Senior Planning Engineer

ALFIRAS General Contracting is seeking to recruit an experienced Senior Planning Engineer to support the planning, scheduling and monitoring of our civil construction projects. The role requires a strong background in construction project planning, with the ability to manage project schedules, monitor progress and ensure alignment with project timelines and delivery objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop, review and maintain project baseline programmes and detailed construction schedules.
• Monitor project progress against approved programmes and identify potential delays and schedule deviations.
• Perform critical path analysis and develop recovery programmes and mitigation strategies.
• Prepare periodic progress reports, dashboards and project performance updates.
• Coordinate with project management and site execution teams to monitor project milestones and deliverables.
• Prepare weekly and monthly look-ahead programmes and track planned versus actual progress.
• Review subcontractor programmes and ensure alignment with the overall project schedule.
• Support delay analysis, Extension of Time (EOT) claims and project planning documentation.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering.
• 8–10 years of relevant experience in construction project planning.
• Minimum 5 years of UAE experience within the construction contracting industry.
• Previous experience working with main contractors on civil construction projects is mandatory.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Strong knowledge of construction planning, scheduling, project controls and progress monitoring.
• Excellent analytical, reporting and coordination skills.

Important: Candidates must have relevant UAE civil construction contracting experience. Consultancy-only experience will not be considered.