Senior Planning Engineer - Freight Facilities

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Job Description

The Senior Planning Engineer role will support Freight Facilities as part of a transformative rail infrastructure project. The scope includes formation preparation, track installation, freight yard development, and systems integration, ensuring seamless operations and world class standards. Candidates must have prior experience working on similar rail, freight facilities, or major infrastructure projects.

Role responsibilities:

• Understanding work scope, quantity and familiar with logical sequencing of construction disciplines;
• Providing detailed review, analysis and monitoring of the procurement and construction programmes of the Contractor, Subcontractors and Utilities;

• Working closely on a day to day basis with the planners of the contractor to monitor and/or amend the Contractor’s baseline programme of Work;

• Providing progress reports, graphs and critical path analysis for the monthly and weekly progress reports to the Project Management Consultant (PMC);

• Reporting to the Senior Resident Engineer any risks, opportunities and any mitigation strategies to maintain the project completion date;

• Reviewing actual progress against the construction programme and prepare and report to the to the Senior Resident Engineer accordingly;

• Attending site and convening workshops with the site supervision team as necessary to get snap-shots in time and keeping an update on actual progress on site;

• Conducting independent site visits to evaluate the contractor’s site progress against his programme and reporting to the Senior Resident Engineer accordingly;

• Providing support to the Senior Quantity Surveyor in understanding the programme risks and opportunities of potential additional works and variation proposals;

• Maintaining records of monitoring of the programme to enable input and support to the Senior Resident Engineer and Senior Quantity Surveyor to evaluate any related Contractor claims and variations as considered necessary; and,

• Providing assistance to the PMC during negotiations, arbitration, or any other forms of dispute resolution.

Minimum Requirements:

• The candidate would need to have prior experience in similar projects.
• Middle East experience would be advantageous
• Minimum of 10 years of post-graduate experience in project planning, scheduling, and progress monitoring
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, with mandatory certification.
• Strong knowledge of MS Excel and other project control tools.
• In-depth understanding of Extension of Time (EOT) evaluation, critical path analysis (CPA), and resource-loaded schedules.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and reporting skills, with the ability to present technical data clearly to management and clients.
• Experience working on projects in the UAE or familiarity with local regulations and procedures is highly desirable.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with a goal-oriented approach to project planning and execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.

Additional Information

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