Senior Planning Engineer (Buildings)

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Review contractor baseline and updated programmes and support the Engineer’s consent under contract conditions and company practices.
• Develop integrated master schedules and validate resource and schedule feasibility.
• Identify schedule risks and conflicts, maintain trackers and logs, and contribute to the risk register.
• Analyze progress to identify delays, slippage, and critical events; recommend mitigation and recovery plans.
• Perform what-if and schedule-impact analyses for changes, variations, and potential events.
• Prepare weekly/monthly progress reports, programme analysis, and milestone presentations.
• Assess EOT and disruption claims using time-impact and window analysis; demonstrate concurrent delay where applicable.
• Coordinate with contractors and stakeholders, attend meetings, and prepare concise minutes.
• Maintain contemporaneous records and issue delay or slow-performance notices when required.
• Lead and mentor planning team members as needed.

Required qualifications and experience

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or an equivalent discipline.
• At least 15 years of planning experience, including strong claims/EOT and delay-analysis capability.
• Experience in construction supervision of buildings projects and sound knowledge of underground construction.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Proficiency with planning tools and reporting systems; strong computer literacy.
• Strong written and spoken English and excellent technical writing skills.
• Primavera P6 skills, UAE experience, and PMC experience.

Desired skills

• Professional planning/scheduling certification such as PSP, PMI-SP, or similar is desired.
• Forensic planning experience in engineering consultancy or PMC environments is desired.