Construction Site Planner
Date:
28/08/2025
Place of work:
Ruwais
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Job Title:
Construction Site Planner
Reference:
442212970
Project
Hail & Ghasha, 4422 UAE (Site Based)
Job Location:
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Start date
15-Oct-25
Job summary/Role description
To lead and coordinate site planning activities for EPC Oil & Gas projects, ensuring alignment between construction execution and project controls. The Site Planner will act as a key interface between site operations, project controls, and central planning teams to deliver accurate, timely, and actionable planning data.
Duties and responsibilities
- Develop the Construction Schedule within the period established in the Project Schedule.
- Prepare the standard man-hour estimates based on the design quantities and the established WBS.
- Feed Schedule with estimated standard Manhours to obtain the Progress Curves and Manpower Histograms.
- Ensure that the schedules developed by the Subcontractors, as per their contractual obligations, are in alignment with the Level 4 Construction Schedule.
- Perform schedule control at the cut-off dates and provide a forecast on completion dates especially if any adverse trends occur so that the recovery plan can be effectively enforced.
- Assess physical progress at the cut-off dates, taking note of any evidence of deviations from the baseline and suggesting the remedial actions, if any.
- Perform manpower control by collecting time sheets from the Subcontractors and compare the actual manpower against the planned, as per the baseline.
- Prepare the weekly/monthly Progress Report related to the Site activities in accordance with the Project Procedures.
- Collaborate with the central Project Controls team to ensure site planning data feeds into overall project performance metrics.
- Track progress against baseline schedules and identify deviations, delays, and recovery strategies.
- Support Earned Value Management (EVM) by providing accurate site progress data and forecasts.
- Assist in resource loading and manpower histograms to support cost and schedule analysis.
- Participate in risk reviews and mitigation planning from a site execution perspective.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Qualifications
- University Degree or Diploma in Civil discipline or equivalent
Experience
- Significant experience in the industrial construction of large or xl gas plants.
- Covered a similar role in at least 2-3 projects of comparable size.
- A minimum of 12 years of relevant experience.
- Experience working on the Contractor side.
Skills and Abilities
- Excellent communications and interpersonal skills
- Primavera P6
- Attention to detail, management skills.
- Team-oriented skills, self-motivation, and direction, with strong bias toward timely performance and problem resolution.
Special Requirements and Comments
- Attention to detail, management skills
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