Sr. Planning Engineer
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About the Role
Dar is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer with 15+ years of experience to develop and maintain project schedules for large-scale shopping mall projects using Primavera P6 and MS Project.
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Responsibilities
- Develop, update, and maintain detailed project schedules (Primavera P6/MS Project) for shopping mall projects from design to handover
- Monitor project progress against baseline schedules, identify potential delays, and recommend mitigation strategies
- Coordinate with design consultants, contractors, and internal departments to ensure alignment of the schedule with project goals and deliverables
- Prepare and present look ahead schedules, resource histograms, and recovery plans as needed
- Analyze and incorporate procurement, authority approvals, and long lead items into the master schedule
- Assist in preparing project progress reports, dashboards, S curves, and critical path analyses
- Attend and lead planning and progress review meetings with clients, consultants, and contractors
- Evaluate contractor programs and suggest improvements or corrections where required
- Ensure alignment of schedule with key shopping mall components such as tenant fit out programs, MEP coordination, façade, vertical transportation, and finishing phases
- Identify risks and contribute to project risk management planning related to time, resources, and sequencing
- Support claims analysis, extension of time (EOT) assessments, and forensic schedule reviews
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field
- 15+ years of experience in planning/scheduling, with at least 5 years focused on large scale commercial or shopping mall projects
- Strong command of Primavera P6 and MS Project; proficiency in Excel and reporting tools
- Solid understanding of project controls, construction sequencing, and resource planning
- Familiarity with shopping mall construction elements such as retail zoning, anchor stores, fit out coordination, vertical circulation, and façade installation
- Knowledge of local authority procedures, permitting timelines, and shopping mall operational requirements is a plus
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills
- PMP or PSP certification is highly desirable
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Company Overview
- Dar is an international multidisciplinary consulting organization specializing in engineering, architecture, planning, environment, project management, facilities management, and economics.
- Sidara operates in 60 countries with 20,500 professionals.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop, update, and maintain detailed project schedules (Primavera P6/MS Project) for shopping mall projects from design to handover.
- Monitor project progress against baseline schedules, identify potential delays, and recommend mitigation strategies.
- Coordinate with design consultants, contractors, and internal departments to ensure alignment of the schedule with project goals and deliverables.
- Prepare and present look ahead schedules, resource histograms, and recovery plans as needed.
- Analyze and incorporate procurement, authority approvals, and long lead items into the master schedule.
- Assist in preparing project progress reports, dashboards, S curves, and critical path analyses.
- Attend and lead planning and progress review meetings with clients, consultants, and contractors.
- Evaluate contractor programs and suggest improvements or corrections where required.
- Ensure alignment of schedule with key shopping mall components such as tenant fit out programs, MEP coordination, façade, vertical transportation, and finishing phases.
- Identify risks and contribute to project risk management planning related to time, resources, and sequencing.
- Support claims analysis, extension of time (EOT) assessments, and forensic schedule reviews.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
- 15+ years of experience in planning/scheduling, with at least 5 years focused on large scale commercial or shopping mall projects.
- Strong command of Primavera P6 and MS Project; proficiency in Excel and reporting tools.
- Solid understanding of project controls, construction sequencing, and resource planning.
- Familiarity with shopping mall construction elements such as retail zoning, anchor stores, fit out coordination, vertical circulation, and façade installation.
- Knowledge of local authority procedures, permitting timelines, and shopping mall operational requirements is a plus.
- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder coordination skills.
- PMP or PSP certification (Primavera Certified or equivalent) is highly desirable.
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