Principle Specialist, Project Planning and Controls- UAE

RTX; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Flexible work schedules

Educational assistance

Job summary

RTX is seeking a Project Planning and Controls specialist for its new Coyote program factory in Abu Dhabi. This role ensures effective project planning, scheduling, and control activities.

The ideal candidate will have 3–5 years of experience and a university degree in a related field, demonstrating expertise in project management and strong analytical skills.

This position offers comprehensive benefits including flexible work schedules and career development programs.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in project planning and scheduling.
• Strong understanding of scheduling and earned value management.
• High attention to detail and documentation discipline.

Responsibilities

• Manage and maintain the program schedule, budget, and forecasts.
• Oversee and manage the lifecycle and operational aspects of projects.
• Assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet goals.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Earned value management

MS Project

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

University degree in a relevant field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Location

AE-AZ-ABU DHABI-ADGM TOWER 3 Al Maqam Tower GLOBAL MARKET SQ TWR 3

Position Role Type

Onsite

What You Will Do

The Project Planning and Controls specialist will support the operations of RTX's new Coyote program factory located in the Tawazun Industrial Park (TIP). This role ensures end‑to‑end project planning, scheduling and control activities enabling the project to meet its time, budget and reporting requirements. The role will be part of the Project Management Office supporting and implementing a validated program controls system.

• Manage and maintain the program schedule, budget, and forecasts on behalf of the Program Manager.
• Provide support for establishing and maintaining the program Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Oversee and manage the lifecycle and operational aspects of projects and liaise between project management, planning project team and line management.
• Review status of projects and budgets, manage schedules and prepare status reports and analysis such as critical path and variance analysis.
• Assist in analyzing funding profiles, spending profiles, estimates to complete and variance analysis.
• Assess project issues and develop resolutions to meet productivity, quality and customer satisfaction goals and objectives.
• Develop, monitor and report on localization effort including offset credit claims, local content and value‑add calculations.
• Develop and maintain weekly, monthly and quarterly schedule reporting systems.
• Develop, monitor and analyze program metrics to provide early visibility of progress against plans, delays, risks or gaps.
• Develop, maintain and update visual controls and dashboards to support operational decision‑making and priority setting.

Qualifications You Must Have

• A university degree in a relevant field related to the role description.
• 3–5 years of experience in project planning and scheduling.
• Strong understanding of scheduling and earned value management.
• Hands‑on and proven experience with relevant tools and reporting systems.
• High attention to detail and documentation discipline.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Proactive detail‑oriented and a speak‑up mindset.
• Excellent coordination and stakeholder management abilities.
• Advanced proficiency in MS Project (or equivalent), Excel, and data analysis (pivot tables, trackers, dashboards).
• Experience and knowledge of earned‑value management reporting, tracking and analysis.

Qualifications We Prefer

• Good communicator with confidence to engage with peers and leadership.
• Experience in frequent use and general knowledge of industry practices, techniques and standards.

What We Offer

We offer a total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation, healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits, career development and recognition programs. Benefits include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

Additional Information

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees as they are essential to the development of our products.

RTX adheres to the principles of equal employment. All qualified applications will be given careful consideration without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.