Lead Site Planning Engineer (Dubai Infrastructure Projects)

Role summary

Project planning and supervision

• Review and comment on contractor work programmes, staffing proposals, organization charts, shop drawings, method statements, procedures and traffic management plans.
• Monitor project schedules, contractors' daily activities and resource allocation; investigate delays and recommend corrective measures.
• Help establish project scope baselines, identify risks and develop contingency plans.
• Assess contractor claims and changes to scope, schedule and cost; assist with variation orders and reviews of unit rates for new work.
• Track project progress, scope changes, drawing versions and specifications, and help ensure teams use current construction documents.
• Review testing and commissioning plans and support handover and the defects liability period.
• Support preparation and issuance of take-over certificates, defects liability certificates, final accounts and statements of completion.
• Prepare progress reports with site teams, identifying risks and deviations from the work programme.
• Review contractor payment certificates and support client invoicing and invoice collection for supervision services.
• Support client relations, responses to client clarifications and organization of third-party inspections as needed.
• Participate in project kick-off meetings with clients and contractors.
• Implement corporate policies and procedures.

Qualifications and experience

• At least 10 years of Architecture, Engineering and Planning industry experience in a top-tier regional or multinational consultancy firm.
• Demonstrated experience managing planning activities on large-scale construction supervision projects.
• Experience with current construction management and planning software and tools, and experience in the Middle East.
• Knowledge of construction supervision services and international engineering standards and codes.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills; good financial planning, budgeting, analytical, problem-solving and time-management skills.
• Good communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent knowledge of scheduling and planning software, such as Primavera.
• Proficiency in spoken and written Arabic and English.

Location

• Dubai site, United Arab Emirates.