Planning Engineer-SWRO

WSP in the Middle East; Fujairah; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP in the Middle East is seeking a Planning Engineer to support the SWRO Fujairah IWP project. You will monitor, review, and report project schedules, assess progress, identify delays, and support successful delivery across design, construction, commissioning and handover stages.

The role requires strong Primavera P6 skills, experience in large industrial projects, and UAE familiarity to coordinate across teams and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, or equivalent).
• 6–10 years of experience in project planning and scheduling.
• Experience in large industrial, infrastructure, or desalination (SWRO) projects.
• Strong proficiency in Primavera P6 (mandatory) and MS Project.
• Knowledge of project control principles, scheduling techniques, and cost integration.
• Familiarity with EPC project lifecycle and construction methodologies.
• Experience working in the Middle East, preferably UAE.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of risk management and delay analysis techniques.
• Certification such as PMP or Primavera P6 (preferred).
• Excellent communication and coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Review baseline and recovery schedules and align with milestones.
• Input on resource planning based on progress.
• Support schedule reviews from Owner’s Engineer perspective.
• Monitor progress and compare with planned activities.
• Highlight schedule concerns and track mitigations.
• Review critical path analysis and schedule impacts.
• Contribute to monthly progress reports and presentations.
• Review contractor progress updates and earned value.
• Support schedule implications of variations.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams.
• Present planning updates in project review meetings.
• Ensure planning activities follow procedures and document actions.

Skills

Project scheduling

Planning & scheduling

Project controls

Analytical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Job Description

Planning Engineer to support the delivery of a SWRO Project. Working within the Owner's Engineer team, the Planning Engineer will be responsible for monitoring, reviewing, and reporting project schedules, assessing construction progress, identifying potential delays, and supporting the successful delivery of the project. The role will provide high-level planning and project controls support across design review, construction, commissioning and handover stages, in line with Owner’s Engineer responsibilities for the Fujairah IWP

Job Description

Planning Engineer to support the delivery of a SWRO Project. Working within the Owner's Engineer team, the Planning Engineer will be responsible for monitoring, reviewing, and reporting project schedules, assessing construction progress, identifying potential delays, and supporting the successful delivery of the project. The role will provide high-level planning and project controls support across design review, construction, commissioning and handover stages, in line with Owner’s Engineer responsibilities for the Fujairah IWP

Responsibilities

• Review, analyze, and monitor the Contractor's baseline schedule, recovery schedules, and detailed work programs including alignment with key project milestones from NTP to PCOD.
• Provide high-level input on resource planning and deployment requirements based on construction progress.
• Support schedule reviews from an Owner’s Engineer perspective, focusing on compliance, constructability and timely delivery.
• Monitor construction progress and evaluate actual performance against planned activities.
• Highlight key schedule concerns early and support the project team in tracking agreed mitigation actions.
• Review critical path analysis and schedule impact assessments.
• Contribute to monthly progress reporting and management presentations.
• Review and validate contractor progress updates and earned value assessments.
• Support change management processes by assessing schedule implications of variations.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning teams to verify schedule integration.
• Participate in project review meetings and present planning and progress updates to stakeholders.
• Check planning activities are undertaken in accordance with project procedures and reporting standards and support documentation of planning decisions, schedule updates and agreed actions

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Civil, Mechanical, or equivalent).
• Minimum 6–10 years of experience in project planning and scheduling.
• Proven experience in large industrial, infrastructure, or desalination (SWRO) projects.
• Strong proficiency in Primavera P6 (mandatory) and MS Project.
• Knowledge of project control principles, scheduling techniques, and cost integration.
• Familiarity with EPC project lifecycle and construction methodologies.
• Experience working in the Middle East, preferably UAE.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of risk management and delay analysis techniques.
• Certification such as PMP or Primavera P6 (preferred).
• Excellent communication and coordination skills.

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