Roads Planning Engineer — Primavera & CPM Expert

AECOM Middle East Ltd; Abu Dhabi Emirate; On-site; AED 201,000 - 335,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is hiring a Planning Engineer - Roads Construction in Abu Dhabi Emirate to translate site activity into reliable project schedules, monitor progress, and support risk mitigation on major infrastructure projects.

You will maintain detailed Primavera-based plans, review contractor programmes, produce progress reports, and work with project teams to address delays and variations, ensuring timely, informed decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management with 8+ years in road construction or related infra works.
• Strong Primavera capability; capable of translating site activity into reliable schedules and identifying delays.
• Experience in Middle East/UAE construction standards and project delivery practices preferred.
• Ability to communicate findings clearly to technical and management teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and maintain detailed construction schedules using Primavera.
• Review procurement and construction programmes for sequencing, logic, resources, and feasibility.
• Compare actual progress against baselines, highlighting schedule deviations and delays.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports with graphs, milestone tracking, and critical path analysis.
• Collaborate with site supervision teams to verify progress and update planning reports.
• Identify programme risks and mitigation opportunities affecting completion dates.
• Support recovery measures when progress falls behind targets.
• Assess implications of variations and contractor proposals on the programme.

Skills

Primavera

Project planning

Road construction

Schedule management

Critical path analysis

Progress measurement

Delay analysis

Risk identification

Contractor review

Stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Primavera

Job description

AECOM is hiring a Planning Engineer - Roads Construction in Abu Dhabi Emirate to translate site activity into reliable project schedules, monitor progress, and support risk mitigation on major infrastructure projects.

You will maintain detailed Primavera-based plans, review contractor programmes, produce progress reports, and work with project teams to address delays and variations, ensuring timely, informed decisions.