Senior Project Controls Planner – Dubai Infrastructure

AECOM Middle East Ltd; Dubai; On-site; AED 312,000 - 446,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Disability insurance

Paid leave

Well-being resources

Employee assistance programs

Retirement-related benefits

Job summary

AECOM is seeking a Senior Project Controls Engineer - Planning in Dubai to lead schedule and cost controls for complex roads, bridges and infrastructure programs. You will establish baselines, track performance, analyze delays and provide actionable insights for client decisions.

Ideal candidates have 15+ years in project planning or controls, advanced Primavera P6 skills, and strong experience with earned value, cost control and risk analysis.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or a related discipline.
• Master's degree in a relevant subject is preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of project planning or controls experience.
• Proven background across major infrastructure and building projects.
• Advanced proficiency with Primavera P6.
• Extensive knowledge of cost control and resource-loaded scheduling.
• Experience applying earned value management techniques.
• Strong schedule-risk and delay-analysis capabilities.
• Knowledge of RTA specifications and authority approval processes.
• Experience preparing and evaluating Extension of Time claims.

Responsibilities

• Ensure project schedules comply with RTA specifications and planning guidelines.
• Apply approved work breakdown structures for roads, bridges and infrastructure projects.
• Coordinate schedules with RTA approval procedures and contractual milestones.
• Incorporate traffic staging and sectional handover requirements into project programmes.
• Track no-objection certificates, permits and traffic-diversion approvals.
• Review contractor programmes against contractual milestones and performance indicators.
• Develop and maintain baseline, revised and recovery schedules.
• Prepare master schedules and detailed look-ahead programmes.
• Produce weekly and monthly progress reports.
• Monitor progress against approved baselines and identify schedule deviations.
• Analyze delays, risks and critical-path impacts.
• Perform schedule risk analysis, delay analysis and time-impact analysis.
• Coordinate schedule requirements with construction, design, procurement and commercial teams.
• Prepare as-built programmes and final planning reports during project closeout.

Skills

Primavera P6

Project controls

Baseline schedule development

Recovery scheduling

Critical-path analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying or a related discipline

Master's degree in a relevant subject is preferred

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

AECOM is seeking a Senior Project Controls Engineer - Planning in Dubai to lead schedule and cost controls for complex roads, bridges and infrastructure programs. You will establish baselines, track performance, analyze delays and provide actionable insights for client decisions.

Ideal candidates have 15+ years in project planning or controls, advanced Primavera P6 skills, and strong experience with earned value, cost control and risk analysis.