Planning Engineer - Landscape

Role overview

Key responsibilities

• Develop detailed schedules, baseline programmes, and work plans for landscape construction.
• Prepare, monitor, and update programmes using Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
• Plan and monitor softscape, hardscape, irrigation, planting, paving, and external works.
• Coordinate project milestones and resource requirements with project managers, site engineers, procurement, and subcontractors.
• Track progress against schedules, identify critical activities and delays, and recommend corrective or recovery plans.
• Produce weekly and monthly reports, look-ahead programmes, S-curves, and dashboards; review progress with site teams.
• Coordinate procurement timing and monitor manpower, equipment, and material needs against schedules.
• Assist with delay analysis and extension-of-time claims; coordinate updates with clients and consultants and maintain programme records.

Qualifications and requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5–8 years of relevant UAE/GCC planning experience; landscape construction contractor experience is preferred.
• Strong experience with landscape construction, irrigation, softscape, hardscape, and external development projects.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project; proficiency in MS Excel and other project reporting tools.
• Knowledge of scheduling, critical path analysis, resource planning, progress measurement, and delay analysis.
• Experience preparing baseline programmes, look-ahead schedules, S-curves, and progress reports.
• Strong analytical, communication, and coordination skills.
• UAE/GCC experience is preferred.