Senior Planning Engineer

About the role

The Senior Planning Engineer develops, monitors and maintains project schedules for large-scale construction or infrastructure projects, ensuring timely delivery of project activities. The role covers critical path monitoring, delay analysis and progress reporting, and includes supervising and mentoring junior planners and schedulers.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules using Primavera P6, MS Project or similar tools, and prepare short-term and long-term plans.
• Update schedules as project progress and scope change, and track progress against approved schedules.
• Analyze delays and deviations, identify root causes and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports for senior management, dashboards and KPI analysis, and assist in forecasting completion dates and updating the critical path.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement and construction teams, ensure timely delivery of resources and materials, and communicate schedule requirements to stakeholders.
• Manage risk and contingency planning.

Required profile

• 5-10 years of experience in project planning and scheduling for large-scale construction or infrastructure projects.
• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or a related field.
• Professional certification in Project Planning (PMP, PSP or equivalent) preferred.

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of project control processes, critical path analysis and resource allocation.
• Experience in progress monitoring, forecasting and variance analysis.
• Understanding of project management, contracts and coordination with multidisciplinary teams.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Project.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and reporting skills, and ability to mentor junior staff.