Planning Engineer

Keeping project schedules on track, from tender through execution, is the core of the Planning Engineer job at DAO-Badran in Amman. The planning engineer works closely with the Projects Manager and project teams, and the work includes reviewing contractors’ scheduling systems.

About the planning engineer job in Amman

The job combines schedule development with progress monitoring, and its reports reach both management and project stakeholders. Actual performance is tracked against planned progress throughout.

Responsibilities

• Builds and maintains master project schedules, from tender through project execution
• Tracks progress against the approved schedules and flags delays and emerging issues
• Produces forecasts and actual progress reports for every project discipline, including progress and weight charts, and presents schedule data as bar charts and process diagrams
• Defines how schedules are developed, maintained and monitored, following company procedures and client contract requirements
• Supports the Projects Manager in checking activities against the contract scope, preparing estimates for additional work and building staffing plans for cost and scheduling activities
• Reviews contractors’ scheduling systems so they match client requirements and measure progress consistently
• Coordinates with the Projects Manager, project teams, clients, contractors and internal departments such as Contracts and Specifications, and keeps information moving among team members and contractors
• Prepares the reports that management and project procedures call for, and handles other related duties assigned

Requirements

• Working knowledge of Primavera and Microsoft Project
• Understanding of project planning, scheduling and progress monitoring
• Ability to prepare clear schedules, forecasts and progress reports
• Organizational, analytical and communication skills
• Written and spoken Arabic and English
• Advanced training in the latest versions of Primavera and Microsoft Project, as well as in project management

About DAO-Badran

DAO-Badran describes itself as a multidisciplinary architecture, planning and design practice whose work covers architecture, interior design, urbanism, landscape and technical delivery across the region.

How to apply

Applicants apply using the button below with an updated CV that shows their education, planning experience and skill with project scheduling software. The job code is D4/G-09-021.