Planning Engineer

WSP

Abu Dhabi, UAE

Ref: HP362-776

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Can you help societies thrive in a world we cannot control?

Can you anticipate the unforeseeable, perceive the unexplainable, and plan something unbelievable?

Can you design the unthinkable?

Can you think international and still act local?

WSP are looking for a Planning Engineer to undertake the tasks of planning and scheduling of all relevant works as defined by the client throughout the contract period. The Planning Engineer will be responsible to determine the timeframe of each of the work orders and prepare the pre-construction stage schedule for all the technical reports to be submitted to the client for approval.

The key objectives of the role will be to;
- Review and comment on work programmes prepared by the contractor and report findings to the Resident Engineer.
- Review and comment on other planning/progress related reports submitted by contractors with the consent of the RE.
- Work with and assist the Resident Engineer in highlighting and effectively communicating any shortfall of the programme to the Client PM.
- Monitor work programmes and status, ensuring progress reported is a true reflection of work achieved, and report areas of concern or particular progress to the RE.
- Attend any relevant planning meetings with project managers and contractor.
- Scrutinise in detail the contractor work programme in relation to logics, critical paths, floats and lags and make any necessary comments to the RE.
- Work closely with contractor’s planning team to ensure that work programmes are in accordance with contractual requirements.
- To ensure that the contractor’s schedule is prepared using the specified timeframe as indicted in the work order approved by the client.
- To ensure that the Contractor’s CPM plan shall be drawn to a level of details sufficient to show clearly all salient features of the work order and the sequence of activities are clearly demonstrated.
- To ensure that the Contractor’s schedule of the work order is submitted along with the salient information such as concise written description of the construction plan, cost and the required resources.
- To assist the Resident Engineer in determining the Extension of Time claims by the Contractor.
- To assist the Resident Engineer in the preparation of Bi Weekly and Monthly Progress Reports
- To ensure the quality of the works during the construction stage by regular site visits and ensure compliance with drawings and specifications.
- To participate in handing over of the work orders.
- Assist CM in carrying out any correspondence needed with the client, the contractor and Government Departments (if needed).

Requirements

- Civil Engineering Graduate.
- Minimum 10 years of experience in Project Planning in roads & infrastructure projects.
- High competency / knowledge in Primavera, MS Project, FIDIC

About the Company

WSP is one of the world's leading engineering professional services consulting firms. We are dedicated to our local communities and propelled by international brainpower. We are technical experts and strategic advisors including engineers, technicians, scientists, architects, planners, surveyors and environmental specialists, as well as other design, program and construction management professionals. We design lasting solutions in the Property & Buildings, Transportation & Infrastructure, Environment, Industry, Resources (including Mining and Oil & Gas) and Power & Energy sectors as well as project delivery and strategic consulting services. With 36,000 talented people in more than 500 offices across 40 countries, we engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come.

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Planning Engineer salaries in UAE

Average monthly compensation
AED 11,000

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