Senior Planning Engineer

Dautom; Ras Al Khaimah; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Ras Al Khaimah is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer to ensure project schedules and budgets are met. The role requires expertise in planning, monitoring activities, and preparing comprehensive project plans. Ideal candidates will have a civil engineering degree, significant construction experience, and strong analytical skills to drive project success.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8-10 years experience in construction field.
• Fluent in English (Arabic is an advantage).
• Strong technical knowledge and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Involve in planning and monitoring all activities within the Engineering projects.
• Prepare baseline program, schedules, milestones, and deliverables.
• Generate and update progress reports of the project.

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Planning

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelors degree in civil engineering

Tools

Project Management Software

Job description

Ras Al-Khaimah, Ras al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates

Senior Planning Engineer

Job Description:

Project Brief:

The Sr. Planning Engineer will be responsible for supporting engineering team to deliver the projects on schedule.

He should ensure that the projects schedule and deliveries are on time, as per the scope and project budget.

The scope is to create and implement plans that assist Engineering team to achieve the projects schedules.

Job Description

The candidate must possess expertise/experience in the following domains:

Involve in planning and monitoring of all activities within the Engineering projects programs.
Assist in analyzing project specifications and finding cost-effective ways to achieve the deliverables.
Prepare the baseline program, schedules, milestones and deliverables as per project management plan.
Prepare full projects portfolio plan (80 plus projects) in coordination with project managers and vendors.
Analyzing technical drawings and providing durations and milestones and overall project plan accordingly.
Prepare look ahead plan for the execution team.
Generate and update progress report of the project in a weekly or monthly basis.
Able to do critical path analysis at project, program and portfolio levels
Prepare forecasted cash flow for projects and portfolio and report on actual Vs Planned spends and progress.
Identifying the project program risks and propose mitigation strategies.
Monitor the cash flow and tracking schedule of the project.
Prepare forecasts resulting from significant deviations from scheduled baselines.
Tracking and analyzing field results based on the planned progress and actual progress.
Determined and develop the most suitable methods for the projects.
Involve throughout the development stage of the projects and present at site during construction phase to oversee procedures.
Estimate a timescale for the projects and ensure that the outlined deadlines are met.
Excellent verbal communication and presentation skills.
Analysis and Reporting

The candidate must meet the following qualifications:
bachelors degree in civil engineering or an equivalent degree.
Minimum 8-10 years experience in construction field.
Fluent in English (Arabic is advantage).
Planning and project management skills and software
Strong technical knowledge.
Strong problem-solving skills

Required Skills:

Deviations Mitigation Presentation Skills Milestones Arabic Cash Flow Civil Engineering Deliverables Deliveries Cash Specifications Construction Vendors Software Project Management Planning Engineering Communication English Management