Strategic Planning Engineer - Roads & Infrastructure (Dubai)

Parsons; Dubai; On-site; AED 331,000 - 551,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Dubai, UAE, is seeking a Planning Engineer (Roads & Infrastructure) with 8+ years of experience in planning and scheduling large-scale road and infrastructure projects in the Gulf region. The role requires strong practitioner skills in Primavera P6, schedule integration, and risk-driven mitigation.

You will review baseline schedules, coordinate with contractors and clients, prepare regular progress reports, and lead what-if analyses to anticipate time impacts and drive timely project

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
• 8+ years of planning and scheduling on roads/bridges/infrastructure.
• Experience in Gulf region preferred.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 is required.
• Strong communication and coordination abilities.

Responsibilities

• Review and convey engineer''s consent to baseline schedule per contract and Parsons practices.
• Validate resources for timely project completion.
• Develop master schedules integrating packages with interdependencies.
• Prepare monthly progress reports with program analysis and recommendations.
• Assess delays and provide mitigation actions and alternative options.
• Coordinate with client/contractors and attend meetings.
• Prepare trackers/logs to monitor critical issues during design and construction.

Skills

Civil Engineering

8+ years experience

Primavera P6

Communication skills

Planning & scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

Parsons in Dubai, UAE, is seeking a Planning Engineer (Roads & Infrastructure) with 8+ years of experience in planning and scheduling large-scale road and infrastructure projects in the Gulf region. The role requires strong practitioner skills in Primavera P6, schedule integration, and risk-driven mitigation.

You will review baseline schedules, coordinate with contractors and clients, prepare regular progress reports, and lead what-if analyses to anticipate time impacts and drive timely project