Senior Planning Engineer – EPC Projects & Scheduling Lead

Target Engineering Construction Co LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 650,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Target Engineering Construction Co LLC in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer to develop, monitor, and control detailed schedules across the full project lifecycle for large-scale EPC projects in energy, marine, and civil infrastructure.

You will collaborate with project managers, engineering, procurement, and construction teams to ensure on-time delivery, budget control, and proactive risk mitigation, while mentoring junior planners and driving best practices in project controls.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of proven experience in project planning and scheduling within EPC environments.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
• Expertise in project controls, critical path analysis, resource management, and risk management.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and maintain integrated project schedules covering engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning
• Monitor project progress against baseline schedules using Primavera P6 and MS Project
• Perform critical path analysis, earned value analysis (EVA), and schedule forecasting
• Identify schedule risks and support the development of mitigation strategies
• Coordinate resources to optimize productivity and minimize delays
• Prepare weekly and monthly schedule and performance reports for management and stakeholders
• Review subcontractor and vendor schedules for alignment with project timelines
• Mentor and support junior planning engineers, sharing best practices in project controls

Skills

Critical path analysis

Resource management

Risk management

Project controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Project Management

Related field

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Target Engineering Construction Co LLC in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer to develop, monitor, and control detailed schedules across the full project lifecycle for large-scale EPC projects in energy, marine, and civil infrastructure.

You will collaborate with project managers, engineering, procurement, and construction teams to ensure on-time delivery, budget control, and proactive risk mitigation, while mentoring junior planners and driving best practices in project controls.