Project Planner

EMKAAN Architectural + Engineering Consultancy; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

EMKAAN Architectural + Engineering Consultancy in Dubai is seeking a senior planning professional to lead fully integrated project programmes from concept to handover. You will establish master schedules, baselines, milestones, and WBS while owning critical path analysis and risk management across multiple projects.

The role requires 7+ years in project planning, advanced Primavera P6 skills, and strong CPM/WBS knowledge.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management.
• 7+ years experience in project planning (consultancy or construction).
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 (mandatory).
• Strong knowledge of CPM, WBS, baseline control, and delay analysis.
• Confident communicator capable of challenging timelines.
• Experience supporting claims and EOTs preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of logic-linked, resource-loaded project programmes from concept to handover.
• Establish, maintain, and control master schedules, baselines, milestones, and WBS.
• Define sequencing, dependencies, constraints, and planning assumptions in line with scope and contracts.
• Own critical path analysis and programme risk management across multiple projects.
• Independently assess and challenge project timelines proposed by project teams.
• Monitor progress, analyze variances, and provide accurate forecast completion dates.
• Develop and implement recovery, mitigation, and acceleration strategies.
• Conduct schedule impact analysis for variations, scope changes, and design revisions.
• Lead planning input for claims, extensions of time (EOTs), and delay analysis.
• Produce executive-level weekly and monthly planning reports.
• Act as the planning authority in internal and client progress meetings.
• Coordinate planning activities across architectural, engineering, and construction disciplines.
• Mentor junior planners and drive planning standards.
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and integrity of planning data across all projects.

Skills

Critical path analysis

Primavera P6

CPM knowledge

Project scheduling

Stakeholder communication

Delay analysis

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Architecture/Construction Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

• Lead the development of fully logic-linked, resource-loaded project programmes from concept to handover
• Establish, maintain, and control master schedules, baselines, milestones, and WBS
• Define sequencing, dependencies, constraints, and planning assumptions in line with scope and contracts
• Own critical path analysis and programme risk management across multiple projects
• Independently assess and challenge project timelines proposed by project teams
• Monitor progress, analyze variances, and provide accurate forecast completion dates
• Develop and implement recovery, mitigation, and acceleration strategies
• Conduct schedule impact analysis for variations, scope changes, and design revisions
• Lead planning input for claims, extensions of time (EOTs), and delay analysis
• Produce executive-level weekly and monthly planning reports
• Act as the planning authority in internal and client progress meetings
• Coordinate planning activities across architectural, engineering, and construction disciplines
• Mentor junior planners and drive planning standards
• Ensure accuracy, consistency, and integrity of planning data across all projects

Candidate Criteria

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Architecture, or Construction Management
• 7+ years experience in project planning (consultancy or construction)
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 (mandatory)
• Strong knowledge of CPM, WBS, baseline control, and delay analysis
• Confident communicator with the ability to challenge unrealistic timelines
• Proven experience supporting claims and EOTs preferred