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Job Description:
Planning Engineer (Infrastructure)
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Planning Engineer (Infrastructure) to join our team! In this role you will lead planning, scheduling, progress control, and time-related assessments for infrastructure projects, ensuring robust programme delivery and clear reporting.
What You’ll Be Doing:
Review contractor baseline and updated programmes and support the Engineer’s consent in line with contract conditions and Parsons practices.
Validate resource and schedule feasibility to support timely completion.
Develop and maintain integrated master schedules across multiple packages and interfaces.
Analyze progress updates to identify delays/slippage and critical events; recommend mitigation and recovery actions.
Perform “what-if” and schedule impact analysis for changes/variations and potential events.
Prepare regular progress reports/monthly programme analysis and presentations against key milestones.
Support claims/EOT assessments using delay analysis methods (e.g., time impact analysis and window analysis), including concurrent delay where applicable.
Lead/attend planning and progress meetings, prepare minutes, and maintain trackers/logs and contemporaneous records.
Agree the progress measurement system (PMS) and KPIs with contractors/consultants for monitoring.
Issue delay/slow-performance notices when required and support responses to contractor notices using programme data and contractual provisions.
What Required Skills You’ll Bring:
Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
Minimum 8 years planning/scheduling experience on infrastructure projects (stormwater, roads, sewerage, utilities).
Strong experience in Primavera P6 and Power BI.
DMT practicing engineer license (mandatory).
UAE equivalency certificate (mandatory).
Strong written and verbal English communication and reporting skills.
What Desired Skills You’ll Bring:
Strong knowledge of industry practices and regulations.
Strong coordination skills and sound judgement in a fast-paced project environment.
We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management
- Minimum 8 years of planning or scheduling experience on infrastructure projects, including stormwater, roads, sewerage, or utilities
- Strong experience with Primavera P6
- Strong experience with Power BI
- DMT practicing engineer license
- UAE equivalency certificate
- Strong written and verbal English communication and reporting skills
- Strong knowledge of industry practices and regulations
- Strong coordination skills and sound judgment in a fast-paced project environment
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs are framed as a major value driver, with an ESOP alongside a 401(k) match and additional stock-purchase options contributing meaningfully to total rewards. This structure is positioned as especially attractive for employees who value long-term wealth-building over immediate cash.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as broad and choice-rich, with multiple plan types (PPO, HDHP, and some HMO networks) plus dental, vision, EAP, and wellness resources. The availability of different plan designs and national-carrier coverage supports varied employee needs.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as competitive, including PTO, holidays, flexible schedules such as a 9/80 option for eligible roles, and floating holidays in the U.S. Paid parental leave of 160 hours is also highlighted as a meaningful component of the overall package.
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What We Do
Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider with a focus on making the world safer, smarter, healthier, more sustainable, and more connected. Founded in 1944, Parsons primarily serves the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. Uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services, the corporation delivers state-of-the-art solutions to federal, regional, and local government agencies as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. Parsons has a reputation for inclusion and diversity and has been named to the Ethisphere Institute’s list of World’s Most Ethical Companies for 10 consecutive years. Parsons facilitates a culture of innovation by encouraging collaboration among its employees and providing opportunities for career growth. With offices around the globe, people of varied talents and backgrounds, and a wide range of exciting projects, the possibilities at Parsons are endless. For more about Parsons, visit www.parsons.com. Mission: Delivering innovative infrastructure, defense, and security solutions to enable a more sustainable, safer, smarter, and more connected world.
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