Senior Planning & Project Controls Engineer

Havelock One Interiors; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Havelock One Interiors is seeking a Lead Planning Engineer in Dubai to develop work programmes per guidelines from the Projects Team and to monitor progress against the plan to ensure on-time and on-budget completion.

The role requires 7 years of interior fit-out or main contracting experience, with strong CPM/WBS knowledge and proficiency in Primavera and MS Project, plus excellent communication skills for client-facing interactions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or construction management.
• 7 years of relevant interior fit-out/main contracting experience.
• Proficiency in Primavera and Microsoft Project; strong Microsoft suite skills.
• Solid CPM, WBS, and construction planning knowledge.
• Confident client-facing professional with strong presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare tender programmes, clause 14 programmes, resource histograms and review with Planning Manager.
• Coordinate information among Client, Suppliers and Contractors to determine and monitor deliverables in line with the programme.
• Support project management to monitor progress and generate reports on all variations.
• Record progress and adjust forecasts; prepare progress reports and reasons for variations.
• Attend project reviews; prepare management reports and consolidated project cash flows, S-curves, look ahead schedules, dashboards, and manpower projections.
• Prepare information schedules including Architects, Engineers, nominations and long lead schedules.
• Plan, monitor, and control resources and costs deployed for the project with budget considerations.
• Manage delay notifications and conduct delay analysis with time and cost impact; submit interim and detailed claims as per contract.
• Highlight critical risks, issues and opportunities associated with the project.

Skills

Primavera

MS Project

CPM / WBS

Client-facing

Multi-project management

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Primavera

Microsoft Project

Job description

Havelock One Interiors is seeking a Lead Planning Engineer in Dubai to develop work programmes per guidelines from the Projects Team and to monitor progress against the plan to ensure on-time and on-budget completion.

The role requires 7 years of interior fit-out or main contracting experience, with strong CPM/WBS knowledge and proficiency in Primavera and MS Project, plus excellent communication skills for client-facing interactions.