Planning Engineer - Project Controls
Posted date [2026-07-02]
(ID: 47289)
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Job Description and Requirements
Planning Engineer - Project ControlsJob Snapshot
Role: Planning Engineer - Project Controls
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Project-Program Management
Experience: Minimum 8 years
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Planning Engineer - Project Controls in Dubai, United Arab Emirates is a Civil Engineering opportunity for an experienced planning and project controls professional with strong expertise in Primavera P6, transport infrastructure programs, roads and bridges schedules, WBS development, earned value management, variance analysis, forecasting, and contract change control. This role is suited for a detail-driven Planning Engineer who can support major infrastructure projects by developing reliable schedules, tracking performance trends, monitoring cost and time impacts, and helping project teams make timely delivery decisions.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Dubai
Industry: Civil Engineering
Function: Project-Program Management
Salary: 18000-28000
Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the
final offer with the employer.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Planning Engineer - Project Controls will support planning, scheduling, cost control, progress tracking, and performance reporting for major roads, bridges, transportation, and infrastructure projects in Dubai. The role connects technical project data with delivery decisions by maintaining project baselines, analyzing schedule movement, measuring earned value, reviewing cost and labor performance, and identifying trends before they become major delays or commercial risks. Strong Primavera P6 capability, structured reporting, and practical understanding of project controls are essential for this position.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop, update, and maintain Work Breakdown Structures for small to medium-sized infrastructure and transportation projects.
* Prepare and control project schedules using Oracle Primavera P6 in line with drawings, specifications, project scope, and delivery requirements.
* Assist in establishing baseline data by reviewing contract documents, approved drawings, specifications, activity sequences, and construction priorities.
* Monitor schedule progress, identify delays, and analyze performance trends to support accurate project decision-making.
* Conduct cost and schedule variance analysis to measure project efficiency and highlight potential impacts on time, budget, and delivery outcomes.
* Apply earned value management, scope control, change management, and trend analysis methods across project planning activities.
* Analyze manpower, labor hours, productivity, and labor costs against approved budget limits and forecasted project requirements.
* Track purchase orders, subcontract commitments, expenditures, and cost-related project data to support integrated project reporting.
* Support monthly and weekly reporting by preparing schedule updates, progress summaries, trend data, forecast inputs, and project control dashboards.
* Participate in project cost review meetings, planning meetings, progress reviews, and coordination sessions with project teams.
* Review project financial data and identify risks that may affect schedule performance, cost exposure, or overall project outcomes.
* Support Time Impact Analysis activities by reviewing delay events, project sequences, critical paths, change impacts, and supporting documentation.
* Work with engineering, construction, commercial, procurement, and project management teams to keep planning information aligned with project goals.
* Assist in forecasting project performance by reviewing historical progress, current productivity, remaining work, and known delivery constraints.
* Contribute to the improvement of planning procedures, reporting tools, coding structures, progress measurement systems, and project control processes.
* Maintain organized planning records, baseline schedules, revised schedules, progress data, variance reports, change records, and project control documentation.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
* Minimum 8 years of experience in planning, scheduling, or project controls.
* Previous experience on major transport, roads, bridges, infrastructure, or large civil engineering programs is strongly preferred.
* Advanced knowledge of Oracle Primavera P6 Project Management Software.
* Strong ability to develop, monitor, update, and control project schedules.
* Hands-on working knowledge of WBS coding structures, cost and schedule variance analysis, earned value management, project trends, contract changes, and claims support.
* Working knowledge of Time Impact Analysis techniques and delay-related project documentation.
* Strong understanding of construction sequencing, baseline development, progress measurement, productivity tracking, and forecast preparation.
* Ability to analyze manpower, labor hours, purchase orders, subcontract commitments, and cost data in relation to schedule performance.
* Good coordination skills with the ability to work across engineering, construction, commercial, procurement, and project management teams.
* Strong reporting ability with high attention to detail, analytical thinking, and clear presentation of planning data.
* Ability to manage multiple deadlines, technical inputs, and reporting requirements in a fast-paced infrastructure project environment.
Skills Set
* Project controls
* Planning engineering
* Primavera P6
* Roads projects
* Bridges projects
* Transportation infrastructure
* Work Breakdown Structure
* Baseline schedules
* Schedule monitoring
* Schedule control
* Cost control
* Cost variance analysis
* Schedule variance analysis
* Earned Value Management
* EVMS
* Time Impact Analysis
* Delay analysis support
* Critical path analysis
* Progress tracking
* Trend analysis
* Forecasting
* Scope control
* Change management
* Claims support
* Contract change review
* Manpower analysis
* Labor hour analysis
* Labor cost tracking
* Purchase order tracking
* Subcontract commitment tracking
* Project reporting
* Cost review meetings
* Construction sequencing
* Project performance analysis
* Planning process improvement
* Project documentation
* Cross-functional coordination
Why Join Us
This role offers an excellent opportunity for a Planning Engineer to work on major roads, bridges, and infrastructure projects in Dubai where schedule control, cost visibility, and accurate project reporting are central to successful delivery. The position provides exposure to complex transport programs, structured project controls methods, Primavera P6 scheduling, earned value analysis, and multidisciplinary collaboration. It is a strong career move for a planning professional who wants to sharpen project controls expertise while contributing to infrastructure that supports long-term mobility and urban development.
