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Senior Planning Engineer

AtkinsRéalis
Dubai, UAE
Full-time
Senior
Onsite
Discovered 6 days ago
Project planning and controlsConstruction schedulingBaseline programme reviewProgress monitoringLook-ahead schedulingDelay analysis

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Role overview

Plan and control large-scale construction developments, including mixed-use, residential, commercial, villa, and townhouse projects.

Manage schedules, monitor progress, analyze delays and risks, prepare reports, and support project delivery and milestones.

Work with clients, contractors, consultants, and project stakeholders to improve project performance.

Planning and project controls

  • Review contractors' baseline schedules for contractual, milestone, and construction-sequencing compliance; monitor performance and recommend corrective actions.
  • Prepare short- and long-term look-ahead schedules for project execution and resource planning.
  • Analyze schedule risks, critical paths, constraints, and delivery impacts; conduct delay analysis and support Extension of Time assessments and claims evaluation.
  • Review contractor progress reports, recovery plans, and revised schedules; develop dashboards, KPI reports, earned value metrics, and schedule analyses.
  • Coordinate progress data collection and validation with resident engineers, construction managers, contractors, and client representatives.
  • Monitor engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning against schedules; recommend mitigation and acceleration strategies for deviations.
  • Support project controls, risk management, forecasting, and change management; assess impacts of design changes, variations, procurement issues, and site constraints.
  • Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports; attend project reviews, progress meetings, and stakeholder workshops.
  • Support closeout planning, testing and commissioning schedules, and handover milestones.
  • Ensure planning and reporting comply with contract requirements, consultant procedures, and industry best practices.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or equivalent.
  • At least 10 years of experience in planning and controls.
  • Experience with baseline programme review, progress monitoring, look-ahead schedules, delay analysis, Extension of Time support, dashboards, and reporting.
  • Primavera P6 capability or certification is preferred.

Rewards and benefits

  • The posting lists a tax-free salary, life and medical insurance, annual leave, a company gratuity scheme, and a discretionary bonus program.
  • Other listed benefits include an annual flight contribution, transportation and housing allowances, and an employee wellbeing program with access to support specialists.

About AtkinsRéalis

AtkinsRéalis describes itself as an engineering services and nuclear organization working on infrastructure and energy systems.

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