Planning Engineer | Real Estate | AFET

Robinson & Co (Singapore) Pte Ltd; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering and technologies company is looking for a planning specialist for MEP projects in the UAE. The ideal candidate will have 8-10 years of experience, a degree in Mechanical or Electrical engineering, and familiarity with project management tools like Primavera. You will monitor progress, prepare reports, and ensure compliance with project timelines and requirements.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of experience in Planning of MEP Projects.

Responsibilities

• Developing and monitoring project plans according to contractual requirements.
• Preparing Engineering and Procurement Registers as per project baseline.
• Monitoring labor productivity and updating baseline schedules.

Skills

Project management software (Primavera, MS Project)

Knowledge of Contracts (FIDIC)

Interpersonal skills

SAP experience

Education

BE/ BTech – Mechanical/ Electrical

Job description

Overview of the role

Responsible for developing, tracking and guiding the most appropriate method and sequence of MEP activities in conjunction with the Contract Requirements and Main Contract Programme in order to ensure the project is completed timely and on budget.

What you will do

Contract Baseline Programme.

• Creating the project plan schedule according to the project baseline.
• Developing & obtaining approval of MEP/Main Contract Baseline Programme.

Monitoring Progress - Engineering

• Preparing Engineering Registers in-line with the Baseline Programme Requirements
• Monitoring progress of submissions & highlighting variance (if any) to the project team
• Providing look-ahead to the Engineering team

Monitoring Progress - Procurement

• Preparing Procurement Register in-line with Baseline Programme Requirements
• Monitoring progress of procurement & highlighting variance (if any) to the project team
• Providing look-ahead to the project team
• Ensure selected vendors are in compliance with the project delivery requirements
• Identify Specialist Subcontractor requirements, monitor and ensure selection in a timely manner
• Liaise with specialist suppliers for delivery requirements

Monitoring & Reporting Progress

• Monitoring Work Progress & highlighting variance (if any) to the project team
• Updating the Baseline Schedule
• Prepare progress reports in accordance with the project requirements
• Providing look-ahead to the project team
• Organize Weekly Meetings with the Project Team & Specialist Subcontractors
• Attend progress meetings with the Client/ Main Contractor

Resource Mobilization Forecasting & Productivity Measures

• Identifying manpower requirements in-line with the project progress & programme requirements
• Monitoring & tracking labor productivity
• Highlighting manpower requirement/ productivity concerns (if any) to the Site management
• Identifying the logic / sequence of commissioning
• Developing detailed T&C schedules in line with the Baseline Programme
• Delay Notifications, Delay Analysis & EOT Submissions
• Identifying variations that impact the programme
• Identifying delay events (if any) that impact the programme
• Notifying the delays in accordance with the Contract Conditions
• Preparing delay analysis impact programmes for the delay events
• Preparation of EOT submissions.

Required skills to be successful

Job-Specific Skills

• Strong familiarity with project management software, such as Primavera (P6-V6) and MS Project
• Knowledge of Contracts (FIDIC)
• Interpersonal skills, ethical values and commitment to continual improvement
• Preferable to experience with SAP

What Equips you for the role

Minimum Qualifications, Certification and Knowledge

• BE/ BTech – Mechanical/ Electrical.

8-10 years of experience in Planning of MEP Projects.

About Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies

Al-Futtaim Engineering & Technologies offers customers complete engineering and systems integration solutions.

The Engineering arm operates in the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt providing a wide variety of products and services from air conditioning, scaffolding and access solutions, elevators and escalators, control and life safety, facilities management, building products, MEP, Energy Management, Technology Infrastructure and Digital Transformation.

The Technologies division provides complete business solutions to large, medium and small customers that include, contact centre solutions, business applications, business intelligence, data management, advanced analytics amongst others. The IT infrastructure portfolio comprises IP telephony, ELV systems, networking solutions, professional audio-visual solutions and managed services.

These solutions are further complemented by services that include project management, installation, testing, commissioning and after-sales maintenance contracts.