Senior Planning Engineer (Rail) | Middle East
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Job Summary
Job Title: Senior Planning Engineer (Rail)
Location: Dubai United Arab Emirates (Middle East)
Function/Job Family: Bid & Project Management / Project Controls
Seniority: Senior (Individual Contributor / Lead Planner)
Industry: Rail / Metro
Job Summary
The Senior Planning Engineer is responsible for planning and scheduling activities for assigned bids/projects/programs against an approved baseline (PMB). The role ensures effective monitoring and control of deliverables schedule risks workload and costs and supports management decision-making through robust reporting and analysis.
Key Responsibilities
Develop and maintain integrated project schedules (baseline and updates) using contract documents WBS cost and resource loading.
Lead progress measurement critical path management schedule updates and performance reporting (weekly/monthly KPIs).
Conduct schedule risk analysis (SRA) and probabilistic scheduling; apply PERT/critical path methods and acceleration concepts.
Support Earned Value set-up tracking variance analysis (schedule/cost) and reconciliation of estimate vs forecast vs actuals.
Prepare delay analysis and support claims/EOT with Commercial; draft planning narratives and substantiation.
Lead stakeholder coordination (Client/Consultant/PM) to mitigate schedule risks and avoid delays.
Own the quality of project controls deliverables: schedules cost reports dashboards and planning procedures.
Contribute to risk management (risk register updates contingency discussions) and portfolio/resource capacity planning.
Qualifications :
Engineering Degree (e.g. Electronic/Telecom/Computer or relevant).
Strong expertise in Primavera P6; advanced Excel/MS Office.
10 years planning/project controls experience including rail/metro projects preferred.
Proven experience in schedule control risk analysis delay/EOT support and stakeholder management in complex environments.
Fluent English (Arabic is a plus).
Willingness to work in the Middle East and travel as required.
Additional Information :
Preferred
Experience with Communications & Control / Security / Passenger Information / Comfort systems in metro/rail environments.
Professional certification(s) in planning/scheduling.
HSE
Comply with local HSE laws and Company HSE policy; stop work if unsafe and report immediately.
Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time
Key Skills
- Asset
- Garment
- Human Resources Administration
- Import & Export
- Airlines
- Clinical
About Company
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