<p>We are seeking a detail-oriented and analytical Engineer - Planning to join our dynamic team in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In this role, you will be responsible for developing, managing, and optimizing project schedules while ensuring compliance with RTA specifications and contractual requirements. You will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to drive project success through strategic planning, risk analysis, and proactive problem-solving. This position offers an excellent opportunity to leverage your planning expertise in a fast-paced, innovative environment where your contributions directly impact project delivery and organizational goals.</p><ul><li>Develop, review, and maintain comprehensive project schedules (baseline, recovery, and revised programs) using Primavera P6 or equivalent planning software, ensuring full compliance with RTA specifications and standard work breakdown structures</li><li>Monitor project progress against approved baselines, identify schedule delays and critical path impacts, and perform detailed schedule risk analysis and time impact analysis in accordance with contract requirements</li><li>Coordinate planning activities in alignment with RTA approval procedures, including interim milestones, traffic staging, sectional handover requirements, and integration of authority approvals (NOCs, permits, and traffic diversion approvals)</li><li>Review and assess contractors' programs, planning submissions, and method statements against RTA contractual milestones, key performance indicators (KPIs), and phasing requirements with transparency and analytical rigor</li><li>Prepare master schedules, look-ahead programs, and weekly/monthly progress reports in coordination with project teams and stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and organized documentation</li><li>Prepare and evaluate Extension of Time (EOT) claims, substantiating delays with comprehensive planning narratives and supporting evidence to support informed decision-making</li><li>Develop recovery and mitigation plans to address delayed activities, track procurement and long-lead items, and identify potential bottlenecks to ensure schedule compliance and project resilience</li><li>Conduct weekly and monthly planning meetings with stakeholders, coordinate across construction, procurement, design, and commercial teams, and provide strategic planning inputs to support Project Manager decision-making</li><li>Collaborate with team members to identify innovative solutions for scheduling challenges and contribute to continuous process improvement initiatives</li></ul>

<p>AECOM is the world&rsquo;s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle &ndash; from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.</p>

Engineer - Planning

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