Senior Planning Engineer

• Main Responsibilities

• Project Scheduling & Time Management

• Review project documentation to establish the initial timeline, confirm delivery deadlines, and support the development of tender schedules and narrative reports in alignment with project requirements.

• Develop and maintain the project baseline schedule using Primavera P6, covering shop drawings, procurement, and construction activities.

• Update and control project schedules on a weekly, biweekly, and monthly basis to reflect actual progress and approved changes.

• Resource & Manpower Planning

• Prepare initial manpower and resource plans, when required, to support project planning and execution.

• Develop manpower histograms aligned with project schedules and resource requirements.

• Progress Monitoring & Reporting

• Prepare detailed monthly progress reports, including S-curves, shop drawing status, procurement status, site progress photos, invoice tracking and status, variation orders, layouts, delays, and identified areas of concern.

• Develop and deliver monthly progress and performance presentations to top management, covering project progress, quality status, safety performance, and key risks.

• Schedule Control, Claims & Delay Analysis

• Perform delay analysis and schedule impact assessments in support of contractual and commercial requirements.

• Prepare claims-related planning deliverables, including delay impact reports and Primavera (XER) files.

• Operational Planning & Performance Dashboards

• Prepare the Annual Operational Plan (AOP) by developing internal schedules based on approved variation orders, billing sheets, and inputs received from the Technical Office team.

• Extract remaining target distributions and update quarterly performance dashboards.

• Maintain and issue the PCS Monthly Dashboard, reflecting updated targets, target billing, quality status, safety status, and identified areas of concern, in coordination with Cost Control and Contracts teams.

• Procurement Planning & Coordination

• Develop strategic procurement plans by analyzing Primavera schedules received from site planning teams.

• Distribute remaining quantities in alignment with the approved Bill of Quantities (BOQ).

Requirements

Job Requirements

• Excellent knowledge of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other project management tools.

• Strong understanding of project planning, scheduling, resource allocation, and progress monitoring.

• Ability to analyze project performance and identify potential delays and risks.

• Knowledge of project control techniques, including critical path analysis, earned value management, and schedule variance analysis.

• Familiarity with construction methodologies, project documentation, and reporting procedures.