Planning Engineer - Real Estate Projects

AlFuttaim; Dubai; On-site; AED 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

AlFuttaim is searching for a Planning Engineer to join their Real Estate Projects team in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This full-time position offers a competitive salary range of 12,000–18,000 UAE dirhams per month. The ideal candidate will manage Primavera-based schedules, monitor construction progress, and conduct delay analysis.

This role provides an opportunity to work on large-scale projects while enhancing skills in project controls and collaboration across dynamic teams.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of experience in project planning or construction scheduling.
• Strong understanding of construction activities and project processes.
• Licensed or professionally qualified construction planner is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage Primavera-based schedules for real estate projects.
• Monitor progress and perform delay impact analysis.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports.

Skills

Project planning

Construction scheduling

Primavera planning software

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or Architecture

Tools

Primavera

Job description

Overview

Planning Engineer – Real Estate Projects – Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Full‑time role with an estimated salary range of 12,000–18,000 UAE dirhams per month. The role requires a seasoned construction planner who can develop and manage Primavera-based schedules, monitor progress, and perform delay and time‑impact analysis for major real‑estate developments.

Key Responsibilities

• Review tender information and prepare practical tender programmes that reflect project scope, sequencing, resources and construction methodology.
• Develop baseline and contract programmes covering construction, procurement, engineering, approvals and resource‑loaded planning requirements.
• Generate procurement and engineering schedules from the baseline programme and communicate key dates to relevant departments.
• Create realistic three‑week and three‑month look‑ahead schedules to support site planning and short‑term control.
• Prepare plant lists and labour histograms during pre‑contract and post‑contract stages for resource planning.
• Collaborate with the Planning Manager or Senior Planning Manager to analyse construction methods, sequencing options, productivity assumptions and technical planning constraints.
• Assist the estimation team with preliminary planning information, schedule‑related inputs and resource considerations during tender preparation.
• Coordinate with the Planning Manager and Tendering Lead to prepare project logistics plans and method statements.
• Identify complex construction activities and support the development of risks and opportunities registers for planning, tendering and execution review.
• Monitor site progress against approved schedules and assess the impact of actual achievements on the overall programme.
• Prepare weekly, bi‑weekly and monthly progress reports detailing progress status, delays, critical activities and planned recovery actions.
• Support delay mitigation planning by revising baseline or contract programmes as required.
• Assist with time‑impact analysis for scope changes, unforeseen conditions, delayed decisions or other project events affecting the schedule.
• Track key milestones, procurement dates, engineering deliverables, site progress, productivity trends and critical‑path activities.
• Maintain clear planning records to support reporting, management review, contractual communication and project control.
• Coordinate with project management, construction, commercial, engineering, procurement and site teams to keep planning information accurate and current.

Ideal Profile

• Degree or diploma in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture or a related technical discipline.
• Licensed or professionally qualified construction planning professional preferred.
• Minimum 5–7 years of experience in project planning, construction scheduling or technical planning roles.
• Strong understanding of infrastructure and building construction activities, development processes and sequencing.
• Proven experience preparing tender programmes, baseline and contract schedules, look‑ahead schedules, labour histograms and progress reports.
• Proficient in Primavera planning software with commercial project exposure.
• Good knowledge of planning principles, schedule control, progress measurement, critical‑path monitoring and delay analysis.
• Familiarity with local legislation, statutory requirements, project logistics planning and construction documentation practices.
• Ability to analyse project progress, identify risks, evaluate delays and support corrective action planning.
• Strong coordination skills and the ability to work across project management, estimation, tendering, procurement, engineering and site teams.
• Comfortable managing complexity, working under deadlines and communicating planning information clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Results‑focused, proactive, adaptable and able to support project teams in a fast‑moving construction environment.

Skills Set

• Project planning, construction scheduling, and Primavera planning software.
• Baseline programme preparation, contract programme preparation and tender programme development.
• Resource‑loaded schedules, procurement scheduling, engineering scheduling.
• Look‑ahead planning (three‑week and three‑month).
• Labour histogram preparation, plant list preparation.
• Progress monitoring, weekly and monthly progress reporting.
• Time‑impact analysis, delay analysis and delay mitigation planning.
• Critical path monitoring, construction methodology review, project logistics planning.
• Method statement support, risk and opportunities register.
• Infrastructure and building construction knowledge, real‑estate development projects, site progress evaluation.
• Project controls and UAE construction planning experience.

Why Join Us

This opportunity offers exposure to large‑scale real‑estate projects in Dubai, allowing you to deepen your expertise in project controls, Primavera scheduling, construction sequencing and programme management while collaborating with cross‑functional teams in a dynamic regional environment.