Planning Engineer
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About the Role
Baraka Development seeks a Planning Engineer for Project C34 – The Bay Residence in Abu Dhabi. The role involves managing Primavera P6 schedules, progress tracking, risk mitigation, and recovery plans for a high-rise construction project.
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Responsibilities
- Prepare and dynamically update the Primavera P6 baseline programme
- Develop 4 week and 8 week lookahead schedules to optimize daily site execution
- Integrate procurement tracking for long lead items directly into the master project schedule
- Track actual progress against planned benchmarks, compiling weekly dashboards and S curves
- Prepare and submit clear, comprehensive progress reports for company management and the consultant
- Proactively identify delays and critical path risks, issuing early warning notices
- Devise and implement effective recovery and acceleration programmes when behind schedule
- Maintain detailed, evidentiary delay records and support documentation
Requirements
- 5–8 years of construction planning experience
- Proven experience working on high rise building projects
- Exceptional, expert level proficiency in Primavera P6
- Strong data analytics, dashboard visualization, and S curve preparation skills
- Excellent communication, strong organization, and ability to work under fast track project pressure
- UAE experience preferred; familiarity with Abu Dhabi/Yas Island project dynamics is a distinct advantage
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Job Summary
- The Planning Engineer is responsible for managing the project programme, Primavera schedule, progress measurement, recovery plans, weekly reports, and delay tracking for Project C34 – The Bay Residence.
- The role involves identifying critical path risks early, ensuring seamless integration with procurement, and delivering accurate progress dashboards to project leadership and consultants.
Job Responsibilities
- Prepare and dynamically update the Primavera P6 baseline programme.
- Develop 4 week and 8 week lookahead schedules to optimize daily site execution.
- Integrate procurement tracking for long lead items directly into the master project schedule.
- Track actual progress against planned benchmarks, compiling weekly dashboards and S curves.
- Prepare and submit clear, comprehensive progress reports for company management and the consultant.
- Maintain highly accurate records and data to back up all project reporting.
- Proactively identify delays and critical path risks, issuing early warning notices to the project team.
- Devise and implement effective recovery and acceleration programmes when progress falls behind schedule.
- Maintain detailed, evidentiary delay records and support documentation.
Qualifications and Skills
- Experience: 5–8 years of construction planning experience is required.
- Project Track Record: Proven experience working on high rise building projects is mandatory.
- Technical Skills: Exceptional, expert level proficiency in Primavera P6.
- Reporting Capability: Strong data analytics, dashboard visualization, and S curve preparation skills.
- Soft Skills: Excellent communication, strong organization, and the ability to work under fast track project pressure.
- Location Asset: UAE experience is preferred; familiarity with Abu Dhabi/Yas Island project dynamics is a distinct advantage.
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