Senior Project Scheduler – Defence & C4ISR Programs

Edge Group; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 280,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family visas

Annual flight tickets

Medical insurance for dependents

Education allowances for children

Job summary

EDGE Group in Abu Dhabi seeks a Senior Specialist Project Planner to own the project schedule, build and maintain detailed plans, track milestones, and coordinate tasks, resources and dependencies across the full project lifecycle with senior PMs, engineers and stakeholders.

Requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering/PM or related field, 4–7 years in project planning (defence/aerospace/C4ISR), and advanced Primavera P6.

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.

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

Excellent communication skills

English proficiency

Analytical and reporting skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

EDGE Group in Abu Dhabi seeks a Senior Specialist Project Planner to own the project schedule, build and maintain detailed plans, track milestones, and coordinate tasks, resources and dependencies across the full project lifecycle with senior PMs, engineers and stakeholders.

Requires a Bachelor’s in Engineering/PM or related field, 4–7 years in project planning (defence/aerospace/C4ISR), and advanced Primavera P6.