• Develop, maintain, and monitor detailed project schedules for *interior fit-out and joinery projects*.

• Prepare baseline programs, detailed execution schedules, look-ahead programs, recovery programs, and revised schedules.

• Develop project schedules in coordination with Project Managers, Site Engineers, Procurement, Commercial, Design, and other departments.

• Monitor actual project progress against approved baseline schedules and identify delays and deviations.

• Collect and validate progress updates from multiple project sites and ensure timely and accurate reporting.

• Prepare *daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports* for management and project teams.

• Develop and maintain a *centralized project dashboard* showing the progress, status, delays, critical activities, and expected completion dates of multiple projects in one view.

• Track key project milestones including design approvals, material submittals, procurement, shop drawings, site execution, inspections, snagging, and handover.

• Coordinate with Procurement and Project teams to monitor material and procurement schedules against project requirements.

• Monitor shop drawing, technical submission, material approval, and consultant approval timelines.

• Identify critical path activities and potential delays and recommend appropriate corrective actions.

• Conduct *delay analysis and schedule impact assessments* and prepare recovery plans where required.

• Monitor manpower, resources, productivity, and project requirements against approved schedules.

• Prepare project performance reports, KPIs, S-curves, progress charts, and other planning reports.

• Conduct regular progress review meetings with project teams and follow up on agreed actions.

• Support Project Managers in identifying project risks, constraints, dependencies, and potential schedule impacts.

• Maintain accurate planning records, schedule updates, progress data, and supporting documentation.

• Assist in tender planning, preliminary schedules, resource forecasting, and project mobilization planning.

• Monitor project completion forecasts and highlight potential slippages to management at an early stage.

• Ensure planning and reporting systems provide accurate and meaningful information for management decision-making.

Desired Candidate Profile

• 
  

  • Bachelor's Degree in *Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field*.

  • *Minimum 3–5 years of UAE experience as a Planning Engineer.*

  • *Interior Fit-Out / Joinery experience is mandatory.*

  • Strong hands-on experience in planning and scheduling for *multiple interior fit-out projects*.

  • Advanced knowledge of *Primavera P6*; MS Project knowledge is an added advantage.

  • Strong proficiency in *Microsoft Excel*, including project trackers, reporting, data analysis, and dashboard development.

  • Proven ability to develop and maintain *centralized dashboards showing multiple project progress in a single view*.

  • Strong knowledge of baseline programs, look-ahead schedules, critical path analysis, progress measurement, delay analysis, and recovery planning.

  • Experience tracking *design, shop drawings, material approvals, procurement, site execution, inspections, snagging, and handover*.

  • Good understanding of interior fit-out project execution, sequencing, dependencies, and resource requirements.

  • Experience preparing *S-curves, progress reports, KPIs, productivity reports, and management dashboards*.

  • Ability to collect, analyze, and validate project data from different teams and sites.

  • Strong coordination skills with Project Managers, Site Teams, Design, Procurement, Commercial, QA/QC, and other departments.

  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and reporting skills.

  • Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines simultaneously.

  • Knowledge of *Power BI* or other business intelligence/dashboard tools is an added advantage.

  • UAE Driving License is an added advantage.

  • *Immediate joiners or candidates available on short notice will be preferred.*

    
    

  ### Key Requirement

  The ideal candidate must have *hands-on UAE Interior Fit-Out planning experience* and should be capable of independently managing planning and reporting from *baseline schedule → progress tracking → critical path/delay analysis → recovery planning → project forecasting → management dashboard reporting* across multiple projects.

  .