Sr Planning Engineer

About the role

Parsons is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer to join its Dubai team and support the upgrade of the existing DM Network (drainage, sewerage and pumping stations). The role involves leading planning, scheduling and project‑control activities for a major infrastructure programme, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with contract requirements.

Key responsibilities

• Review and endorse contractor baseline schedules against contract conditions and Parsons Recommended Practices.
• Develop and maintain a Master Schedule that integrates multiple packages and reflects inter‑dependencies.
• Validate progress schedules, identify potential delays, and propose mitigation measures.
• Conduct “what‑if” analyses to assess time impact of changes, variations and events.
• Prepare regular progress and monthly reports with program analysis, recommendations and presentations for interim and major milestones.
• Perform detailed claim assessments, including Extension of Time and disruption, using time‑impact and window analysis methodologies.
• Coordinate with contractors, the employer and the client to resolve planning issues and finalise programmes, reports and claims.
• Attend kickoff, technical and progress review meetings, provide inputs and produce concise minutes.
• Maintain trackers and logs to monitor critical issues during design and construction phases.

Required profile

• Proven experience in planning, scheduling and project control for large‑scale infrastructure projects.
• Strong understanding of contract conditions and ability to validate schedules against them.
• Ability to develop integrated master schedules and perform critical path analysis.
• Experience preparing progress reports, claim assessments and presenting programme status to stakeholders.

Required skills