Planning Engineer

Atkins Realis Group

Overview

AtkinsR alis is seeking a highly skilled Planning Engineer to oversee the project schedule and progress control for a Roads and Infrastructure Project. The ideal candidate will play a central role in programme analysis, progress verification, delay assessments, and alignment of the contractor's performance with the approved baseline. This position requires a candidate with at least 10 years of post-graduate experience, including 7 years in planning and controls on large infrastructure projects.

Your role

• Review and analyze the contractor s baseline programme, updates, and revisions, ensuring compliance with contractual requirements.
• Monitor project progress against the approved schedule, identify delays and trends, and report deviations with recommended mitigation actions.
• Conduct independent delay analysis, Time Impact Analysis (TIA), and Extension of Time (EOT) assessments.
• Prepare and maintain supervision team s internal monitoring tools including look-ahead schedules, dashboards, and critical path trackers.
• Participate in coordination meetings and present schedule updates, performance metrics, and recovery plans.
• Coordinate with discipline engineers to obtain timely input on progress, constraints, and resource allocation.
• Support Earned Value Management (EVM) reporting and project gateway reviews in line with Ashghal s PMDS framework.
• Validate physical progress on site and correlate with programme updates submitted by the contractor.
• Develop and maintain reporting formats consistent with Ashghal's key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Assist the Resident Engineer and Client in contractual correspondence related to programme obligations.