Planning Engineer/Senior Engineer

Key Roles & Responsibilities

1. Project Planning

• Prepare the overall Master Project Schedule.
• Develop detailed schedules for civil, marine, structural, electrical and mechanical works.
• Establish project milestones and key activities.

2. Baseline Schedule

• Prepare the approved baseline programme using Primavera P6 / MS Project.
• Develop WBS, activity coding, calendars and logic relationships.
• Establish planned start/finish dates and project milestones.

3. Marine & Port Works Planning

• Plan activities such as:

• Breakwater construction

• Dredging and reclamation

• Berth construction

• Quay wall construction

• Piling works

• Jetty construction

• Approach roads

• Yard development

• Drainage and utility works

• Coordinate planning around tides, weather and marine working conditions.

4. Progress Monitoring

• Collect daily/weekly progress from site teams.
• Compare planned vs. actual progress.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports.
• Monitor critical activities and milestones.

5. Delay Analysis

• Identify delays and their impact on project completion.
• Monitor the Critical Path and near-critical activities.
• Prepare recovery programmes and mitigation plans.
• Support Extension of Time (EOT) claims with proper schedule records.

6. Resource Planning

• Plan manpower, equipment, materials and marine resources.
• Monitor resource productivity.
• Coordinate deployment of equipment such as dredgers, cranes, piling rigs, barges and other marine equipment.

7. Cost & Schedule Coordination

• Coordinate with the Project Manager, Construction, QS/Commercial, Procurement and QA/QC teams.
• Monitor planned quantities and progress against project targets.
• Support earned value and productivity analysis where applicable.

8. Procurement & Material Tracking

• Integrate procurement milestones into the project schedule.
• Track engineering approvals, material procurement, manufacturing, delivery and site availability.
• Identify material-related risks affecting the schedule.

9. Reporting

• Prepare:

• Daily progress reports

• Weekly progress reports

• Monthly MIS

• S-curves

• Look-ahead schedules

• Progress dashboards

• Manpower/equipment reports

• Delay reports

10. Coordination

• Conduct regular planning/progress meetings.
• Coordinate with consultants, client representatives and subcontractors.
• Follow up on pending approvals, drawings, inspections and site nt
• Earned Value Management
• Risk management
• Strong coordination and reporting skills