Planning Engineer - Infrastructure

AECOM is seeking an experienced Planning Engineer - Infrastructure in Abu Dhabi, UAE to support the planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, and programme control of infrastructure works. The role will review contractor programmes, monitor actual performance against approved schedules, analyze critical paths and delays, and provide reliable planning information to the project management team and Client throughout design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and authority approval activities.

Country: UAE
City:
Abu Dhabi
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function:
Project-Program Management
Salary:
Not disclosed
Gender: No Preference
Candidate Nationality:
Not specified
Job Type: Full Time
Work Arrangement:
On-site

The Planning Engineer will provide detailed schedule oversight across the project lifecycle. A major focus will be reviewing the Contractor 's baseline and updated programmes, validating reported progress against actual site conditions, and identifying schedule risks early enough for the project team to evaluate appropriate mitigation measures.

• Develop, review, and monitor the Contractor 's baseline programme, updated schedules, and recovery programmes.
• Review programme logic, sequencing, resource loading, project scope alignment, and contractual requirements.
• Monitor actual progress against the approved programme and identify delays, critical activities, and potential impacts on completion.
• Prepare and review weekly and monthly progress reports covering planned versus actual performance, key achievements, critical activities, and upcoming work.
• Verify reported quantities and progress against actual site conditions.
• Analyze critical paths, float, constraints, and programme logic and provide recommendations for mitigating delays.
• Prepare and review 2-week, 3-week, and 4-week look-ahead programmes as required.
• Coordinate with the Resident Engineer, discipline engineers, inspectors, and the Contractor 's planning team to obtain accurate progress information.
• Assess recovery and mitigation programmes submitted by the Contractor and evaluate their effectiveness.
• Monitor interfaces between design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and authority approval activities.
• Identify programme risks, constraints, and potential delays and communicate them to the project management team.
• Assist with reviews of Extension of Time submissions, delay events, and time-related claims, including programme impacts and supporting analysis.
• Review programme updates and time impact analyses submitted by the Contractor.
• Maintain project progress dashboards and key performance indicators.
• Prepare progress presentations and communicate planning and schedule status to the project management team and Client.
• Participate in progress, planning, and coordination meetings with contractors and other project stakeholders.
• Ensure planning and reporting activities comply with project procedures, contractual requirements, and applicable reporting standards.

The position requires the ability to convert detailed programme information into clear assessments of project status. This includes evaluating planned versus actual progress, determining critical and near-critical activities, assessing available float and constraints, and identifying potential schedule impacts. The Planning Engineer will also support short-term forecasting through look-ahead programmes and maintain dashboards and performance indicators that provide the project team with an accurate view of progress.

The role supports the evaluation of Extension of Time submissions and other time-related claims. Responsibilities include reviewing delay events, Contractor programme updates, recovery schedules, mitigation proposals, and time impact analyses to understand their potential effect on project completion.

• Bachelor 's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Relevant experience in planning and scheduling for infrastructure and construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Excel.
• Good understanding of baseline programmes, schedule updates, critical path analysis, resource loading, progress measurement, and delay analysis.
• Experience reviewing Contractor programmes and progress reports.
• Experience with Extension of Time assessments, delay analysis,…