Senior Planning and Monitoring Engineer

🗓️ Posted 2026-07-21 UAE Full-time Hybrid Engineering

Company shared salary

AED 18,363–AED 22,035/mo (AED 220,356–AED 264,420/yr)

Market rate

AED 22,000–AED 35,000/mo (AED 264,000–AED 420,000/yr)

Based on similar roles (title + domain + location).

Responsibilities

  • Prepare Project Baseline Schedules, Project Costs, Resource allocation, client coordination and sub-contractor follow-up.
  • Establish project Work Break-down Structure (WBS), Project Control Strategy, Master Schedule and Action Plan for planning deliverables issuance.
  • Project Controls coordination in all phases of the project life cycle such as engineering, procurement, installation, Testing and commissioning.
  • Demonstrate strong project fundamentals and work processes (cost/schedule tracking, change management, risk identification, options analysis).
  • Follow up the projects progress and highlight to the HOD (Engineering) the reasons of delay and the required mitigation plans.
  • Prepare and review the daily, weekly and monthly progress reports for internal & external reporting.
  • Prepare and maintain organization process assets such as project controls/management plans, procedures and tools.
  • Utilize project planning and monitoring tools effectively to ensure compliance with project timelines, budgets and quality standards.
  • Prepare Invoice back-ups, as applicable.
  • Handle correspondences, particularly claims, with different authorities and stakeholders, and prepare all reports related to delay analysis.
  • Progress Measurements & support the finance team for invoice preparation & submission.
  • Prepare & maintain material control list.
  • Prepare EOT & review the sub-contractor's EOT.
  • Records costs in EBS in coordination with the Commercial team.
  • Supervise and mentor subordinate staff, ensuring the accuracy, quality, and timely delivery of all project deliverables.
  • Educational Qualification:
  • Bachelor's or a master's degree in electrical, mechanical or civil engineering.
  • A minimum of 15+ years of relevant experience as a Senior Planning and Monitoring Engineer in handling 400 kV GIS projects from the energy & power industry in the GCC/UAE.
  • Certifications:
  • Expertise in: Project Scheduling & Primavera P6 - PMP Certification, EPC Project Management, Power BI, PMI-PMP, Oracle and MS Projects.

Requirements

  • n the entire life cycle of projects from initiation till close-out.