Project Coordinator/Planning Engineer for a contracting company

Confidential Company; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company in Dubai seeks a Project Planner/Coordinator to organize site activities, provide technical support to site engineers, and monitor schedules using Primavera P6. You will coordinate with consultants and subcontractors to ensure projects stay aligned with approved timelines and contractual requirements.

You will develop baselines, track progress, prepare weekly and monthly reports, and support management with schedule analyses and recovery plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical engineering or related discipline.
• Minimum 3–5 years of relevant experience in project planning, coordination, technical engineering, or project controls, preferably in the UAE construction industry.
• Strong knowledge of Primavera P6 for scheduling, baseline preparation and progress monitoring.
• Proficient in English with good written and verbal communication and reporting skills.
• Ability to coordinate with site engineers, consultants, subcontractors, clients and internal departments and manage deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Site Coordination: Coordinate with project sites and site engineers to resolve technical issues and support smooth project execution.
• Technical Coordination: Liaise with consultants, project teams, subcontractors and stakeholders to resolve technical queries and obtain clarifications.
• Project Planning and Scheduling: Develop, update and maintain project baselines using Primavera P6 aligned with milestones and contractual requirements.
• Progress Monitoring: Monitor actual progress against the baseline, identify delays and coordinate corrective actions.
• Manpower Planning: Prepare manpower histograms to support resource allocation and workforce planning.
• Project Reporting: Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports, dashboards and client/management reports.
• Primavera P6 Management: Maintain project schedules, update progress, monitor performance and prepare revisions.
• Subcontractor Coordination: Follow up with subcontractors on progress, requirements and deliverables.
• Invoice Coordination: Coordinate with Accounts to facilitate invoice preparation and payments.
• Stakeholder Management: Maintain effective communication with consultants, site teams, subcontractors, clients and other stakeholders.
• Management Support: Provide progress updates and schedule analyses to support decision-making.
• Technical Documentation: Collect and prepare technical information, drawings and clarifications.
• Project Control: Identify deviations, monitor milestones and support recovery plans.

Skills

Primavera P6

Project Planning

Technical Knowledge

Progress Monitoring

Coordination

Reporting

Communication

Organisational Skills

Education

Engineering degree (Civil/Mechanical/Electrical)

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Job Purpose

Job PurposeTo coordinate project site activities provide technical support to site engineers prepare and monitor project schedules using Primavera P6 track project progress coordinate with consultants and subcontractors and prepare regular reports for management and clients to ensure projects are completed in line with approved schedules and contractual requirements

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• Site Coordination Coordinate with project sites and site engineers to resolve technical issues clarify requirements and support smooth project execution


• Technical Coordination Liaise with consultants project teams subcontractors and relevant stakeholders to resolve technical queries and obtain necessary clarifications


• Project Planning and Scheduling Develop update and maintain project baseline programmes using Primavera P6 ensuring alignment with project milestones and contractual requirements


• Progress Monitoring Monitor actual project progress against the approved baseline programme identify delays and potential risks and coordinate corrective actions with relevant teams


• Manpower Planning Prepare manpower histograms based on project schedules to support resource allocation and workforce planning


• Project Reporting Prepare and submit weekly and monthly progress reports summary dashboards and management and client reports highlighting project status delays and key issues


• Primavera P6 Management Maintain project schedules update progress monitor programme performance and prepare schedule revisions and progress reports as required


• Subcontractor Coordination Follow up with subcontractors on work progress programme requirements technical issues and pending deliverables to ensure alignment with project objectives


• Invoice Coordination Coordinate with the Accounts Department to facilitate timely invoice preparation submission processing and follow-up on payment-related matters


• Stakeholder Management Maintain effective communication with consultants site teams subcontractors clients and other stakeholders to resolve issues and maintain project progress


• Management Support Provide timely project updates progress summaries schedule analysis and relevant information to support management decision-making and project control


• Technical Documentation Coordinate the preparation and collection of technical information drawings approvals and clarifications required by site engineers and project teams


• Project Control Identify programme deviations monitor milestones highlight potential delays and support the implementation of recovery plans and corrective measures

Education:

• Bachelor's degree or diploma in Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

Experience:

• Minimum 3–5 years of relevant experience in project planning, project coordination, technical engineering, or project controls, preferably in the UAE construction industry.

Skills and Competencies

• Primavera P6: Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6 for project scheduling, baseline preparation, progress updates, and programme monitoring.


• Project Planning: Experience in preparing project schedules, manpower histograms, progress reports, and project dashboards.


• Technical Knowledge: Ability to understand engineering drawings, technical specifications, project requirements, and contractual milestones.


• Progress Monitoring: Ability to analyse planned versus actual progress, identify delays, and assist in preparing corrective and recovery plans.


• Coordination Skills: Proven ability to coordinate with site engineers, consultants, subcontractors, clients, and internal departments.


• Reporting Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and project reporting tools.


• Communication: Good written and verbal communication skills in English.


• Organisational Skills: Strong analytical, planning, follow-up, problem-solving, and time-management abilities.

Personal Attributes:

• Proactive, detail-oriented, organised, and capable of managing multiple project requirements and deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on multiple construction or engineering projects simultaneously.


• Knowledge of project controls, critical path analysis, progress measurement, and delay monitoring.


• Familiarity with project documentation, subcontractor progress tracking, and invoice coordination.


• UAE driving licence would be an advantage, depending on site travel requirements.


• Candidates available to join immediately or within a short notice period are preferred, if the position is urgent.