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Job Description:

Senior Planning Engineer

Abu Dhabi, UAE

What You'll Be Doing:

• Review, check and evaluate the Contractor’s time schedule of works.

• Following the review, recommend, acceptance / rejection of the Contractor’s time schedule to Senior Planning Engineer for forwarding the recommendation to the Engineer (PMC) and Client for program acceptance.

• Monitor the work progress, compare to the accepted program of work and report to the Planning Manager.

• Coordinate with the Planning Engineers of Client/PMC and the Contractor on all scheduling issues and progress.

• Prepare weekly, monthly (or any period agreed with the Engineer (PMC) / Client) reports about the status of construction progress.

• Evaluate, and forecast project progress and performance against the established accepted / amended schedule with critical milestones.

• Assess the impact(s) of design/construction changes and schedule slippages.

• Inform the Planning Manager/Senior Planning Engineer (for informing PMC / Client) of any potential delays in the project completion or the milestones.

• Analyse, assess and participate in discussions about any suggested recovery program by the Contractor to mitigate any delays.  

• Participate in the assessment and analysis of time related claims by the contractor.

• Assist the SPE in progress validation, monitoring KPI’s & Construction commodities, and preparation of project status reports.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering, Construction or related field and 10 years demonstrable experience in all aspects of civil supervision on major road, highway and general infrastructure projects preferably in the Gulf region.

• Certification in planning and scheduling of projects and in using Primavera applications (Primavera Project Management / P6 and Primavera Contract Management I Expedition) and cost engineering with minimum 10 years’ experience, three of which should be in a similar role with engineering consultancy or project management consultancy.

• Project management experience in planning, scheduling and cost engineering, including at least five (5) years using Primavera Project Management, Primavera contract Management (Expedition) and evidenced familiarity and use over the past 12 months using the latest Primavera published edition P6.

• Extensive knowledge and experience in project planning, budgeting, cost phasing and control from the project initiation to close out phases, utilizing computer based systems (Primavera Project Management 'P6' and Primavera Contract Management 'Expedition'), within the framework' of an integrated project services function for the effective management of a wide range of concurrent projects, to meet the business plan objectives.

• Completed at least one project in same role that is comparable in complexity and size to the projects being tendered.

• Must have a sound knowledge about contractual relationships.

• Must be fully computer literate and able to utilize computer technology to access data, maintain records, generate reports, etc. and any project specific engineering and construction relevant software.

• Must be fluent in English both written and spoken with an excellent capability in written technical skills, good report writing, analytical and computer skills as well as oral and written communication skills.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Preferable have minimum 3 years’ experience in the gulf region specially in Abu Dhabi (UAE).

• Preferably fully conversant with the standard forms of Contracts.

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