Planning Engineer - Power and Water transmission

KBR; Abu Dhabi; Presencial; AED 201.000 - 335.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

KBR-Abu Dhabi is seeking a Planning Engineer to oversee project planning and scheduling for Power and Water transmission schemes in Abu Dhabi. You will coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, ensuring schedules align with budget and client milestones, while reporting progress and risks to stakeholders.

The role requires expert Primavera P6 skills, strong data analysis, and the ability to produce executive-ready visuals and narratives.

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 5+ years of planning/scheduling experience.
• Experience with Primavera P6 and EPC workflows.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and maintain Primavera P6 schedules and baselines.
• Prepare weekly/monthly planning reports and dashboards.
• Create progress narratives, variances, and risk monitoring.

Conocimientos

Analytical

Attention to detail

Communication

Proactive

Collaboration

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Herramientas

Primavera P6

Power BI

Excel

SharePoint

Descripción del empleo

Planning Engineer - Power and Water transmission# KBR Careers## Planning Engineer - Power and Water transmissionApply: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Full time: Posted Today: R2130401**Title:**Planning Engineer - Power and Water transmission### **Job Description****Job Title:** Planning Engineer **Company:** KBR-Abu Dhabi **Project:** Power and Water transmission Scheme **Location**: Abu Dhabi **Experience Required:** 5+ years**Employment Type:** Full-time, Contract **About Company***\"Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR!*The KBR team delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives, while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.KBR provides holistic and value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end design and engineering capabilities, and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.\"**Job Purpose**The Planning Engineer will oversee the Project planning, scheduling, progress reporting process.This is a PMC role, and there will be multiple Supervision Consultants and EPC`s appointed directly by the Client. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing planning and scheduling requirements on the large-scale power and water transmission projects in Abu Dhabi. This role involves strategic planning, resource management, and collaboration with various stakeholders to meet project objectives, timelines, and budget constraints.**Job Responsibilities**· Schedule Development & Maintenanceo Build and maintain Primavera P6 schedules (Baselines, Updates, Recovery/Acceleration plans, What-If scenarios).o Develop activity coding structures aligned to WBS/OBS, calendars, and resource/cost loading principles.o Perform logic checks, critical path analysis (CPA), and near-critical path monitoring.· Progress Measurement & Reportingo Implement progress measurement systems (earned value, physical progress curves, progress S-curves).o Prepare weekly and monthly planning reports: lookahead schedules, progress narratives, variance analyses, milestone tracking.o Generate dashboards and visuals using Power BI (e.g., SPI/CPI trends, milestone heatmaps, risked dates).· Cost & Cash Flow Support (Basic)o Coordinate with cost engineers to cost-load schedules, align to CBS, and produce time-phased cash flows.o Compare planned vs. actual costs at a summary level to highlight variances affecting schedule.**Qualifications**· Bachelor’s degree in related field.· 5+ years· Proven experience in a similar role.**Technical Skills**· Primavera P6 EPPM/Professional: calendars, resources, activity coding, baselining, TIA basics, layouts.· Power BI: data import/transform, measures (DAX), visuals (KPIs, S-curves).· Excel: pivots, charts, lookups, what-if analysis; SharePoint for data collaboration.· Understanding of EPC workflows, construction sequencing.· Familiarity with EOT principles and schedule impact documentation.**Soft Skills**· Analytical with strong attention to detail and data quality.· Clear and concise communicator, able to produce executive-ready visuals and narratives.· Proactive, organized, and able to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines.· Collaborative mindset with consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders.