Senior Planning Engineer

Advanced Search; Bahrain; On-site; BHD 34,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Nass Contracting in Bahrain seeks an experienced senior planning engineer to lead project planning, scheduling, and program controls across major construction and engineering projects. The role focuses on robust planning solutions, EVM, cash flow forecasting, risk-based scheduling, and strategic program oversight to support successful execution.

You will work closely with project leadership, commercial teams, consultants, and clients to ensure effective schedule management, performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, construction management, or related discipline.
• 5–10 years of planning and scheduling in construction or engineering projects.
• Minimum 3 years in a senior planning role.
• Strong expertise in Primavera P6 and CPM scheduling.
• Experience with EVM, cash flow forecasting, and project controls.
• Knowledge of risk-based planning and contractual requirements.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and maintain project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Lead baseline programs, updates, recovery schedules, and look-ahead plans.
• Implement and monitor EVM and cash flow forecasting.
• Establish WBS, coding standards, and planning procedures.
• Support tender planning and tender-stage cash flow.
• Perform schedule analysis, critical path, delay analysis, TIA, and EOT support.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and issue early warnings on variances.
• Coordinate with commercial, finance, procurement, engineering, construction, and risk teams.
• Integrate subcontractor and vendor schedules.
• Prepare management dashboards and performance reports.
• Mentor and develop planning team members; promote best practices.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering/Construction Management

Tools

Primavera P6

CPM scheduling

Job description

Nass Contracting is seeking an experienced senior planning engineer to lead project planning, scheduling, and program controls across major construction and engineering projects. This role is responsible for delivering robust planning solutions, earned value management (EVM), cash flow forecasting, risk-based scheduling, and strategic program oversight to support successful project execution.

The successful candidate will work closely with project leadership, commercial teams, consultants, and clients to ensure effective schedule management, performance monitoring, and timely decision-making throughout the project lifecycle.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, review, and maintain project schedules using Primavera P6.
• Lead preparation and approval of baseline programs, updates, recovery schedules, and look-ahead plans.
• Implement and monitor earned value management (EVM) and integrated cash flow forecasting.
• Establish and manage work breakdown structures (WBS), coding standards, and planning procedures.
• Support tender planning, methodology development, and tender-stage cash flow preparation.
• Conduct schedule analysis, critical path reviews, delay analysis, time impact analysis (TIA), and extension of time (EOT) support.
• Monitor project progress, identify risks, and provide early warnings on schedule, resource, and cash flow variances.
• Coordinate with commercial, finance, procurement, engineering, construction, and risk management teams to ensure alignment of scope, schedule, and cost.
• Integrate subcontractor and vendor schedules into project programs.
• Prepare management dashboards and performance reports covering schedule, EVM, risks, and cash flow.
• Mentor and develop planning team members while promoting best practices and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related discipline.
• 5-10 years of planning and scheduling experience within construction or engineering projects.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a senior planning role.
• Strong expertise in Primavera P6, critical path method (CPM) scheduling, and project controls.
• Proven experience with earned value management (EVM), resource/cost-loaded schedules, and cash flow forecasting.
• Solid understanding of risk-based planning, delay analysis, claims support, and contractual requirements.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.