Planning Engineer

CHINA CONSTRUCTION YANGTZE RIVER (M) SDN. BHD.; Kulai; On-site; MYR 89,000 - 112,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

EPF/SOCSO/EIS

Medical coverage

Training opportunities

Promotion path

Stable project pipeline

Friendly environment

Job summary

CHINA CONSTRUCTION YANGTZE RIVER (M) SDN. BHD. seeks a meticulous Planning Engineer (Civil & Construction) to manage end-to-end project scheduling, progress monitoring, and resource planning for civil infrastructure and building projects in Malaysia.

You will work with project managers, site supervisors, contractors and clients to ensure on-time delivery within budget and contractual requirements, using Primavera P6 and MS Project, with a focus on EOT, progress reporting and risk mitigation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil / Construction / Structural Engineering.
• 5+ years working experience in construction project planning.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project scheduling software; MS Excel for data analysis and reporting.
• Familiar with BOQ, project procedures, and contract requirements.
• Good command of written and spoken English.

Responsibilities

• Develop, update and maintain detailed construction project schedules (master and sub-schedules).
• Review drawings, BOQ, tender documents to ensure coverage in planning framework.
• Monitor on-site progress and identify delays and critical path issues.
• Prepare EOT submissions, delay narratives and recovery plans.
• Plan on-site manpower and equipment to ensure smooth operations.
• Prepare progress reports, monthly progress claims and planning narratives.

Skills

Project scheduling

Progress reporting

Resource planning

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering / Construction Engineering / Structural Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

MS Excel

Job description

Salary Range：RM 8,000 – RM 1,0000（Intermediate） / Higher salary for experienced candidate

Job Overview

We are seeking a meticulous and experienced Planning Engineer (Civil & Construction) to join our professional project team. The role focuses on end-to-end project scheduling, progress monitoring, resource planning, and project progress reporting for civil infrastructure and building construction projects. You will work closely with project managers, site supervisors, contractors and clients to ensure all construction projects are delivered on schedule, within budget and in compliance with project specifications and contractual requirements.

Key Responsibilities

Develop, update and maintain detailed construction project schedules, including master programme, weekly/monthly work programmes, milestone plans and resource-loaded schedules using Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.

Review project drawings, BOQ, tender documents and contract scope to ensure all construction works are fully covered in the project planning framework.

Monitor daily and on-site construction progress, track actual work progress against planned schedule, identify delays, deviations and critical path issues in a timely manner.

Conduct time impact analysis, delay analysis, progress variance analysis and professionalEOT (Extension of Time) assessment for all project delays (excusable & compensable delays). Prepare detailed EOT submission documents, delay narratives, supporting data and feasible recovery plans and mitigation strategies to ensure project milestone delivery and secure contractual time entitlement.

Plan and optimize on-site manpower, construction equipment and material mobilization schedules to support smooth site operation and avoid resource idle or shortage.

Prepare comprehensive project progress reports, monthly progress claims, planning narratives, EOT claims & variation time submissions and project status presentations for internal management, clients and main contractors.

Coordinate with cross-functional teams including site engineering, QS team, subcontractors and stakeholders to align work sequences, resolve scheduling conflicts and optimize construction workflow.

Track project variation orders and scope changes, update project schedules accordingly and document all planning revision records for contractual and project archive purposes.

Support project management in project risk assessment, construction sequence optimization and project delivery strategy formulation.

Job Requirements & Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering / Construction Engineering / Structural Engineering or related engineering disciplines.

5+ years of working experience in construction project planning, familiar with building, infrastructure or civil engineering projects.

Proficient in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project scheduling software; skilled in MS Excel for data analysis, progress charting and report compilation.

Familiar with construction workflow, civil work sequences, BOQ basics and standard construction contractual procedures.

Good command of written and spoken English (essential for client reporting and project documentation).

Independent, responsible, able to work under project pressure and meet tight deadlines.

Candidates with experience in high-rise building, date center or government projects are highly preferred.

Benefits & Perks

• Competitive basic salary + allowances+ performance bonus + project completion bonus
• EPF, SOCSO, EIS & full statutory benefits
• Annual leave, sick leave & comprehensive medical coverage
• Professional training & skill upgrading opportunities for planning software and project management
• Stable project pipeline & clear career promotion path
• Friendly working environment & supportive project team

This is a company specializing in M&E engineering, it's the main contractor of Penang Malaysia Urban Suites Project.

Enterprise Mission: Expand Space of Happiness

We put the interests of our customer in the first place, and take advantage of resource, capital, management, technology and human resource to provide our customer the best solution and integrated service of building integration.

We provide comprehensive career development channel for our staff and increase their own value.

We pay close attention to the long-term, sustainable profit and reciprocation of our partners.

We are enthusiastic about public welfare, and are devoted to create green space, and to contribute to society harmony and stability and sustainability.

Enterprise Vision: To be the most competitive real estate construction complex enterprise group

We carry out self-evaluation in global perspective, and keep on self-improvement, self-transcendence and strengthening enterprise international competitiveness.

We are devoted to achieving sustainable development in real estate construction field.

We hold the spirit of “all building stable, all overseas projects promising, all investment highly repaid, all infrastructure sophisticated, all design outstanding”, to achieve professionalization, regionalization, standardization and informatization of enterprise vision realization strategy.

Enterprise core values: Quality Guarantee，value creation

We depend on the most valuable investment, sophisticated design, professional construction, outstanding management to provide our customer with high‑quality buildings and lifestyle.

We focus on the purpose of creating best value. Through the improvement of group and individual value to achieve the continuing improvement of human value in CSCEC.

Credibility is the basis of our business;

Innovation is the secret of our success;

Transcendence is the motivation of our development;

Win‑win is our enterprise value to persue.