Senior Project Planner – Defense/Aerospace (Primavera Pro)

Al Tariq; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 260,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

EDGE is seeking a Senior Specialist Project Planner in Abu Dhabi to own the project schedule, build and maintain detailed plans, track milestones, and ensure the delivery of complex, multi‑disciplinary projects on time.

You will collaborate with Senior Project Managers, engineers and international stakeholders to coordinate tasks, resources and dependencies across the full lifecycle, using Primavera P6 and advanced scheduling techniques.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management or related field.
• 4–7 years’ experience in project planning / scheduling, ideally in defence, aerospace, C4ISR, or other mission‑critical environments.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 (building, baselining and updating complex schedules).
• Good understanding of project management concepts (WBS, critical path, dependencies, baselines, earned value is a plus).
• Strong analytical and reporting skills; comfortable working with data and timelines.
• Excellent communication skills in English; able to work with multidisciplinary and international teams.
• Preferably working on defence, military, or government technology programmes.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing, maintaining, and monitoring integrated project schedules and tracking project cost for C4ISR projects.
• Break down work into tasks, durations and dependencies with project managers and engineers.
• Track progress against key milestones and critical path; highlight delays and risks early.
• Coordinate with engineering, operations and commercial teams to keep timelines realistic and current.
• Prepare and present schedule reports, dashboards and “what‑if” scenarios for management.
• Support change control, resource planning and risk/issue management from a schedule perspective.

Skills

Project scheduling

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Cross-functional collaboration

Timeline management

Data analysis

Education

Engineering/PM degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

EDGE is seeking a Senior Specialist Project Planner in Abu Dhabi to own the project schedule, build and maintain detailed plans, track milestones, and ensure the delivery of complex, multi‑disciplinary projects on time.

You will collaborate with Senior Project Managers, engineers and international stakeholders to coordinate tasks, resources and dependencies across the full lifecycle, using Primavera P6 and advanced scheduling techniques.