Senior Planning Engineer

DEC Dynamic Design Studio; Dubai; On-site; AED 203,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

DEC Dynamic Design Studio in Dubai seeks a Sr. Planning Engineer to support project scheduling, monitoring and progress reporting. You will review contractor programmes, ensuring compliance with contractual and client requirements, and assist the Project Director in managing timelines and reporting.

The ideal candidate has 15 years of experience, strong CPM skills, and the ability to translate programme data into actionable insights for construction projects. Immediate availability is preferred.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in project planning and scheduling for construction or engineering projects.
• Strong knowledge of Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling and project control techniques.
• Experience reviewing contractor work programmes progress reports and EoT claims.
• Familiarity with progress reporting site monitoring and handover procedures.

Responsibilities

• Review contractor work programmes, schedules and progress reports and report findings to the Project Director.
• Assist the Senior Resident Engineer in identifying and communicating programme shortfalls to the CPM team.
• Monitor work programmes and progress; ensure status reflects site achievements and report concerns to the PD.
• Attend planning meetings with the PD and contractors and provide planning-related input.
• Scrutinize contractor programmes for logic, critical paths, floats, lags and resource allocation; provide comments to the PD.
• Coordinate with the contractors planning team to ensure programmes meet contractual and client requirements.
• Ensure CPM-based schedules show activity sequences, costs and resources within deadlines.
• Assist in evaluating Extension of Time (EoT) claims submitted by contractors.
• Assist in preparing bi-weekly and monthly progress reports.
• Conduct regular site visits to ensure quality of works and compliance with drawings and specifications.
• Participate in handover of completed work orders.

Skills

Project planning

CPM scheduling

Contract review

Progress reporting

Site monitoring

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

• DESIGNATION: SR. PLANNING ENGINEER


• LOCATION: DUBAI UAE


• EMPLOYMENT TYPE: FULL-TIME


• EXPERIENCE REQUIRED: 15 YEARS (10 UAE EXPERIENCE)


• AVAILABILITY: IMMEDIATE


• INDUSTRY: ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY

JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking a detail-oriented Sr. Planning Engineer to support project scheduling monitoring and progress reporting. The role involves reviewing contractor work programmes ensuring compliance with contractual and client requirements coordinating with project teams and assisting the Project Director in managing timelines and reporting. The ideal candidate will have strong analytical skills experience with CPM scheduling and the ability to translate programme data into actionable insights.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Review and provide feedback on contractor work programmes schedules and progress reports and report findings to the Project Director (PD)


• Assist the Senior Resident Engineer in identifying and communicating programme shortfalls to the Critical Path Method (CPM) team


• Monitor work programmes and progress ensuring reported status accurately reflects site achievements; report concerns or key progress points to the PD


• Attend planning meetings with the PD and contractors and provide planning-related suggestions or information as needed


• Scrutinize contractor work programmes for logic critical paths floats lags and resource allocation providing comments to the PD


• Coordinate closely with the contractors planning team to ensure work programmes meet contractual and client requirements


• Ensure contractor schedules are prepared using CPM methodology within specified timeframes and include sufficient detail to demonstrate activity sequences costs and resources


• Support the PD in evaluating Extension of Time (EoT) claims submitted by contractors


• Assist in preparing bi-weekly and monthly project progress reports


• Conduct regular site visits to ensure quality of works and compliance with drawings and specifications


• Participate in the handover of completed work orders

EXPERIENCE

• Proven experience in project planning and scheduling for construction or engineering projects


• Strong knowledge of Critical Path Method (CPM) scheduling and project control techniques


• Experience reviewing contractor work programmes progress reports and EoT claims


• Familiarity with progress reporting site monitoring and handover procedures

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills


• Excellent coordination and communication with contractors engineers and project teams


• Proficient in project management and scheduling software (e.g. Primavera P6 MS Project)


• Detail-oriented with the ability to translate programme data into actionable recommendations


• Knowledge of construction processes drawings and specifications

Pay: From AED20000.00 per month

Work Location: In person