Planning Senior Engineer

Job Title: Planning Senior Engineer

Reference: PIR 442219960

Project Hail & Ghasha, 4422 UAE

Job Location: Al Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Job type/Contract: Contractual. From 01/07/2026

Hours/rotation: Rotation of 60 days on site and 10 days off (paid) & 2 days traveling (paid).

Salary range: Excellent salary package with benefits.

Benefits:

• Single Status.

• Accommodation (Meals) provided by the company.

• Transportation provided by the company.

• Round trip ticket on each rotation (Economy class).

Job summary/Role description

• Execute, manage, and supervise planning/reporting activities within projects of any size and complexity under the Project Control Manager’s supervision, ensuring compliance with contract, quality requirements, and project execution plans. Oversee the Planning team’s daily activities.

Duties and responsibilities

• Guide planning engineers in initializing project control tools per company procedures.

• Lead the preparation of planning procedures (WBS, schedules, progress measurement) in compliance with contract and company standards.

• Prepare project control planning documents (Milestones Plan, 90 days Schedule, WBS, Top-Down Schedule, Project Control Schedule, Progress Curves, Reporting, Manpower Histograms) under the Project Control Manager’s supervision.

• Review and issue planning reports, ensuring consistency.

• Develop Schedule Narrative/Basis of Assumptions, tracking deviations from Baseline.

• Perform periodic schedule control, assess project physical progress, forecast completion, and propose corrective actions.

• Monitor manhour expenditure and productivity trends.

• Organize and conduct meetings for review and decision-making on critical matters.

• Identify, analyze, and monitor schedule deviations, recommending corrective actions.

• Guide subcontract team in finalizing contractual schedules/milestones with subcontractors.

• Support Project Team in performing Schedule Risk Analysis.

• Interact with Client’s Planning representative and company departments, clients, and vendors to gather necessary planning-related information.

• Analyze the impact of potential changes/claims and support decision-making for path forward.

• Assist Contract Management team in delay and schedule impact analysis.

• Maintain autonomous knowledge of company tools (Primavera P6, Milemate! Schedule Risk Analysis, Acumen Fuse, TPMS).

• Prepare field project planning activities per company procedures and PCM’s instructions.

• Work closely with Construction Subcontractors on developing Contract Level 3 & 4 Schedules and manpower histograms to ensure milestone compliance.

• Verify feasibility of construction schedules with scheduled deliveries of documentation and materials.

• Monitor Subcontractor performance in terms of efficiency, progress, and resources.

• Coordinate with material controller for construction feasibility and Material Control.

• Collect data at project completion for database development and Project Close-out report.

• Train and support assigned Planning/Reporting Junior Engineers.

• Stay updated on technical improvements in the discipline.

• Provide feedback to the Planning services leader on issues arising from standard methods to improve efficiency

• Manage planning activities independently for small size EPC projects.

Person Specification

Knowledge & Qualifications

• University Degree or Diploma in Civil discipline or equivalent.

Experience

• Significant experience in the industrial construction of large or xl gas plants.

• Covered a similar role in at least 2-3 projects of comparable size.

• A minimum of 15 years of relevant experience (essential).

• Experience working on the top tier Contractor side (essential).

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills.

• Attention to detail, management skills.

• Primavera P6

• Team-oriented skills, self-motivation and direction, with strong bias toward timely performance and problem resolution.