Planning Engineer (reinforcement tonnage / raft foundation)
Role Overview
The Planning Engineer will develop, monitor, and update the PFC programme using Primavera P6.
The role focuses on reinforcement tonnage, labour productivity, resource planning, progress reporting, and recovery planning.
The programme must align with the Main Contractor’s master programme and raft pour sequence.
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Role overview
The Planning Engineer will develop, monitor, and update the PFC programme using Primavera P6.
The role focuses on reinforcement tonnage, labour productivity, resource planning, progress reporting, and recovery planning.
The programme must align with the Main Contractor’s master programme and raft pour sequence.
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the baseline programme in Primavera P6.
- Prepare resource-loaded schedules, manpower histograms, and productivity forecasts.
- Monitor daily and weekly reinforcement tonnage and labour productivity.
- Update planned versus actual progress and prepare S-curves.
- Prepare three-week look-ahead programmes and daily and weekly work targets.
- Coordinate with Construction Managers, Project Engineers, QS, and the Main Contractor.
- Identify programme delays, prepare recovery plans, and maintain delay records.
- Support extension-of-time and disruption claims.
- Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports and dashboards.
- Forecast manpower requirements and monitor staffing against approved plans.
Essential requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering.
- At least 10 years of planning experience, including at least 5 years in infrastructure, heavy civil, or major foundation projects.
- Strong proficiency in Primavera P6.
- Proven resource-loaded planning experience and experience with reinforcement or structural works measured by tonnage and productivity.
- Experience in manpower planning, labour histograms, S-curves, and progress measurement.
- Experience working with UAE/GCC Main Contractors and their programme requirements.
- Advanced MS Excel skills and knowledge of delay analysis.
- Good written and spoken English.
- Ability to provide evidence of experience on comparable projects.
Preferred experience
- A bachelor’s degree is also listed as preferred in the education details.
- Ten years of reinforcement tonnage experience by raft/pour is listed as preferred.
Work location
- Work location is in person.
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