About the Company
AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm delivering engineering, planning, design, transportation, water, environmental, advisory, program management, and construction management services. In Dubai and across the Middle East, AECOM supports major infrastructure and development projects with technical expertise, project controls capability, digital tools, and integrated delivery solutions that help create safer, smarter, and more resilient communities.
Gender: Any
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Planning Engineer - Project Controls will support planning, scheduling, cost control, progress tracking, and performance reporting for major roads, bridges, transportation, and infrastructure projects in Dubai. The role connects technical project data with delivery decisions by maintaining project baselines, analyzing schedule movement, measuring earned value, reviewing cost and labor performance, and identifying trends before they become major delays or commercial risks. Strong Primavera P6 capability, structured reporting, and practical understanding of project controls are essential for this position.
Key Responsibilities
* Develop, update, and maintain Work Breakdown Structures for small to medium-sized infrastructure and transportation projects.
* Prepare and control project schedules using Oracle Primavera P6 in line with drawings, specifications, project scope, and delivery requirements.
* Assist in establishing baseline data by reviewing contract documents, approved drawings, specifications, activity sequences, and construction priorities.
* Monitor schedule progress, identify delays, and analyze performance trends to support accurate project decision-making.
* Conduct cost and schedule variance analysis to measure project efficiency and highlight potential impacts on time, budget, and delivery outcomes.
* Apply earned value management, scope control, change management, and trend analysis methods across project planning activities.
* Analyze manpower, labor hours, productivity, and labor costs against approved budget limits and forecasted project requirements.
* Track purchase orders, subcontract commitments, expenditures, and cost-related project data to support integrated project reporting.
* Support monthly and weekly reporting by preparing schedule updates, progress summaries, trend data, forecast inputs, and project control dashboards.
* Participate in project cost review meetings, planning meetings, progress reviews, and coordination sessions with project teams.
* Review project financial data and identify risks that may affect schedule performance, cost exposure, or overall project outcomes.
* Support Time Impact Analysis activities by reviewing delay events, project sequences, critical paths, change impacts, and supporting documentation.
* Work with engineering, construction, commercial, procurement, and project management teams to keep planning information aligned with project goals.
* Assist in forecasting project performance by reviewing historical progress, current productivity, remaining work, and known delivery constraints.
* Contribute to the improvement of planning procedures, reporting tools, coding structures, progress measurement systems, and project control processes.
* Maintain organized planning records, baseline schedules, revised schedules, progress data, variance reports, change records, and project control documentation.
Ideal Profile
* Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
* Minimum 8 years of experience in planning, scheduling, or project controls.
* Previous experience on major transport, roads, bridges, infrastructure, or large civil engineering programs is strongly preferred.
* Advanced knowledge of Oracle Primavera P6 Project Management Software.
* Strong ability to develop, monitor, update, and control project schedules.
* Hands-on working knowledge of WBS coding structures, cost and schedule variance analysis, earned value management, project trends, contract changes, and claims support.
* Working knowledge of Time Impact Analysis techniques and delay-related project documentation.
* Strong understanding of construction sequencing, baseline development, progress measurement, productivity tracking, and forecast preparation.
* Ability to analyze manpower, labor hours, purchase orders, subcontract commitments, and cost data in relation to schedule performance.
* Good coordination skills with the ability to work across engineering, construction, commercial, procurement, and project management teams.
* Strong reporting ability with high attention to detail, analytical thinking, and clear presentation of planning data.
* Ability to manage multiple deadlines, technical inputs, and reporting requirements in a fast-paced infrastructure project environment.
Skills Set
* Project controls
* Planning engineering
* Primavera P6
* Roads projects
* Bridges projects
* Transportation infrastructure
* Work Breakdown Structure
* Baseline schedules
* Schedule monitoring
* Schedule control
* Cost control
* Cost variance analysis
* Schedule variance analysis
* Earned Value Management
* EVMS
* Time Impact Analysis
* Delay analysis support
* Critical path analysis
* Progress tracking
* Trend analysis
* Forecasting
* Scope control
* Change management
* Claims support
* Contract change review
* Manpower analysis
* Labor hour analysis
* Labor cost tracking
* Purchase order tracking
* Subcontract commitment tracking
* Project reporting
* Cost review meetings
* Construction sequencing
* Project performance analysis
* Planning process improvement
* Project documentation
* Cross-functional coordination
Why Join Us
This role offers an excellent opportunity for a Planning Engineer to work on major roads, bridges, and infrastructure projects in Dubai where schedule control, cost visibility, and accurate project reporting are central to successful delivery. The position provides exposure to complex transport programs, structured project controls methods, Primavera P6 scheduling, earned value analysis, and multidisciplinary collaboration. It is a strong career move for a planning professional who wants to sharpen project controls expertise while contributing to infrastructure that supports long-term mobility and urban development.
About the Company
AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm delivering engineering, planning, design, transportation, water, environmental, advisory, program management, and construction management services. In Dubai and across the Middle East, AECOM supports major infrastructure and development projects with technical expertise, project controls capability, digital tools, and integrated delivery solutions that help create safer, smarter, and more resilient communities.
