Senior Planning Engineer - Buildings

Company Description

Bainona Engineering Consultancy (BEC) is a UAE-based multidisciplinary engineering consultancy providing design, construction supervision, project management and engineering services across a wide range of building and infrastructure projects. Our supervision teams work closely with clients, contractors, authorities and project stakeholders to monitor construction quality, coordinate technical matters, verify compliance with approved drawings and specifications, and support testing, commissioning and handover. With a strong focus on technical excellence, accountability and coordination, BEC is committed to delivering safe, compliant and high-quality projects.

Role Overview

Bainona Engineering Consultancy is seeking a Senior Planning Engineer in Abu Dhabi to monitor construction programmes, validate progress and provide schedule analysis and reporting from the Consultant's perspective.

Key Responsibilities

• Review and analyze the Contractor's baseline construction programme and subsequent updates and provide recommendations to project management.
• Monitor actual progress against the approved programme and identify slippage, delay, critical-path impacts and milestone risks.
• Review look-ahead schedules, recovery programmes, manpower histograms, resource schedules and S-curves.
• Conduct regular site verification to validate reported progress percentages and activity status.
• Coordinate with Civil, Architectural, MEP, QS and other disciplines to ensure accurate progress data and forecasting.
• Analyze schedule implications of variations, changes, instructions and key project events.
• Support preparation and evaluation of Extension of Time claims and delay analyses in coordination with the Project Manager and QS.
• Identify schedule risks and recommend mitigation, acceleration or recovery measures where appropriate.
• Maintain planning records, programme logs and schedule correspondence required for project controls and claims support.
• Participate in progress and coordination meetings and provide clear planning inputs, trends and recommendations.
• Prepare periodic progress, planning and delay-analysis reports for the Project Manager / Client.

Key Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline.
• Strong working knowledge of Primavera P6 and construction programme analysis.
• Minimum of 12 Years of relevant professional experience.
• Minimum of 5 Years of relevant GCC experience.
• Minimum of 5 Years of experience with an engineering consultancy in construction supervision.
• Relevant experience on master-planned communities.