Project Planner (Owner s Engineer) - Abu Dhabi

TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING S.A DUBAI BRANCH; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

TRACTEBEL ENGINEERING S.A DUBAI BRANCH is seeking a Project Planner to support the Owner's Engineer team. You will monitor and report the overall project schedule from engineering through handover, performing critical path analysis and risk assessments to ensure on-time delivery.

Responsibilities include reviewing EPC baseline schedules, tracking progress, preparing dashboards and progress reports, and coordinating with multiple disciplines to minimize schedule slippage and support robust

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction management.
• Primavera P6 certification preferred; PMP advantageous.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Project and Excel reporting tools.

Responsibilities

• Review EPC baseline schedules and recovery plans.
• Monitor progress against milestones and provide status reports.
• Perform critical path analysis and identify risks and delays.
• Develop dashboards, S-curves and KPI tracking tools.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning teams.
• Prepare schedule assessments and corrective action recommendations.

Skills

Planning Scheduling

Primavera P6

CPM analysis

Earned Value Management (EVM)

Resource analysis

Schedule risk assessment

Delay analysis

EPCC planning

Progress measurement

Milestone tracking

EOT assessment

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Construction Management

Primavera P6 Certification

PMP Certification

Microsoft Project

Excel reporting tools

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

The Project Planner will support the Owner s Engineer OE team by monitoring evaluating and reporting the overall project schedule throughout engineering procurement construction commissioning and handover phases The role is responsible for verifying EPC contractor schedules analyzing project progress identifying delays and risks and providing schedule-related recommendations to ensure successful project delivery

Scope of Work

Review and validate EPC Contractor baseline schedules and recovery plans Monitor engineering procurement construction and commissioning progress against approved milestones Perform critical path analysis and identify schedule risks delays and bottlenecks Assess contractor claims related to schedule performance extensions of time EOT and delay events Develop project dashboards progress reports S-curves and KPI tracking tools Coordinate with engineering construction commissioning and management teams to ensure accurate progress measurement Participate in weekly and monthly progress review meetings with the Client and EPC Contractor Prepare schedule assessments and provide recommendations for corrective actions when project milestones are at risk

Key Skills Required

• Planning Scheduling Primavera P6 expertise
• Project controls and scheduling
• Critical Path Method CPM analysis
• Earned Value Management EVM
• Resource and productivity analysis
• Schedule risk assessment
• Delay analysis and forensic planning
• Technical Skills Power plant construction schedules EPC project lifecycle knowledge Engineering Procurement Construction Commissioning EPCC planning
• Progress measurement and reporting
• Contractual milestone tracking
• Claims and Extension of Time EOT assessment

Soft Skills

• Strong analytical and reporting skills
• Stakeholder management
• Attention to detail
• Problem-solving and decision-making
• Presentation and communication skills

Qualifications and Certifications

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related discipline.

Primavera P6 Certification preferred.

PMP Certification is advantageous.

Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Project and Excel reporting tools.

Experience Required

Minimum 10-15 years of planning/scheduling experience on large EPC projects.