Senior Planning Engineer

Arabian Construction Co.; Dubai; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company in Dubai is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer to supervise and coordinate planning activities for high-rise projects. The ideal candidate will hold a Bachelor's degree in Civil/Architecture Engineering, possess over 10 years of experience, and be proficient in Primavera and Excel—able to independently set up extensive project plans. Responsibilities include managing subcontractor programs, attending coordination meetings, and preparing feedback on production rates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil/Architecture Engineering with 10+ years experience.
• Proficiency in Primavera latest version and Excel for project plans.
• Knowledge of cost control is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and coordinate planning functions for the project.
• Respond to time-related correspondence and attend site meetings.
• Prepare cost/time impact studies and maintain project schedules.

Skills

Coordination

Supervision

Time Management

Cost Control Knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil/Architecture Engineering

Tools

Primavera

Excel

Job description

The Senior Planning Engineer is responsible for the supervision and coordination of all activities of the planning functions.

• Follow-up subcontractors programmes and coordination with Project Construction Programme.
• Initiation / responding to all planning / time related correspondence to Consultant / subcontractors.
• Attend all Site coordination meetings with Consultant / Subcontractors.
• Coordination (or supervision) the preparation of cost / time impact studies on variations to project to determine whether the claim is warranted in conjunction with the project Manager and Quantity surveyor.
• Maintenance of production rates for equipment and labor for all trades.
• Liaison, preparation and issue of all time impact programmes to substantiate / support claims (if applicable) at the post Construction stage.
• Prepare feedback for all production rates of all tasks at the post construction stage.
• Preparation and maintenance of the project As Built programme and close out schedule.

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil/Architecture Engineering with 10+ years experience with leading building contracting companies.
• The position is for high-rise building project. Candidate must be proficient in Primavera latest version and Excel spreadsheet and be able to set up project plans independently in excess of 5000 activities with resource loading, updates and reports.
• Knowledge of cost control is an advantage.