Senior Planning Engineer - Infrastructure Projects

AECOM; Dubai; On-site; AED 240,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM in United Arab Emirates (Dubai) seeks an experienced Planning Engineer to develop and manage comprehensive project schedules using Primavera P6. You will monitor baselines, assess delays, and coordinate with RTA approvals, clients, and multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires 7–12 years of planning engineering experience, a PE certification, and strong expertise in schedule risk/ time impact analyses and recovery planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• 7–12 years of professional planning engineering experience.
• Professional Engineering (PE) certification.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6 or equivalent planning software.
• Experience with schedule risk analysis, time impact analysis and recovery planning.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and maintain project schedules (baseline, recovery, revised) using Primavera P6 and ensure compliance with RTA specs.
• Monitor progress against baselines, identify delays, and perform schedule risk analyses.
• Coordinate planning with RTA approval procedures, milestones, and approvals (NOCs, permits, traffic diversions).
• Review contractor programs and method statements against milestones, KPIs, and phasing.
• Prepare master schedules, look-ahead programs, and progress reports.
• Develop EOT claims with supporting narratives and evidence.
• Lead weekly/monthly planning meetings across teams and drive continuous process improvement.

Skills

Schedule analysis

Stakeholder management

MS Office

Problem solving

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

AECOM in United Arab Emirates (Dubai) seeks an experienced Planning Engineer to develop and manage comprehensive project schedules using Primavera P6. You will monitor baselines, assess delays, and coordinate with RTA approvals, clients, and multidisciplinary teams.

The role requires 7–12 years of planning engineering experience, a PE certification, and strong expertise in schedule risk/ time impact analyses and recovery planning.