Planning Engineer - Power and Water transmission

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The Planning Engineer will oversee the Project planning, scheduling, progress reporting process.

This is a PMC role, and there will be multiple Supervision Consultants and EPC`s appointed directly by the Client. The successful candidate will be responsible for overseeing planning and scheduling requirements on the large-scale power and water transmission projects in Abu Dhabi. This role involves strategic planning, resource management, and collaboration with various stakeholders to meet project objectives, timelines, and budget constraints.

·         Schedule Development & Maintenance

o   Build and maintain Primavera P6 schedules (Baselines, Updates, Recovery/Acceleration plans, What-If scenarios).

o   Develop activity coding structures aligned to WBS/OBS, calendars, and resource/cost loading principles.

o   Perform logic checks, critical path analysis (CPA), and near-critical path monitoring.

·         Progress Measurement & Reporting

o   Implement progress measurement systems (earned value, physical progress curves, progress S-curves).

o   Prepare weekly and monthly planning reports: lookahead schedules, progress narratives, variance analyses, milestone tracking.

o   Generate dashboards and visuals using Power BI (e.g., SPI/CPI trends, milestone heatmaps, risked dates).

·         Cost & Cash Flow Support (Basic)

o   Coordinate with cost engineers to cost-load schedules, align to CBS, and produce time-phased cash flows.

o   Compare planned vs. actual costs at a summary level to highlight variances affecting schedule.

·       Bachelor’s degree in related field.

·       5+ years

·       Proven experience in a similar role.

·         Primavera P6 EPPM/Professional: calendars, resources, activity coding, baselining, TIA basics, layouts.

·         Power BI: data import/transform, measures (DAX), visuals (KPIs, S-curves).

·         Excel: pivots, charts, lookups, what-if analysis; SharePoint for data collaboration.

·         Understanding of EPC workflows, construction sequencing.

·         Familiarity with EOT principles and schedule impact documentation.

·         Analytical with strong attention to detail and data quality.

·         Clear and concise communicator, able to produce executive-ready visuals and narratives.

·         Proactive, organized, and able to manage multiple workstreams and deadlines.

·         Collaborative mindset with consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders.