Senior Planning Engineer

AtkinsRéalis; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 640,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance

Medical insurance

Annual leave balance

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus program

Annual flight contribution

Transportation & housing allowances

Employee Wellbeing Program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an experienced Planning Engineer/Senior Planning Engineer for large-scale mixed-use and residential developments in Dubai. You will lead the development and management of complex project schedules, monitor progress, and perform delay and risk analyses to drive milestones.

You will collaborate with clients, contractors and consultants to ensure timely delivery, develop dashboards and KPI reports, and support EOT and change management throughout the project lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Planning and Controls.
• Primavera P6 capability/certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review contractors' baseline schedules for compliance with contract requirements and milestones.
• Monitor progress against approved baselines and propose corrective actions.
• Prepare look-ahead schedules to support execution and resource planning.
• Analyze schedule risks, critical paths, constraints and potential delivery impacts.
• Conduct delay analyses and support EOT assessments and claims.
• Review progress reports, recovery plans and revised schedules.
• Develop dashboards, KPI reports, earned value metrics and schedule performance analyses.
• Coordinate with resident engineers, construction managers, contractors and client representatives to collect data.
• Monitor engineering, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning activities against schedules.
• Identify schedule deviations and recommend mitigation and acceleration strategies.
• Support project controls, risk management, forecasting and change management processes.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports with executive summaries and analyses.
• Participate in project review meetings and stakeholder workshops.

Skills

Planning

Controls

Scheduling

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Job Description:

Overview

Seeking an experienced Planning Engineer / Senior Planning Engineer with a strong background in project planning, scheduling, and project controls for large-scale construction developments, including mixed-use, residential, commercial, villa, and townhouse projects.

The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and managing project schedules, monitoring progress, conducting delay and risk analyses, preparing reports, and providing planning support to ensure the successful delivery of projects. The role requires close collaboration with clients, contractors, consultants, and other project stakeholders to drive project performance and achieve key milestones.

Your role

• Review and assess contractors' baseline schedules for compliance with contract requirements, project milestones, and construction sequencing.
• Monitor project progress and performance against approved baseline programmes and recommend corrective actions as required.
• Prepare and review short-term and long-term look-ahead schedules to support project execution and resource planning.
• Analyze schedule risks, critical paths, constraints, and potential impacts on project delivery.
• Conduct delay analysis and provide support for Extension of Time (EOT) assessments and claims evaluation.
• Review and validate contractor progress reports, recovery plans, and revised schedules.
• Develop project dashboards, KPI reports, earned value metrics, and schedule performance analyses.
• Coordinate with resident engineers, construction managers, contractors, and client representatives to collect and validate progress data.
• Monitor engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning activities to ensure alignment with project schedules.
• Identify schedule deviations and proactively recommend mitigation and acceleration strategies.
• Support project controls, risk management, forecasting, and change management processes.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports with clear executive summaries and schedule analysis.
• Participate in project review meetings, progress meetings, and stakeholder workshops.
• Ensure planning and reporting activities comply with contractual requirements, consultant procedures, and industry best practices.
• Review schedule impacts associated with design changes, variations, procurement issues, and site constraints.
• Assist in project closeout planning, testing and commissioning schedules, and handover milestones.

About You

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management or equivalent. Primavera P6 capability/certification preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in Planning and Controls
• Baseline programme review, progress monitoring, look-ahead schedules, delay analysis, EOT support, progress dashboards and reporting

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

This Includes

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's'infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.