Planning Engineer Civil
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About the Role
We are seeking a Planning Engineer to develop, monitor, and control project schedules for civil and structural steel construction projects in Dubai. The role involves using Primavera P6, progress monitoring, delay analysis, and reporting to support project decision-making.
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Responsibilities
- Prepare baseline construction programs using Primavera P6
- Monitor project progress against approved baseline schedules and update schedules
- Identify delays, constraints, and potential schedule risks, and recommend corrective actions
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports and executive dashboards
- Support Extension of Time (EOT) claims preparation with Time Impact Analyses
Requirements
- Experience in project planning and scheduling for civil/structural steel projects
- Proficiency in Primavera P6 or equivalent planning software
- Knowledge of delay analysis and EOT claims preparation
- Ability to prepare progress reports and dashboards
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Position Overview
- The Planning Engineer is responsible for developing, monitoring, updating, and controlling project schedules to ensure that civil and structural steel construction projects are completed within the contractual time frame.
- The role involves planning, progress monitoring, delay analysis, resource forecasting, reporting, and providing management with timely information to support project decision making.
Project Planning & Scheduling
- Prepare baseline construction programs using Primavera P6 or equivalent planning software.
- Develop detailed work breakdown structures (WBS) for project activities.
- Establish project milestones, critical paths, and activity sequences.
- Prepare procurement, fabrication, and construction schedules.
- Develop recovery and acceleration programs when required.
- Ensure schedules comply with contractual requirements.
Progress Monitoring & Control
- Monitor project progress against approved baseline schedules.
- Conduct regular site visits to verify actual progress.
- Update project schedules based on site progress and project developments.
- Identify delays, constraints, and potential schedule risks.
- Track critical and near critical activities.
- Recommend corrective and preventive actions to maintain project timelines.
Structural Steel Planning
- Monitor steel detailing, fabrication, delivery, and erection schedules.
- Coordinate with fabrication workshops to ensure production targets are achieved.
- Track material procurement and delivery status.
- Monitor erection sequences and crane utilization plans.
- Ensure fabrication and erection activities align with overall project milestones.
Resource Planning
- Prepare manpower histograms and resource loaded schedules.
- Forecast labor, equipment, and material requirements.
- Monitor resource productivity and utilization.
- Identify resource shortages and recommend corrective actions.
- Assist project management in optimizing resource allocation.
Delay Analysis & Claims Support
- Identify project delays and assess their impact on the project schedule.
- Prepare Time Impact Analyses (TIA) for variations and delays.
- Maintain records of delay events, disruptions, and hindrances.
- Support Extension of Time (EOT) claims preparation.
- Assist commercial and project teams in substantiating delay and disruption claims.
- Prepare impacted and revised project schedules.
Reporting
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports.
- Develop executive dashboards and project status reports.
- Prepare S Curves, manpower reports, productivity reports, and progress charts.
- Present project status updates during progress meetings.
- Provide schedule performance indicators and forecasts.
Coordination
- Coordinate with project managers, site engineers, QA/QC, procurement, and subcontractors.
- Obtain progress information from all project stakeholders.
- Attend coordination and progress meetings.
- Ensure alignment between construction activities, procurement schedules, and engineering deliverables.
Risk Management
- Identify schedule related risks and opportunities.
- Perform schedule risk assessments.
- Recommend mitigation measures to minimize project delays.
- Monitor implementation of recovery plans.
Documentation & Records
- Maintain all planning records and schedule revisions.
- Keep records of approved baselines, updates, and recovery programs.
- Archive project planning documents and reports.
- Maintain logs of delays, variations, and critical project events.
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