Lead Planning Engineer

Role Summary

Role Description

• Prepare tender programs, clause 14 programs, resource histograms, and planning reviews.
• Coordinate information among clients, suppliers, contractors, and other stakeholders.
• Support progress monitoring and variation reporting with the project management team.
• Record progress, adjust forecasts, and report causes of program variations.
• Prepare project reports based on review meetings, site visits, and progress reviews.
• Prepare cash flows, S-curves, look-ahead schedules, dashboards, manpower projections, mitigation strategies, and forecast schedules.
• Prepare information schedules for architects, engineers, nominations, and long-lead items.
• Plan, monitor, and control project resources and costs.
• Manage delay notifications, extension-of-time analysis, and contractual claims.
• Highlight critical project risks, issues, and opportunities.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or construction management.
• At least 7 years of relevant experience in an interior fit-out or main contracting company.
• Strong proficiency in Primavera, Microsoft Project, and Microsoft applications.
• Solid understanding of CPM, WBS, and construction planning methodologies.
• Confident client-facing professional with strong presentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Attention to detail and in-depth knowledge of construction processes and methodologies.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills in multicultural and multinational environments.
• Track record across hospitality, hotels, high-end residential, palaces, food and beverage, retail, entertainment, health, and education projects.
• Strong technical and commercial abilities.
• Knowledge of current fit-out market developments and trends.

Project Environment

• The role includes project progress reviews and site visits.
• The source metadata identifies the workplace as onsite in Dubai, UAE.