Planning Engineer (Civil/Fit out)

Job description / Role

• Developing and preparing Tender Plans, Pre-construction programs / Labor Histograms.
• Develop Baseline Program including EPS, OBS, WBS, Phasing / Zoning Strategy Plan and Key Dates/ Milestones, of the project assuring that the Program is fulfilling all the contractual requirements.
• Detailed Planning & scheduling for various stages of the projects that involved works related to various disciplines such as Contracts, Engineering, Procurement and Construction (Fit out Works).
• Assigning Recourses to the project, monitoring the resources allocation and taking actions if there are any conflicts or peaks.
• Developing Cost Breakdown Structure and produce the project cash flow, making sure that the project is always within the budget / Cost control.
• Proactively monitoring the overall Work progress & Contractors Performance.
• Review the progress status reports of all the contractors on board.
• Prepare and issue monthly reports of project progress.
• Update & monitor the overall Baseline Schedule & Key Dates.
• Preparation and updating of S-Curves, Resources Histogram and monthly Cash Flow.
• Managing the program’s Resources Histograms, monitoring the progress against Planned Figures and realized benefits as the program progresses.
• Responsible for supporting the Sr Planning Engineer, highlighting the areas of concerns, Issues or order to take corrective actions and implementing the preventive actions in order to avoid similar issues in the future.
• Review of major scope changes, ensuring that any impact on time is assessed.
• Responsible for assessing time extension requests and providing recommendations against the same.
• Travel to the Abu Dhabi site offices to visit the projects / updating the progress when it's needed
• Preparation of Time Impact Analysis; Assist in developing and implementing field location emergency response procedures and evacuation plans

Requirements:

• Computer Literate with the Following Softwares: Primavera P6, MS Project , MS Office and Power Point
• Holder of a valid UAE driving license
• Background in Construction / Fit out Works

• Preference for action– self-starter with the personal drive and motivation to proactively identify issues, progress activities and deliver business focused solutions. Strong work ethic, highly motivated and focused with a challenging intellect. Enthusiastic and committed to personal and divisional success. Proactive, diligent, able and willing to think ahead
• Customer and Service Orientation– A ‘hands-on, can-do’ attitude is essential, plus the jobholder needs to be focused on delivering quality services/solutions. Understand and champion the ISG vision and values
• Communication skills – Good interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate positively and effectively to ensure that effective relationships are developed, and accurate, timely information can be obtained as required. Excellent command of both written and spoken English
• Written skills – good writing skills to produce clear analysis and reports with High level of attention to detail
• Planning and Organization – Strong planning and organisation skills required to ensure all tasks and objectives are self-managed and delivered on a timely basis and system are implemented and best practice is followed.
• Professional knowledge and Analytical thinking – Strong, rationale thinking with a challenging, questioning mind that can view issues as a whole as well as drill down into the final detail. the targeted Budget according to the priority levels agreed with the business and Planning Manager.
• Team Orientation – Ability to work as a team member under pressure to deliver objectives on time. Good team leader and “people manager”. Effective and flexible team member who is a decision-maker and good delegator.

• Recognized qualification in Building Services Engineering or other appropriate engineering subject is preferred. Candidates without formal engineering qualifications may be considered if they have acquired sufficient experience (minimum 4 years in the role of a relevant construction management position) to demonstrate competence in the skills necessary to fulfil the role.
• Membership in professional body preferred
• Computer literate – Primavera p6/Microsoft Office
• 4 years of industry relevant experience

Salary: AED 18,000 to 20,000 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

About the Company

Founded by Aaron Fletcher and Tony Piccolo, FPA is a prominent recruitment and HR consulting firm operating in the Middle East and the UK. With an impressive professional background of over 22 years, both founders have established themselves as reliable partners for top-tier talent acquisition in the industry.

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