# Senior Planning Engineer

**Company:** [MIRA CONSTRUCTION L.L.C](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/pCv1bqG1RvT9o9W1N4rHp9.md)
**Location:** Dubai, United Arab Emirates
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time

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## Description

We are looking for an experienced **Planning Engineer** to join our team in Dubai and take responsibility for project planning, scheduling, progress monitoring and reporting across major construction projects.

**Key Responsibilities:**

-   Develop, maintain and update detailed project schedules from project initiation through completion
-   Prepare baseline schedules, detailed work programmes and resource-loaded schedules
-   Monitor project progress against approved plans and identify potential delays and risks
-   Perform critical path analysis and assess the impact of delays on overall project completion
-   Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports, dashboards and schedule updates for project management and stakeholders
-   Develop and support recovery and mitigation plans where project performance is behind schedule
-   Conduct delay analysis and support the preparation of extension of time (EOT) claims
-   Coordinate planning activities with Project Managers, Site Teams, Engineers, Contractors and other stakeholders
-   Review contractors’ and subcontractors’ programmes and assess compliance with contractual requirements
-   Monitor key project milestones and ensure that planning data accurately reflects actual site progress
-   Support project forecasting and provide management with recommendations to improve schedule performance

## Requirements

-   Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or a related field
-   Minimum 10 years of experience as a Planning Engineer or Project Controls Engineer
-   Proven experience on large-scale construction projects
-   Strong knowledge of project scheduling methodologies, critical path analysis and progress monitoring
-   Experience with delay analysis, recovery planning and EOT claims
-   Good understanding of project controls and construction project lifecycle
-   Experience working with contractors and/or consultancy companies is highly preferred
-   Strong analytical, reporting and stakeholder management skills
-   Professional working proficiency in English

## Benefits

-   Competitive salary;

-   Official UAE employment status;
-   Comprehensive medical insurance coverage;

_Working schedule 6 days per week from Monday to Saturday and Sunday is off._