Planning Engineer - UAE National only-Dubai, UAE

Job Title: Planning Engineer - UAE National only 

Sector: Rail / Metro – Communications & Control Systems

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Job Summary

The Planning Engineer is responsible for planning and scheduling activities for assigned bids, projects, or programs against an approved baseline (Performance Measurement Baseline – PMB). The role ensures effective monitoring and control of tasks, deliverables, schedule risks, workload, and costs.

The Planning Engineer must have strong expertise in project management structures and baselines (WBS, OBS, RAM, WPDDs, PMB), scheduling techniques (PERT, Critical Path), and Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA). The role also supports claims-related activities including Extension of Time (EOT) and delay analysis, and performs basic Earned Value tracking and variance analysis to support corrective actions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop the contract programme using contract documents, WBS structures, cost and resource loading, and relevant project inputs.

• Support portfolio management activities (project requests and resource capacity planning).

• Support feasibility and strategic planning to establish milestones across pre- and post-construction phases (procurement, design, tender).

• Prepare resource plans using productivity rates.

• Prepare operational schedules and monitor project progress based on site conditions.

• Produce and monitor daily/weekly/monthly planning reports and KPIs.

• Report progress and critical planning issues to project management and propose mitigation actions for expected delays.

• Prepare delay analysis with the Commercial team to support Extension of Time (EOT) and claims.

• Follow up delays and support preparation of formal correspondence to reserve contractual rights for claims.

• Coordinate with client and consultant to avoid delays during project execution.

• Ensure quality and approval of project controls procedures, schedules, cost reports, and reporting deliverables.

• Prepare the Project Controls Plan and support development of project controls procedures.

• Lead/support risk management activities; consolidate risk analysis and monitor updates.

• Coordinate with Finance for target sales, budget tracking, and invoicing.

• Support contract reviews through collection and analysis of project performance data (schedule, cost, and resource needs).