Planning Engineer

About the Company

Freesia Electromechanical Works serves as the dedicated MEP branch within Azizi Developments, headquartered in Dubai. They offer comprehensive solutions across electrical, mechanical, plumbing, firefighting, ELV, and HVAC disciplines throughout Azizi's projects. Their operations span from initial design stages to testing and commissioning, adhering strictly to ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 certifications, blending technical expertise with safety, quality, and timely delivery. Joining this team means contributing to some of the UAE’s most visionary developments.

Key Responsibilities

• Regularly review manpower and equipment resource histograms on a weekly or monthly basis.
• Continuously monitor project timelines at every phase.
• Assess resource assignment effectiveness and advise on adjustments to maintain schedule adherence.
• Create and implement visual progress tracking tools like histograms and S-curves comparing planned versus actual milestones.
• Prepare reports analyzing deviations from the plan and identify necessary interventions.
• Follow-up on progress tracking for all tasks, including product development, engineering documentation, fabrication status, and multidisciplinary construction activities.
• Spot discrepancies between planned and actual progress and flag critical areas needing corrective actions.
• Evaluate work sequences relative to the overall project plan.
• Identify critical-path activities within assigned disciplines or specialties as well as key inter-disciplinary dependencies.
• Detect and examine schedule delays related to specific disciplines or subcontractor submissions, proposing remedial measures to minimize impacts.
• Draft detailed schedule commentaries for monthly reports, highlighting activities with potential critical impacts and prepare Critical Items Action Reports as necessary.
• Perform additional relevant duties under Lead Planner-Scheduler guidance.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Comprehensive knowledge of technical engineering concepts.
• Ability to determine and define necessary steps for on-time project completion.
• Proficient with specialized computer software tools used for engineering project management and generating visual schedules such as bar charts and graphs.