Summary
Emircom is seeking a Project Planner for construction projects in the UAE, with Abu Dhabi preferred. The role develops and updates project schedules, monitors progress against baselines, analyzes delays and supports recovery planning. Duties also include progress reporting, coordination with site teams and procurement, schedule risk management, and maintaining records for claims and contractual requirements. Applicants should have 4–7 years of construction planning experience and proficiency in Primavera P6, MS Project, CPM, and Excel; FIDIC knowledge is preferred.
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Job Description – Project Planner (Construction)
Location: UAE (Preferred: Abu Dhabi)
Experience: 4–7 Years
Industry: Construction (Building / Infrastructure / Data Center)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Job Summary
We are looking for a detail-oriented and proactive Project Planner with
strong experience inconstruction scheduling and project controls. The candidate
will be responsible for developing, monitoring, and updating project schedules,
ensuring alignment with project timelines, resources, and deliverables.
Key Responsibilities
- Project Planning & Scheduling
- Develop baseline project schedules using Primavera P6 / MS Project
- Define project scope, WBS (Work Breakdown Structure), and sequencing of
activities
- Prepare resource-loaded and cost-loaded schedules
- Monitoring & Control
- Track project progress against baseline and identify delays
- Update schedules on a weekly basis with actual progress
- Conduct delay analysis and recovery planning
- Reporting
- Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports
- Generate S-curves, histograms, and KPI dashboards
- Present schedule status to Project Manager and stakeholders
- Coordination
- Coordinate with site team, procurement, subcontractors, and consultants
- Ensure alignment between construction activities and procurement timelines
- Support planning meetings and progress reviews
- Risk & Delay Management
- Identify schedule risks and critical activities
- Conduct critical path analysis (CPA)
- Propose mitigation and acceleration strategies
- Claims & Documentation
- Maintain proper records of delays, disruptions, and variations
- Support contractual planning requirements
- Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in any field preferrably civil engineering /
construction management
- 4–7 years of experience in construction planning & scheduling
- Strong knowledge of project lifecycle and construction processes
8.Skills & Competencies
- Proficiency in MS Project and Primavera.
- Strong understanding of Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Experience in baseline preparation, tracking, and recovery planning
- Good knowledge of construction sequencing and site execution
- Advanced skills in MS Excel (reporting & dashboards)
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Good communication and presentation abilities
Preferred
- Experience in high-rise / infrastructure / data center projects
- Knowledge of FIDIC contracts and claims
- Experience in resource & cost loading
- Abu Dhabi project experience is an advantage
- UAE DL is an advantage.