Job Description

Job Purpose

Responsible for leading, managing, and monitoring all planning, scheduling, and progress control functions for a major high-rise building project in Dubai, ensuring timely delivery in accordance with project objectives, contractual requirements, and company standards.

Key Responsibilities

Develop, update, and maintain the overall project master schedule using Primavera P6. Prepare baseline programs, recovery schedules, delay analyses, and extension of time (EOT) justifications. Monitor project progress against the baseline and report deviations, risks, and mitigation strategies. Coordinate with project management, engineering, procurement, and construction teams to ensure accurate schedule inputs. Lead weekly and monthly progress review meetings with contractors, consultants, and stakeholders. Prepare detailed progress reports, dashboards, S-curves, manpower histograms, and project KPIs. Identify schedule delays, critical paths, and recommend acceleration or corrective actions. Coordinate with the commercial and contracts team to support claims, variations, and cost/time impacts. Ensure compliance with Dubai project delivery standards, contractual obligations, and authorities requirements. Support tendering and pre-contract activities including preparation of construction schedules and method statements. Mentor planning engineers and support the development of planning procedures across the project.

Qualifications & Skills

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management. Minimum 10+ years of planning experience, with at least 5 years in high-rise building projects in the UAE or GCC. Strong command of Primavera P6 and MS Office applications. Solid knowledge of construction sequencing, methodologies, and multidiscipline coordination. Strong understanding of contractual frameworks such as FIDIC. Excellent leadership, communication, analytical, and decision-making skills. Experience preparing EOT claims, delay analyses (windows, impacted as-planned, etc.), and forensic planning preferred.

Personal Profile

Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to work under pressure. Strong professional presence and stakeholder management skills. Proven ability to work with diverse multicultural project teams.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent