Senior Planning Engineer: CPM & Primavera Expert

Ohana Development; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 250,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Ohana Development is seeking an experienced Planning Engineer to oversee planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, and reporting across its real estate development projects in the UAE. You will develop and maintain project schedules, monitor progress, identify delays, and coordinate with consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of milestones.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field and 10+ years in project planning with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related engineering.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in project planning and scheduling within construction, consultancy or real estate development.
• UAE construction industry experience is required or strongly preferred, with a good understanding of local project delivery practices.
• Experience in project management consultancy (PMC) or engineering consultancy environments is preferred.
• Experience in residential, luxury residential, high-rise, or large-scale development projects is highly desirable.
• Strong knowledge of project scheduling, critical path methodology (CPM), progress measurement, and delay analysis.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 is essential; knowledge of MS Project and advanced Excel is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and maintain detailed project schedules, including baseline programmes and milestones.
• Monitor progress against schedules and identify delays and risks.
• Coordinate with consultants, contractors, project managers, and internal teams for progress updates.
• Review contractor/consultant programmes and recovery schedules for alignment with objectives.
• Conduct schedule analysis and recommend corrective actions to mitigate delays.
• Prepare progress reports, dashboards, and look-ahead programmes.
• Identify critical activities and assess impacts of changes on timelines.
• Assist in reviewing master programmes, procurement schedules, and construction sequences.
• Attend progress meetings and provide updates on schedule performance and risks.
• Coordinate with design and technical teams to monitor submissions, approvals, procurement, and milestones.
• Maintain accurate planning records and timely reporting of progress and delays.
• Assist in reviewing extension-of-time claims and time-related contractual submissions.

Skills

CPM

Primavera P6

Progress tracking

Delay analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Excel

Job description

Ohana Development is seeking an experienced Planning Engineer to oversee planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, and reporting across its real estate development projects in the UAE. You will develop and maintain project schedules, monitor progress, identify delays, and coordinate with consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of milestones.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field and 10+ years in project planning with