Planning Engineer

Role Overview

Larsen & Toubro is hiring a Planning Engineer for its Dubai, United Arab Emirates operations. The role focuses on building, tracking, and controlling project schedules, with a strong requirement for experience in substation projects.

Project Planning & Scheduling

• Create the baseline project programme in Primavera P6.
• Build the work breakdown structure and organize activities into logical phases.
• Set up activity sequencing, dependency links, and scheduling relationships.
• Estimate activity durations and load resources and costs where needed.
• Pinpoint the critical path and key milestone dates.
• Revise and keep the schedule current on a weekly and monthly cycle.

Progress Monitoring & Control

• Measure site progress against the approved baseline plan.
• Carry out delay reviews and highlight schedule slippages.
• Develop recovery plans and corrective actions to bring the project back on track.
• Track critical tasks and oversee resource deployment.
• Review float usage and assess schedule-related risks.

Reporting & Documentation

• Prepare progress updates on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
• Produce S-curves comparing planned performance with actual progress.
• Draft short-range look-ahead schedules for two-week and three-week horizons.
• Share progress dashboards and KPI reports with management.
• Record schedule changes and maintain a proper revision history.

Education & Experience

A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required, preferably in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical disciplines. Prior exposure to substation projects is mandatory.

Additional Information

This is a full-time, onsite position. The job description does not specify salary, perks, number of openings, application deadline, or joining date.