Senior Planner & Cost Control Engineer

A Leading Executive Search & Recruitment Management Consulting Firm

Dubai, UAE

Ref: OP806-11

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

This role is with leading group of companies in Dubai, they are seeking to recruit Sr. Planner & Cost Control Engineer to join their Property & Real Estate Business Unit.

Reporting to Head of department, the incumbent is fully responsible for planning, scheduling of all developments & projects of real estate BU. Projects handled by the unit are mainly all sorts of residential & commercial buildings.

As part of the Quality & Control team, will provide all necessary assistance the management of business unit in regard to planning, scheduling, cost control and progress of work. He will be fully responsible & accountable for the review and approval of the submitted work program by various service providers, consultants and contractors as well as he will monitor the projects program as work progress during the development and construction. He needs to manage various schedules to ensure work is delivered and completed as per original schedule and to identify schedule-associated cost trends and report the same to the management. In addition, he will coordinate with Projects Managers of various projects to produce recovery work programs, accordingly define and analyze time related claims. Accordingly, the job holder shall:
- Produce Master-Program & Schedule to establish sequence & lead-time of each operation, then conduct the comparison with the forecasted program / schedule and take necessary actions.
- Prepare schedule for each project that include time, cash-flow, resources etc
- Coordinate with projects managers, consultants & contractors on all schedules related issues.
- Update the project program periodically as per work actual progress
- Study cash-flow schedules submitted by contractors & consultants and advise the management accordingly.
- Register & keep all data in respect to time frame, schedule, cash-flow etc., to ensure that all documentary evidences are available to verify related claims, variations, disputes etc

Requirements

- Should have a Bachelor Degree in Civil Engineering or Architect
- Post-graduate Diploma in Planning / Construction Management is a certain plus
- Proficiency in planning software, such as Primavera & MS Projects.
- Demonstrate relevant experience in planning gained from being working with large contracting companies on mix-use development projects or large building & infrastructure projects.
- Possess hands-on experience in developing & monitoring schedule program of mega size.
- Have at least ten years of work experience within cost engineering functions which includes cost estimating, cost control, cost analysis and proposal activities and planning & supervising cost engineering activities.
- Have at list 15 years of work experience working in commercial, residential and mix-use projects.
- Experience in managing projects KPI as measures against performance & payment.
- Analytical thinking and excellent verbal & written communication skills.

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A leading executive search & recruitment management consulting firm in Dubai.

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