Construction Site Planner

| Job Title: | Construction Site Planner | |---|---| | Reference: | 442212970 | | Project | Hail & Ghasha, 4422 UAE (Site Based) | | Job Location: | Abu Dhabi, UAE | | Start date | 15-Oct-25 | | | |

Job summary/Role description

To lead and coordinate site planning activities for EPC Oil & Gas projects, ensuring alignment between construction execution and project controls. The Site Planner will act as a key interface between site operations, project controls, and central planning teams to deliver accurate, timely, and actionable planning data.

Duties and responsibilities

• Develop the Construction Schedule within the period established in the Project Schedule.

• Prepare the standard man-hour estimates based on the design quantities and the established WBS.

• Feed Schedule with estimated standard Manhours to obtain the Progress Curves and Manpower Histograms.

• Ensure that the schedules developed by the Subcontractors, as per their contractual obligations, are in alignment with the Level 4 Construction Schedule.

• Perform schedule control at the cut-off dates and provide a forecast on completion dates especially if any adverse trends occur so that the recovery plan can be effectively enforced.

• Assess physical progress at the cut-off dates, taking note of any evidence of deviations from the baseline and suggesting the remedial actions, if any.

• Perform manpower control by collecting time sheets from the Subcontractors and compare the actual manpower against the planned, as per the baseline.

• Prepare the weekly/monthly Progress Report related to the Site activities in accordance with the Project Procedures.

• Collaborate with the central Project Controls team to ensure site planning data feeds into overall project performance metrics.

• Track progress against baseline schedules and identify deviations, delays, and recovery strategies.

• Support Earned Value Management (EVM) by providing accurate site progress data and forecasts.

• Assist in resource loading and manpower histograms to support cost and schedule analysis.

• Participate in risk reviews and mitigation planning from a site execution perspective.

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 12 years of relevant experience.

• Experience working on the Contractor side.

Skills and Abilities

• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills

• Primavera P6

• Attention to detail, management skills.

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

Special Requirements and Comments

• Attention to detail, management skills