Planning Engineer

About the role

We are seeking a proactive and detail-oriented planning engineer to support our construction and real-estate development projects. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing, monitoring, and controlling project schedules, coordinating with multi-discipline teams, and ensuring project milestones are achieved on time, within budget, and according to quality standards.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project programme schedules (Gantt charts, network logic, critical path) for construction projects across residential, commercial, or institutional segments.
• Coordinate with project managers, design teams, procurement, construction, and QA/QC functions to ensure schedule alignment and resource availability.
• Monitor progress against baseline schedule: track actuals, update schedule status, highlight delays, perform time impact analysis, and propose corrective actions.
• Analyse schedule risks, constraints, and bottlenecks; recommend mitigation plans and resource adjustments to maintain project pace.
• Prepare periodic reports and dashboards: milestone achievement, schedule variance, earned value metrics (where applicable), and present to project leadership.
• Support procurement and logistics teams by aligning material delivery schedules and work front readiness with overall programme.
• Assist in integration of BIM, project controls software (Primavera P6, MS Project, etc.) and collaborate in implementing best-in-class planning tools and practices.
• Ensure alignment of project schedule with budget, contract commitments, change orders, and resource allocations.
• Conduct site visits when needed to validate works progress, compare against schedule, update data, and raise issues or delays.
• Provide guidance and training to site teams and contractors on schedule requirements, sequence logic, and milestone importance.
• Assist in project close-out activities: final phase scheduling, punch-list completion, as-built updates, and hand-over milestones.

Qualifications & experience

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, or a related field.
• Minimum 3-5 years experience as a planning engineer or project controls engineer in construction or real-estate development projects, preferably in the UAE/GCC region.
• Strong proficiency with planning tools such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or equivalent; solid understanding of critical path method (CPM) scheduling.
• Good knowledge of construction processes, trades sequence, site production rates, resource loading, and contract milestones.
• Excellent analytical, reporting, and communication skills; able to present complex programme information to stakeholders.
• Fluency in English; Arabic language skills are an advantage.
• Valid UAE driving licence is a plus (if site visits are required).

Key competencies & behaviours

• Detail-oriented and organised: maintains accuracy in schedules, reports, and updates.
• Proactive and problem-solving: anticipates delays or conflicts and drives corrective actions.
• Collaborative and influential: works well across design, construction, procurement, and logistics teams and influences timelines.
• Results-driven: focused on achieving milestones, meeting deadlines, and supporting project success.
• Adaptable and resilient: comfortable in a dynamic construction environment with changing priorities.
• Integrity and professional: maintains high standards of accountability and ethical behaviour.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and benefits aligned with the UAE construction market and experience.
• Opportunity to work on large-scale development or construction projects with significant scope and responsibility in planning and controls.
• Exposure to advanced planning tools, professional growth, and cross-discipline collaboration within a growing construction firm.

Key skills

• Project scheduling and controls
• Primavera P6
• Microsoft Project
• Critical path method (CPM)
• Construction processes and resource loading
• Reporting and communication
• Risk analysis and mitigation
• BIM integration

Employment type: Full time
Vacancy: 1