Planning Engineer

Role & responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain detailed project schedules in coordination with the Project Manager and site team.
• Develop baseline schedules, detailed work programs and look-ahead plans.
• Monitor planned vs. actual progress and identify delays and deviations.
• Prepare daily, weekly and monthly progress reports.
• Track critical activities and identify potential delays in advance.
• Prepare recovery plans and monitor corrective actions for delayed activities.
• Coordinate with Project Managers, Site Engineers, subcontractors, consultants and other departments.
• Prepare manpower, material and equipment planning in line with project requirements.
• Monitor resource utilization and project productivity.
• Update project schedules based on actual site progress.
• Prepare progress presentations and management reports.
• Analyse project delays and assist in identifying root causes.
• Monitor project milestones and ensure timely completion of activities.
• Coordinate with the execution team to ensure that planning is aligned with actual site conditions.
• Assist in monitoring project costs, quantities and variations where required.
• Maintain proper planning records, documentation and project reports.
• Participate in project review meetings and provide planning-related inputs to management.
• Support the Project Manager in overall project planning, monitoring and execution.

Preferred candidate profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
• 710 years of relevant experience in construction/infrastructure project planning.
• Strong knowledge of construction planning and project scheduling.
• Hands-on experience with Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
• Good understanding of construction activities, sequencing and project execution.
• Experience in preparing baseline schedules, look-ahead plans and progress reports.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Good knowledge of manpower and resource planning.
• Ability to identify project delays and prepare recovery plans.
• Good communication and coordination skills.
• Ability to work closely with site and project teams.
• Strong knowledge of MS Excel and MS Office.