Planning Engineer Dubai
Posted date [2026-05-25]
(ID: 45557)
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AECOM is a global leader in infrastructure development, engineering, and project management solutions, dedicated to building a better, smarter, and more sustainable world. With unmatched expertise in construction, civil engineering, architecture, environmental consulting, and urban development, AECOM helps clients tackle complex challenges across water, energy, transportation, oil and gas, renewable energy, and smart city projects. As one of the world’s leading engineering and construction companies in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the wider Gulf region, AECOM partners with both government and private organizations to deliver innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective infrastructure solutions through every stage of the project lifecycle from advisory and design to engineering, procurement, and construction management. Headquartered in the United States and operating across the Middle East, AECOM is a Fortune 500 company with annual revenue of USD 16.1 billion in fiscal year 2024. Its projects shape skylines, transportation systems, and energy networks across major Gulf cities such as Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha, Riyadh, and Muscat. For those seeking engineering jobs in Dubai, construction management roles in the UAE, civil engineering careers in Saudi Arabia, or infrastructure project opportunities across the Middle East, AECOM offers a world-class environment for growth and innovation. Discover the latest AECOM Gulf and Middle East job openings at careersingulf.com, the region’s leading job portal for engineering, architecture, construction, and project management careers.... |
Job Description and Requirements
Planning Engineer DubaiQuick Summary
AECOM is hiring a Planning Engineer in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to support construction scheduling, baseline programme review, progress monitoring, delay analysis, reporting, and planning support for major infrastructure and construction projects.
Location: United Arab Emirates
Location: Dubai
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Project Management
Salary: 18000–28000 monthly (Market estimated)
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Candidate Preferred Location: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Summary
Planning Engineer in Dubai will support AECOM’s project management and construction supervision teams by developing, reviewing, analyzing, and monitoring project schedules for major civil engineering and infrastructure works. This role requires strong planning capability, contractor programme review experience, critical path analysis, progress reporting, delay monitoring, and the ability to support claims, variations, and dispute resolution processes.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop, review, and analyze project schedules with proper understanding of scope, quantities, sequencing, and construction methodology.
* Review and monitor the contractor’s baseline programme, procurement schedules, construction plans, subcontractor schedules, and utility-related activities.
* Work closely with contractor planning teams to track project progress and recommend programme updates, corrective actions, or recovery plans where needed.
* Monitor actual site progress against the approved programme and report schedule deviations to the Senior Resident Engineer.
* Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports, including project updates, charts, graphs, look-ahead schedules, and critical path analysis.
* Identify project risks, delays, constraints, and opportunities, then recommend practical mitigation measures to maintain the project schedule.
* Conduct site visits and coordinate with supervision teams to validate actual progress and ensure accurate planning reports.
* Attend planning workshops, progress meetings, and coordination sessions to assess real-time progress and resolve scheduling issues.
* Support the Senior Quantity Surveyor in analyzing programme-related impacts of variations, additional works, and scope changes.
* Maintain detailed planning records to support evaluation of claims, variations, delay events, and dispute resolution processes.
* Assist the PMC team in negotiations, arbitration, and other dispute resolution matters related to project delays or planning issues.
* Coordinate with engineers, quantity surveyors, contractors, subcontractors, and project stakeholders to ensure planning information is accurate and updated.
* Track key milestones, procurement activities, construction dependencies, and critical activities to support timely project delivery.
* Provide planning input for management reports, client updates, project controls reviews, and construction progress assessments.
Candidate Requirements
* Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related engineering discipline.
* Strong experience in planning, scheduling, and project controls for civil engineering, infrastructure, roads, bridges, utilities, or construction projects.
* Experience reviewing contractor baseline programmes, procurement schedules, construction programmes, recovery schedules, and progress updates.
* Strong knowledge of critical path method, delay analysis, progress measurement, milestone tracking, and schedule variance reporting.
* Ability to prepare weekly and monthly progress reports with charts, graphs, programme narratives, and critical path updates.
* Experience supporting claims, variations, additional works assessments, dispute resolution, negotiations, or arbitration matters is preferred.
* Practical knowledge of construction sequencing, site progress validation, subcontractor coordination, and utility-related planning activities.
* Proficiency in planning software such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and related project controls tools.
* Good understanding of construction contracts, project documentation, programme records, and delay event tracking.
* Ability to coordinate with PMC teams, Resident Engineers, Senior Quantity Surveyors, contractors, supervision teams, and project stakeholders.
* Strong analytical, reporting, communication, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
* UAE or Middle East infrastructure project experience is preferred.
What We Offer
* Opportunity to join AECOM, a global infrastructure consulting firm with strong project management and construction supervision capabilities in Dubai.
* Work on major civil engineering and infrastructure projects that support transport, utilities, urban growth, and long-term development.
* Exposure to planning, project controls, progress monitoring, programme review, claims support, and construction delivery coordination.
* Collaboration with experienced engineers, planners, quantity surveyors, project managers, supervision teams, and technical specialists.
* Professional growth through complex project exposure, technical learning, and multidisciplinary infrastructure delivery.
* A work environment focused on safety, quality, sustainability, innovation, collaboration, and project excellence.
About the Company
AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services across transportation, water, environment, energy, buildings, planning, design, engineering, program management, and construction management. In Dubai and across the UAE, AECOM supports public and private sector clients with technical expertise, sustainable solutions, and reliable project delivery that helps shape resilient infrastructure and future-ready communities.
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