Project Planner

Adecco Portugal; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Adecco Portugal is seeking a qualified M&E Planning Engineer for Malaysia-based projects. You will develop and maintain detailed M&E programmes aligned with milestones and contractual requirements, monitor progress, and provide weekly updates to clients and stakeholders.

You will coordinate with M&E engineers, subcontractors and the project team, perform delay analysis, forecast completion dates, and contribute to mitigation and recovery plans to minimise schedule delays.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of experience in project planning or controls, preferably within M&E construction.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Strong coordination and communication with clients and teams.
• Knowledge of critical path and delay analysis is required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update M&E project programmes, aligned with milestones and contractual requirements.
• Track subcontractor progress, identify slippages and potential impacts on completion.
• Prepare weekly progress reports and programme updates for stakeholders.
• Attend weekly site progress meetings and provide schedule updates and recovery actions.

Skills

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Scheduling & planning

Coordination & communication

Education

Degree/Diploma in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

• Develop, maintain, and update detailed M&E project programmes, ensuring activities are aligned with project milestones, contractual requirements, and overall construction timelines.
• Track subcontractor work progress against the approved programme through regular site monitoring, identifying slippages, constraints, and potential impacts to project completion.
• Prepare weekly progress reports and programme updates for submission to the client, management, and relevant project stakeholders.
• Attend weekly site progress meetings and provide updates on M&E schedule performance, outstanding activities, site constraints, and recovery actions.
• Analyse project progress and identify critical activities, delays, and schedule risks, providing timely updates to the Senior Planning Engineer and project team.
• Update the programme based on actual site progress and prepare forecast completion dates for key activities and milestones.
• Assist the Senior Planning Engineer in preparing delay analysis, EOT assessments, and supporting justifications for submission to the client, including detailed project chronology and relevant programme records.
• Support the development of mitigation and recovery programmes, including resequencing of activities and resource adjustments where required to minimise schedule delays.
• Coordinate with M&E engineers, subcontractors, consultants, and other project disciplines to ensure M&E activities are properly sequenced and integrated with the overall construction programme.
• Maintain accurate records of project progress, programme changes, delays, and key project events to support schedule control and contractual requirements.

Requirements:

• Degree/Diploma in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field.
• 3–6 years of relevant experience in project planning, scheduling, or project controls, preferably within M&E construction.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Good understanding of M&E construction activities, project scheduling, critical path, delay analysis, and EOT procedures.
• Experience in preparing progress reports and programme updates.
• Strong coordination and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with clients, consultants, subcontractors, and internal project teams.
• Experience in data centres, commercial buildings, hospitals, high-rise, or other M&E-intensive projects will be an advantage.