Project Planning Engineer: Scheduling, Risk & Recovery

Larsen & Toubro; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 335,000 - 513,000; Full time

Job summary

Larsen & Toubro in Abu Dhabi seeks a seasoned Planning & Scheduling professional to develop baselines, monitor progress, and coordinate across Engineering, Procurement, Construction, QA/QC, and Commissioning teams. You will prepare resource-loaded schedules, analyze delays, and support recovery plans for complex projects.

The role requires strong skills in project scheduling, risk management, and stakeholder coordination, with regular reporting to Project Managers and clients.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in developing and maintaining project schedules.
• Ability to track progress and identify critical path activities.
• Experience with resource loading and leveling.
• Knowledge of EOT (extension of time) analysis.
• Familiarity with risk registers and mitigation planning.
• Strong coordination with engineering, procurement, construction, QA/QC, and commissioning teams.
• Ability to prepare weekly and monthly progress reports.
• Experience presenting schedule status to project managers and clients.

Responsibilities

• Develop baseline project schedules and detailed planning documents.
• Monitor progress, update schedules, and report deviations against baselines.
• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, QA/QC, and Commissioning teams.
• Perform delay analysis and develop recovery plans.
• Prepare resource-loaded schedules and monitor resource utilization.
• Provide schedule inputs for EOT claims and project risk register updates.
• Present schedule status in progress review meetings with clients and consultants.

Skills

Project scheduling

Resource planning

Progress reporting

Delay analysis

Risk management

Coordination

Stakeholder management

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Larsen & Toubro in Abu Dhabi seeks a seasoned Planning & Scheduling professional to develop baselines, monitor progress, and coordinate across Engineering, Procurement, Construction, QA/QC, and Commissioning teams. You will prepare resource-loaded schedules, analyze delays, and support recovery plans for complex projects.

The role requires strong skills in project scheduling, risk management, and stakeholder coordination, with regular reporting to Project Managers and clients.