Senior Planning Engineer Rail Middle East

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Job Description

Job Title: Senior Planning Engineer (Rail)

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Middle East)

Function/Job Family: Bid & Project Management / Project Controls

Seniority: Senior (Individual Contributor / Lead Planner)

Industry: Rail / Metro

Job Summary

The Senior Planning Engineer is responsible for planning and scheduling activities for assigned bids/projects/programs against an approved baseline (PMB). The role ensures effective monitoring and control of deliverables, schedule risks, workload and costs, and supports management decision-making through robust reporting and analysis.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project schedules (baseline and updates) using contract documents, WBS, cost and resource loading.
• Lead progress measurement, critical path management, schedule updates, and performance reporting (weekly/monthly KPIs).
• Conduct schedule risk analysis (SRA) and probabilistic scheduling; apply PERT/critical path methods and acceleration concepts.
• Support Earned Value set-up, tracking, variance analysis (schedule/cost) and reconciliation of estimate vs forecast vs actuals.
• Prepare delay analysis and support claims/EOT with Commercial; draft planning narratives and substantiation.
• Lead stakeholder coordination (Client/Consultant/PM) to mitigate schedule risks and avoid delays.
• Own the quality of project controls deliverables: schedules, cost reports, dashboards, and planning procedures.
• Contribute to risk management (risk register updates, contingency discussions) and portfolio/resource capacity planning.
  
  

• Engineering Degree (e.g., Electronic/Telecom/Computer or relevant).
• Strong expertise in Primavera P6; advanced Excel/MS Office.
• 10+ years planning/project controls experience, including rail/metro projects preferred.
• Proven experience in schedule control, risk analysis, delay/EOT support, and stakeholder management in complex environments.
• Fluent English (Arabic is a plus).
• Willingness to work in the Middle East and travel as required.
  
  

• Experience with Communications & Control / Security / Passenger Information / Comfort systems in metro/rail environments.
• Professional certification(s) in planning/scheduling.