Job Description: Planning Engineer (Construction Planner)
Location: North Africa – Site Office
Position Type: Full Time, Project Based
Reports To: Project Manager
Project: 5 Star Hotel Development
Role Overview
The Planning Engineer will support the preparation, monitoring, and control of the project construction program for a high end hotel development. The role requires solid experience in large scale, multidisciplinary projects and the ability to manage planning activities across design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and final handover.
The Planning Engineer will work closely with the Project Manager, technical office, site teams, subcontractors, and suppliers to ensure all timelines, interfaces, and deliverables are properly coordinated and aligned with project objectives.
Key Responsibilities
•Prepare and maintain the project baseline program (Primavera P6 / MS Project) covering all phases:
-Shop drawings and approvals
-Material submittals and authori approvals
-Procurement schedules and long lead items
-Manufacturing, logistics, and delivery
-Civil, structural, MEP, and architectural works
-Internal finishes, external works, façade works
-Fit out, joinery, FF&E, OS&E
-Testing, commissioning, and handover
•Develop detailed WBS, activity coding, logic links, and critical path analysis.
•Coordinate with site engineers to ensure construction sequences reflect actual site conditions.
•Integrate dai site progress into the updated program.
•Prepare construction look ahead schedules (1 week, 2 week, 4 week).
•Monitor progress of civil, MEP, architectural, and finishing works.
•Track external works (landscape, hardscape, utilities, infrastructure) and integrate them into the master schedule.
•Identify delays, bottlenecks, and propose mitigation or recovery actions.
•Prepare and track procurement schedules for:
-MEP equipment
-Façade systems
-Specialist hotel systems (BMS, AV, security, kitchen equipment)
-High end finishes, joinery, and FF&E
•Coordinate with procurement and suppliers to ensure timely delivery aligned with construction needs.
•Highlight procurement risks and follow up on critical items.
•Develop detailed testing & commissioning programs for all systems.
•Coordinate with MEP teams, specialist subcontractors, and suppliers.
•Track inspection requests, testing milestones, and commissioning sequences.
•Prepare handover schedules, doentation trackers, and close out plans.
•Prepare schedules required for clie submissions.
•Support the Project Manager in presenting program updates during progress meetings.
•Track client approvals for:
-Shop drawings
-Material submittals
-Mock ups
-Method statements
•Ensure all approval cycles are reflected in the program.
-Prepare: Weekly and monthly progress reports, KPI dashboards, Delay analysis reports, Recovery schedules
•Maintain planning logs, progress records, and approval trackers.
•Support claims, variations, and EOT submissions with proper doentation.
Required Qualifications & Skills
•Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
•Minimum 8 years of experience in planning for construction projects.
-Experience in: 5 star hotels, Luxury office buildings, Mixed use developments, High end villa compounds
•Proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Project.
•Strong understanding of construction sequencing, procurement cycles, and testing & commissioning workflows.
•Strong analytical, reporting, and communication skills.
•Ability to work effectively within a site based project environment.
•U project experience.
•Willing to work and relocate to North Africa.
•Experience with high end finishes, complex MEP systems, and specialist hotel packages.
•Experience preparing recovery schedules and delay analysis reports.
•Familiarity with luxury fit out, FF&E, and OS&E coordination.
*Please apply only if you meet the above qualifications and are willing to work and relocate to North Africa.
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