Planning Engineer — Dubai Full-time

We are hiring a Planning Engineer in Dubai, UAE. This Planning Engineer role at KEO International Consultants is based in Dubai and offers an excellent opportunity to advance your career in engineering and construction consultancy in the UAE. Read on for full details and how to apply.

About the Planning Engineer role

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 57th largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2023 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards, mentoring and coaching programs and extensive in-house on demand learning courses.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Planning Engineer to join our team based in Dubai, UAE.

We envisage success in this role to include;

• Undertaking regular project analysis, and control activities and schedule development, maintenance, monitoring, impact identification, and recovery plan development activities.
• Supporting project organizational and administrative activities. Provides generally non-routine cost planning and scheduling guidance.
• Identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions to cost engineering and planning/scheduling problems.
• Executing Project Controls programs on an assigned project in accordance with KEO Project Controls procedures.
• Reviewing and approving Earned Revenue Determination Data, Proposal Financial Summaries, Project Financial Status Reports, and Charge for Project Working Capital calculations for assigned projects.
• Planning the staffing needs for assigned projects.
• Reviewing the contract drafts to ensure they include an adequate cost and scope definition and meet Project Controls requirements. Coordinates the development of all data in support of negotiations.
• Preparing, coordinating, and directing Project Controls presentations to KEO and client management, as required.
• Preparing the Project Controls plan for assigned projects.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 7+ years of work experience partnered with a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.

Experience gained from working on Landscape/Infrastructure projects in the UAE will be preferred.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety, and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

About KEO International Consultants in the UAE

KEO is one of the largest and most respected engineering, architecture and project management consultancies in the Middle East, delivering landmark projects across the UAE. KEO offers rewarding careers and professional development for built-environment specialists.

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How to apply

Interested candidates can apply for this Planning Engineer role in Dubai through the official KEO careers page. Visit the employer application page to submit your application.