Senior Planning Engineer

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and update detailed project schedules, baselines, milestones, and execution plans.

• Monitor progress against approved programmes, identify delays and risks, and recommend corrective or recovery actions.

• Analyze project requirements, dependencies, constraints, and critical activities to support effective project delivery.

• Develop resource-loaded schedules, manpower forecasts, and resource allocation plans.

• Coordinate with engineering, project management, procurement, construction, clients, and contractors on planning matters.

• Prepare progress reports, dashboards, forecasts, look-ahead schedules, and planning presentations for management and clients.

• Support cost, budget, and resource forecasting through accurate project planning data.

• Review contractor programmes, progress updates, recovery schedules, and delay-related submissions where required.

• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, reporting, and project controls practices.

• Mentor junior planning engineers and contribute to company planning standards and best practices.

• Ensure compliance with company procedures, contractual requirements, and relevant industry standards.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.

• Minimum 10 years of engineering experience, including planning/scheduling or project controls.

• Experience within an engineering consultancy or major development environment.

• Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6 and strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Project experience is an advantage.

• Strong knowledge of project scheduling, critical path analysis, progress measurement, resource planning, forecasting, and risk management.

• Experience in delay analysis, recovery planning, and schedule performance monitoring.

• Strong analytical, organizational, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced consultancy environment.

• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.

Preferred

• UAE or Middle East project experience and familiarity with local industry practices.

• Experience reviewing contractor programmes, claims, and extension-of-time submissions.

• PMP, PMI-SP, AACE, or equivalent certification.

• Previous experience leading or mentoring planning teams.