General Description of Role and Responsibilities:

• Develop and maintain comprehensive, detailed project schedules and baseline programs using industry-standard software, primarily Primavera P6
• Monitor actual project progress against the established baseline, identify deviations or delays, and propose effective mitigation or recovery strategies.
• Prepare detailed weekly and monthly reports, dashboards, and presentations for senior management and stakeholders
• Coordinate closely with multidisciplinary teams, including consultants, procurement, contractors, and cost management teams, to ensure alignment of timelines and deliverables.
• Liaise with contractors, consultants, and DMT stakeholders to obtain necessary approvals and resolve interface issues.
• Identify potential schedule risks, assess their impacts, and support the preparation or analysis of extension of time (EOT) claims and delay analyses.
• Regular visits to project sites to validate whether the progress of work on site is following approved schedules, major milestones have been met and report deficiencies.
• Review all daily, weekly, and monthly reports as submitted by contractor or consultant and report any deficiency or non-compliance.
• Attend weekly progress meeting and monthly Executive meetings and participate in preparing the agenda.
• Reviews the commissioning plans as submitted by the contractor and ensures compliance with the approved Baseline schedule.

Skills

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

• Bachelors degree in civil engineering or construction management – or relevant industry experience
• Relevant certifications such as PMP are preferred.
• A qualified Engineer with a minimum of 5 to 7 years' experience in planning works.
• Must have prior UAE region experience
• Must be fully conversant with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, etc.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies, sequencing, and interdependencies in civil infrastructure works (roads, utilities, water networks, etc.)
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and leadership skills