claims.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed baselines, recovery, revised, and master schedules.
• Coordinate with design, procurement, construction, and approvals teams.
• Analyse progress vs baselines and identify delays or bottlenecks.
• Prepare look-ahead plans and weekly/monthly progress reports.
• Lead planning meetings and provide scheduling risk assessments.
• Support EoT claims with narratives and supporting evidence.

Skills

Primavera P6

Project planning

Infrastructure scheduling

Baseline programmes

Recovery schedules

Master schedules

Look-ahead planning

Critical path analysis

Schedule risk analysis

Time impact analysis

Extension of Time claims

Delay analysis

Progress reporting

Stakeholder coordination

Microsoft Office

Project controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Professional Engineering certification

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Snapshot

Role: Planning Engineer - Infrastructure Projects

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Industry: Civil Engineering

Function: Project Management

Experience: 7-12 years

Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview

Planning Engineer - Infrastructure Projects in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering hiring opportunity for an experienced project controls professional specializing in construction scheduling, programme monitoring, delay analysis, recovery planning, and Extension of Time claims. The role supports major transportation and infrastructure projects by maintaining reliable schedules, coordinating authority approvals, identifying critical path risks, and providing clear planning intelligence for management decisions.

Job Details

Country: United Arab Emirates

City: Dubai

Industry: Civil Engineering

Salary: 18000-28000 (Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer.)

Gender: Any

Candidate Nationality: Any

Job Type: Full-time

Role Context

The Planning Engineer will develop and control integrated project programmes covering design, procurement, construction, authority approvals, traffic diversions, testing, and sectional handovers. The position will ensure that schedules remain aligned with contractual requirements, RTA procedures, approved work breakdown structures, and agreed project milestones. By analysing actual progress against approved baselines, the engineer will identify delays early, evaluate their effect on the critical path, and recommend practical mitigation or recovery measures. Accurate schedule reporting will help project managers, clients, contractors, and commercial teams make timely decisions and protect overall delivery objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop detailed baseline, recovery, revised, and master project schedules using Primavera P6 or equivalent planning software.
• Structure programmes according to approved work breakdown structures, contract milestones, and RTA requirements.
• Integrate design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, authority approvals, and handover activities into coordinated schedules.
• Review contractor programmes and assess logic, sequencing, durations, resources, constraints, and milestone compliance.
• Monitor actual progress against approved baselines and identify emerging delays or programme slippage.
• Analyse critical and near-critical paths to determine potential impacts on completion dates.
• Perform schedule risk analysis and provide clear findings on programme exposure and delivery confidence.
• Conduct time impact analysis for instructed changes, delayed approvals, access restrictions, and other project events.
• Prepare and evaluate Extension of Time claims using detailed narratives, impacted programmes, records, and supporting evidence.
• Assess contractor planning submissions against contractual milestones, phasing requirements, and key performance indicators.
• Coordinate programme requirements associated with traffic staging, road diversions, interim milestones, and sectional handovers.
• Track no-objection certificates, permits, authority reviews, and traffic diversion approvals within the project programme.
• Develop rolling look-ahead schedules for short-term construction planning and site coordination.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports, programme dashboards, schedule narratives, and milestone updates.
• Present planned versus actual progress using clear data, charts, and supporting analysis.
• Identify delayed activities, procurement constraints, long-lead items, and potential schedule bottlenecks.
• Prepare recovery plans and mitigation programmes with practical sequencing and resource recommendations.
• Monitor implementation of approved recovery actions and report whether targeted progress is being achieved.
• Coordinate planning inputs across construction, design, procurement, commercial, quality, and stakeholder teams.
• Lead weekly and monthly planning meetings and maintain clear records of actions and commitments.
• Provide planning advice to the Project Manager on priorities, sequencing, risks, and decision points.
• Review contractor method statements for consistency with submitted schedules and planned productivity.
• Analyse production rates and assess whether planned output is achievable using available resources.
• Maintain accurate schedule records, revision histories, progress updates, and supporting programme documentation.
• Support project teams with delay records, correspondence, and planning evidence required for contractual assessments.
• Develop programme scenarios to evaluate alternative sequencing and recovery options.
• Promote consistent scheduling standards and contribute to improvements in project controls processes.
• Attend in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office as a condition of employment.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor 's degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related discipline.
• Professional Engineering certification is required.
• Minimum 7-12 years of professional experience in planning engineering and construction programme management.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 or equivalent scheduling software.
• Strong experience developing and maintaining baseline, recovery, revised, and look-ahead programmes.
• Detailed knowledge of RTA specifications, approval processes, and infrastructure construction requirements.
• Proven capability in schedule risk analysis, time impact analysis, delay assessment, and recovery planning.
• Practical experience preparing or evaluating Extension of Time claims.
• Familiarity with traffic staging, project phasing, authority approvals, and sectional handover requirements.
• Experience tracking procurement schedules, long-lead items, and construction bottlenecks.
• Ability to review contractor programmes critically and identify weak logic, unrealistic durations, and missing interfaces.
• Strong understanding of critical path methodology, progress measurement, and schedule forecasting.
• Excellent analytical skills with careful attention to programme data and contractual detail.
• Ability to present complex schedule information clearly to clients, contractors, and senior management.
• Effective stakeholder management and multidisciplinary coordination capability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and relevant project management tools.
• Ability to organise large volumes of planning information and manage competing priorities.
• Strong written communication and professional report preparation skills.
• Proactive problem-solving ability and willingness to recommend practical programme solutions.

Skills Set

• Primavera P6
• Project planning
• Infrastructure scheduling
• Baseline programmes
• Recovery schedules
• Revised programmes
• Master schedules
• Look-ahead planning
• Critical path analysis
• Schedule risk analysis
• Time impact analysis
• Extension of Time claims
• Delay analysis
• Progress measurement
• Programme monitoring
• RTA specifications
• Traffic staging
• Construction phasing
• Authority approvals
• NOC tracking
• Permit coordination
• Procurement tracking
• Long-lead item management
• Bottleneck identification
• Recovery planning
• Mitigation planning
• Contractor programme review
• Progress reporting
• Stakeholder coordination
• Microsoft Office
• Project controls

Why Join Us

This opportunity provides a central planning role on major transportation and infrastructure projects in Dubai 's growing Civil Engineering sector. The successful candidate will influence project sequencing, delay mitigation, authority coordination, claims strategy, and management decision-making throughout the construction lifecycle. The position offers exposure to complex RTA requirements, multidisciplinary project interfaces, advanced programme analysis, and high-value infrastructure delivery. It also creates a strong career pathway toward senior planning engineering, project controls management, forensic delay analysis, or programme leadership responsibilities.

Eligible employees may receive benefits according to employment status and company policy, including medical coverage, disability insurance, life insurance, paid leave, professional development, wellbeing resources, employee assistance services, business travel insurance, recognition programmes, retirement savings support, and other employment benefits.