Senior Planning Engineer - High-Rise & Residential

Azizi Developments; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Azizi Developments in Dubai is seeking a Planning Engineer to monitor planning and progress of residential and high-rise tower projects. You will review contractor programmes, track progress, and provide accurate reporting from blueprint to final build.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of UAE construction planning experience, advanced Primavera P6 skills, and a working knowledge of MS Project and Power BI. Knowledge of FIDIC time-related clauses is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
• 8+ years of experience in construction planning.
• Experience working in a Consultant or Supervision team, ideally in the UAE.
• Proven experience on residential and high-rise tower construction projects in the UAE.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, plus a working knowledge of MS Project.
• Experience using Power BI to build project dashboards and progress reports.
• Working knowledge of FIDIC contract conditions, especially time-related clauses.

Responsibilities

• Review contractor baseline programmes for logic, critical path, resource loading, and compliance with contract requirements and milestones.
• Review contractor method statements and sequencing from a time and interface perspective.
• Issue review comments and recommend programmes for approval.
• Verify contractor monthly updates, look-ahead programmes, and progress reports against actual site progress.
• Carry out site inspections to validate reported progress.
• Track planned versus actual progress using S-curves, histograms, and earned value analysis.
• Monitor manpower, equipment, and material procurement against programme requirements.
• Identify critical and near-critical delays, analyse their causes, and report on the impact to key milestones.
• Assess contractor Extension of Time (EOT) claims and support their evaluation.
• Review contractor recovery plans and acceleration measures, then monitor their implementation.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports and management dashboards.
• Attend progress meetings and flag programme risks with recommended actions.
• Coordinate with the Resident Engineer, Project Manager, QA/QC, commercial, and MEP teams.
• Maintain accurate records to support time-related contractual decisions.

Skills

Primavera P6

Power BI

MS Project

FIDIC knowledge

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

MS Project

Job description

Azizi Developments in Dubai is seeking a Planning Engineer to monitor planning and progress of residential and high-rise tower projects. You will review contractor programmes, track progress, and provide accurate reporting from blueprint to final build.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of UAE construction planning experience, advanced Primavera P6 skills, and a working knowledge of MS Project and Power BI. Knowledge of FIDIC time-related clauses is essential.