PMC Senior Planning Engineer

About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced PMC Senior Planning Engineer possessing a proven track record in developing, monitoring, and controlling project schedules to ensure the successful delivery of projects within approved timelines. The role supports project management by providing planning, scheduling, progress measurement, forecasting, and reporting services throughout the project lifecycle for a high-profile client.

Our Clients and Projects
The company's Oil, Gas & New Energies business is built on a strong legacy of delivering large and complex projects for national and international energy companies across the globe. We have experienced teams, a proven delivery model, and a strong reputation. We are the market-leading provider of integrated and innovative solutions that challenge the status quo in oil and gas upstream and midstream, onshore and offshore, gas to liquids, and decarbonization and electrification markets. We pride ourselves on steady and predictable delivery, setting our sights on an exciting growth trajectory. Energy security, transition, and supply have never been more important. Our enabling teams are at the very forefront of transformative projects that are providing sustainable power for generations to come. We are at the forefront of bringing low-carbon concepts to reality.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects: Delivered to high-profile clients across the Energy Sector
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: Actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive remuneration package: Regular reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Medical Insurance: Inpatient and outpatient medical care is available should you require treatment
• Group Life and Personal Accident Insurance: The company provides Life Assurance cover
• End of Service Gratuity: Eligible for an End of Service benefit in line with UAE Labor Law
• The Employee Share Plan: Opportunity to purchase company shares with a company match
• Long Service Award: Recognition for commitment and loyalty with celebrations at 5-year service milestones
• Commitment to continued professional development: Tailored development plans
• Global connections: Join experts around the world shaping the standards of our profession
• Energy Transition Academy: A community of experts sharing knowledge and gaining exposure to various existing and emerging energy systems

Key Objective
To lead and manage project planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, and forecasting activities, ensuring the project is executed in accordance with approved timelines, milestones, and client requirements while providing accurate schedule analysis, risk assessments, and performance reporting to support successful project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and manage integrated project schedules covering engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up phases.
• Establish project baselines, milestones, work breakdown structures (WBS), and schedule control procedures.
• Monitor project progress against approved schedules and identify schedule variances and critical issues.
• Perform critical path analysis, what-if scenarios, and schedule risk assessments.
• Prepare recovery plans and mitigation strategies to address delays and maintain project objectives.
• Review and evaluate contractor and subcontractor schedules, progress reports, and productivity performance.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and project controls teams to ensure schedule alignment.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports, dashboards, S-curves, and management presentations.
• Forecast project completion dates and provide recommendations to improve schedule performance.
• Support cost control and earned value management (EVM) activities through accurate progress measurement and forecasting.
• Monitor resource loading, manpower histograms, and resource utilization requirements.
• Support project risk management, change management, and claims analysis related to schedule impacts.
• Participate in project review meetings and provide planning and scheduling expertise to project stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with client procedures, project requirements, and industry best practices.
• Mentor junior planners and provide technical guidance on planning and scheduling methodologies.
• Support project close-out activities, lessons learned reviews, and final schedule reporting.

Qualifications
Skills and Qualifications
At the company, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. We encourage you to apply even if you don’t match every criterion but feel you have relevant experience, knowledge, or skills needed for this role.

Expected:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Typically 15+ years of experience in project planning, scheduling, and project controls within EPC, PMC, oil & gas, petrochemical, LNG, energy, or infrastructure projects.
• Extensive hands-on experience in developing, maintaining, and monitoring complex project schedules throughout the project lifecycle.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and working knowledge of Microsoft Project.
• Strong understanding of project planning, scheduling, progress measurement, forecasting, and reporting methodologies.
• Experience with Critical Path Method (CPM), schedule risk analysis, delay analysis, and recovery planning.
• Good knowledge of engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and start-up activities.
• Experience in Earned Value Management (EVM), KPI monitoring, productivity analysis, and project performance evaluation.
• Familiarity with project controls processes, cost control, change management, and risk management practices.
• Ability to review and assess contractor schedules, resource plans, and progress reports.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and Power BI.
• Professional certifications such as PSP (Planning & Scheduling Professional), PMP, AACE, or equivalent are preferred.
• Strong written and verbal English communication skills.
• Experience working in multicultural and multidisciplinary project environments.