Senior Planning Engineer Residential

Hill International; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

A global project management company in Abu Dhabi is seeking an experienced Project Manager to oversee construction schedules and monitor project progress. The ideal candidate must hold a B.Sc. in Engineering, have 12 to 15 years of experience on complex projects, especially in the residential sector, and be proficient in project management tools like Primavera and Microsoft Project. This role entails regular site visits, reviewing contractor reports, and ensuring compliance with approved schedules.

Qualifications

• Qualified Engineer with a B.Sc. or higher.
• Preferred PMP certification.
• 12 to 15 years of construction project experience.

Responsibilities

• Review and comment on schedules and report to Controls Manager.
• Monitor construction progress and report deficiencies.
• Assess the time impact of contractor claims.

Skills

Engineering qualifications

Ability to identify opportunities

Proficiency in Primavera

Proficiency in Microsoft Project

Proficiency in PowerPoint

Education

B.Sc. or higher in Engineering

Job description

Hill International provides program project and construction management services for clients in a range of sectors undertaking major construction projects across the world. Our services include cost engineering and estimating quality assurance inspection scheduling risk management and claims avoidance. For more information on Hill please visit our website at

General Description of Role and Responsibilities:

• Review/comment the Baseline Schedule and other schedules and report to the Controls Manager.
• Review and continuously monitor against approved schedules the Contractors major construction progress and ensure equipment and manpower are adequate or in case of any shortage report to Controls Manager.
• Review in detail the recovery schedules as submitted by the CONTRACTORS and ensure manpower and site supervision staff are increased properly.
• Regular visits to project sites to validate whether the progress of work on SITE is in compliance with approved schedules major milestones have been met and report deficiencies to Construction Manager.
• Review all daily weekly and monthly reports as submitted by CONTRACTOR and report to Controls Manager any deficiency or non-compliance.
• Review any claim involving time impact as submitted by the CONTRACTOR and report his assessment to Controls Manager.
• Review field design changes and Trend Notices and assess time impact if any.
• Advise the Construction Manager of any foreseen slippage of progress and corrective actions to be taken.
• Attend weekly progress meeting and monthly Executive meetings and participate in preparing the agenda.
• Assist Controls Managers during the preparation of Monthly Progress reports and Monthly Executive Presentations.
• Reviews the commissioning plans as submitted by the CONTRACTOR and ensures compliance with the approved Baseline schedule.
• Participate with PMC staff in reviewing the Close-Out Reports as submitted by the CONTRACTOR.

Qualifications Experience Knowledge and Skills:

• Should be qualified Engineer with BSc or higher.
• Relevant certifications such as PMP is preferred.
• A minimum of 12 to 15 years experience working on complex projects end-to-end within the construction field.
• Experience in consulting/PMC is mandatory
• Having previous project experience in residential mid-rise is essential
• Must be fully conversant with Primavera Microsoft Project PowerPoint etc.
• Ability to think ahead identify new opportunities and create new and innovative approaches to work-related issues.