Senior Planning Engineer - CPM Scheduling | Dubai

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

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.