Planning Engineer – Power & Water Transmission

About the role

The Planning Engineer will lead project planning, scheduling and progress reporting for large‑scale power and water transmission schemes in Abu Dhabi. This PMC position works with multiple supervision consultants and EPC contractors appointed by the client.

Key responsibilities

• Build and maintain Primavera P6 schedules, including baselines, updates, recovery plans and what‑if scenarios.
• Implement progress measurement systems (earned value, physical progress curves) and produce weekly/monthly planning reports, look‑ahead schedules and variance analyses.
• Coordinate with cost engineers to cost‑load schedules, align to the cost breakdown structure and generate time‑phased cash‑flow summaries.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in a related engineering field.
• 5+ years of experience in planning and scheduling for EPC projects.
• Proven track record in a similar planning engineer role.

Required skills

• Primavera P6 EPPM/Professional (calendars, resources, activity coding, baselining).
• Power BI (data import, DAX measures, KPI visualisation).
• Advanced Excel (pivot tables, charts, what‑if analysis).
• SharePoint for data collaboration.
• Understanding of EPC workflows and construction sequencing.
• Familiarity with EOT (Extension of Time) principles and schedule impact documentation.