Planning Engineer

Description

The Planning Engineer plays a key role in developing, monitoring, and controlling project schedules, ensuring full alignment between design, procurement, fabrication, and installation teams. The position focuses on project coordination, performance tracking, and risk management to ensure the timely delivery of façade projects within defined scope, cost, and quality parameters.

• Compare actual progress against baseline schedules to identify variances and potential risks.
• Analyze historical data and lessons learned to improve the accuracy of future project planning.
• Coordinate with concerned departments to initiate corrective measures.
• Prepare resource allocation charts and manpower plans for ongoing projects.
• Act as a key interface between Design, Procurement, Production, and Project Execution teams to ensure seamless data flow and timeline alignment.
• Maintain and update the Risk and Delay Register capturing delay description, root cause, responsible department, corrective action, and expected recovery.
• Assist in developing standardized planning templates and reporting systems across projects.
• Develop detailed baseline schedules for façade projects covering design, procurement, fabrication, logistics, and installation activities.
• Regularly update and maintain project schedules in coordination with respective department heads.
• Support client and consultant meetings by providing project timeline updates and forecasts.
• Participate in cross-functional planning sessions for new tenders and estimation processes.
• Develop and maintain project dashboards for management review, integrating data from ERP or project management tools.
• Recommend process improvements to enhance project predictability and operational performance.
• Monitor daily and weekly progress, updating dashboards to highlight deviations or delays.
• Coordinate material delivery timelines with procurement and stores to avoid bottlenecks.
• Support the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for planning and project control.
• Participate in project review meetings and present schedule performance reports.
• Track productivity rates and KPIs across fabrication and site installation activities.
• Generate weekly and monthly progress reports highlighting achievements, issues, and mitigation measures.
• Coordinate with design, production, procurement, and project teams to integrate inputs into a unified project plan.
• Coordinate with commercial and finance teams for progress-linked billing and cash flow projections.
• Prepare short-term (weekly/monthly) look-ahead schedules and action plans.
• Prepare Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) and define milestones, critical paths, and dependencies for all project phases.

Requirements

B. Coordination & Communication

D. Data Management & Reporting

• Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Preferably Certification in Project Planning
• Minimum 4 to 6 years of experience in project planning within the façade industry (façade experience is mandatory).
• Understanding of façade systems, fabrication processes, and installation sequencing.
• Proficiency in project management tools
• Proven experience coordinating across multiple functional departments.
• Excellent coordination and communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel, Power BI, and project reporting tools.
• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent).

Benefits

• Opportunity to contribute to strategic planning, enterprise project management systems, and operational excellence initiatives.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance