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Job Description:
Senior Planning Engineer
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Planning Engineer to join our team! In this role you will lead planning, scheduling, progress control and time-related claims / EOT support for major infrastructure works, ensuring robust programme management and clear reporting to stakeholders.
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.
Develop integrated master schedules and validate resource and schedule feasibility.
Identify schedule risks/conflicts and maintain planning trackers/logs and inputs to the risk register.
Analyze progress updates to identify delays/slippage, critical events, and recommend mitigation and recovery plans.
Perform “what-if” and schedule impact analysis for changes/variations and potential events.
Prepare weekly/monthly progress reports, programme analysis, and presentations against milestones.
Assess claims including EOT/disruption using delay analysis methods (e.g., time impact analysis and window analysis) and demonstrate concurrent delay where applicable.
Coordinate planning issues with contractors and stakeholders; attend meetings and prepare concise minutes.
Maintain contemporaneous records; issue delay/slow-performance notifications when required.
Lead and mentor planning team members as needed.
What Required Skills You’ll Bring:
Degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management or equivalent discipline.
Minimum 10 years planning experience, including strong claims/EOT and delay analysis capability.
Experience in construction supervision of large infrastructure projects.
Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills.
Proficiency with planning tools and reporting systems; strong computer literacy.
Strong written and spoken English with excellent technical writing skills.
What Desired Skills You’ll Bring:
Professional certifications in planning/scheduling (e.g., PSP, PMI-SP or similar).
Forensic planning experience within engineering consultancy/PMC environments.
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Skills Required
- Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or an equivalent discipline
- At least 10 years of planning experience
- Strong claims, extension-of-time, and delay analysis experience
- Experience supervising construction on large infrastructure projects
- Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
- Proficiency with planning tools and reporting systems
- Strong computer literacy
- Strong written and spoken English
- Excellent technical writing skills
- Professional planning or scheduling certification such as PSP or PMI-SP
- Forensic planning experience in engineering consultancy or PMC environments
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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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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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