Planning Engineer

Role summary

Programme development and control

• Prepare, submit, and maintain contract-compliant baseline schedules; update them for actual progress and approved changes.
• Review subcontractor schedules against the approved baseline and maintain as-built and close-out programmes.
• Develop resource-loaded schedules for manpower, plant, and equipment.
• Track material submissions, approvals, procurement, and deliveries to avoid schedule impacts.
• Maintain schedule backups and version control.

Reporting and coordination

• Prepare and review progress reports, dashboards, and lookahead schedules; issue and respond to planning- and time-related correspondence.
• Attend site coordination and progress meetings to present schedule status and planning inputs.
• Collect, validate, and analyze progress information from site teams, subcontractors, and suppliers.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, and commercial teams to expedite approvals and required documentation.

Schedule analysis and risk

• Analyze schedule impacts and time effects of variations and scope changes; support EoT submissions and forensic delay assessments.
• Identify schedule risks and constraints, monitor milestones and critical path activities, and advise on slippage.
• Support mitigation, recovery, and acceleration plans.
• Maintain productivity norms and production rates for manpower and equipment across trades.

Team and process support

• Support and review planning inputs from junior planning engineers.
• Ensure compliance with planning procedures, standards, and reporting requirements, and contribute to continuous improvement of planning controls.

Education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
• 8–10 years of experience in planning and scheduling roles within construction projects.

Technical qualifications

• Strong knowledge of project scheduling principles, risk management, and data analysis.
• Solid understanding of CPM and forensic schedule analysis; experience supporting claims, EoT analysis, and contractual time management.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6, advanced Microsoft Excel, and planning/reporting tools; Power BI is preferred.
• PMP certification is preferred.

Communication and collaboration

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and reporting skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills; ability to coordinate effectively with multidisciplinary teams.
• Proficient in written and spoken English.