Planning Engineer (Bridge Project Experience)

Egis Group is recruiting for a Planning Engineer with bridges and infrastructure project experience to join the onsite team in Dubai. The role centers on managing schedules for large-scale projects tied to Etihad Rail and other bridge and infrastructure works in the UAE. It’s a full-time, on-site position that suits someone who can translate complex scopes into precise time plans and keep diverse stakeholders aligned.

The company’s work in Dubai spans government and private sector infrastructure, with a focus on delivering robust, safe, and timely project outcomes. The Planning Engineer will play a key part in coordinating across engineering, procurement, and construction teams while staying compliant with client and Dubai authority requirements.

This position would appeal to a professional who thrives on detailed planning, enjoys working in a collaborative environment, and can demonstrate a track record of delivering schedules on time in the UAE. Strong English communication and familiarity with Dubai procedures are important to fit this role well.

What You’ll Do as a Dubai Bridges Planning Engineer

You will develop, update, and monitor detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 as the core tool, with MS Project as a supporting option, covering all construction phases from mobilization to handover. You will also create cost-loaded and resource-loaded programs, maintain change logs, track KPIs, and manage EOTs to reflect project realities.

Day to day, you’ll coordinate with site engineers, procurement, and subcontractors to ensure alignment with the baseline schedule, identifying major risks and defining action plans in line with management direction. When delays occur, you’ll prepare look-ahead programs, progress reports, and mitigation or recovery plans to keep the project moving toward milestones.

Regular site visits will be part of the cadence to verify actual progress against planned timelines in the UAE. You’ll integrate milestones with authorities’ processes, including NOC approvals, traffic diversion programs, and permits, and you’ll analyze the critical path, float, and resource allocation to optimize timelines. Participation in progress meetings and clear, timely presentations to management and client representatives will round out the role, along with delay analyses (Time Impact Analysis and Window Analysis) and contractual correspondence, all while ensuring project planning guidelines and documentation are properly maintained and coordinated with document control.

The Right Candidate for This Dubai Planning Engineer Role

• Experience in Bridges and Infrastructure construction projects.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering with a minimum of 7 years of experience in the discipline, including at least 5 years acting in the proposed role on projects of similar size and complexity in the UAE, and involvement in at least 2 Projects within the Emirates of Dubai in the last 5 years.
• Proven experience with similar projects, familiar with their procedures, submittals, and reporting formats.
• Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6 and MS Office Suite.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies, sequencing, and project workflows.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Must have good English language skills.

• PMP certification (preferred).
• Primavera P6 Professional Certification.
• Experience in UAE projects, particularly with RTA, Etihad Rail or similar clients.
• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or construction management.

Tips for Applicants for the Dubai Planning Engineer Role

Put your UAE bridge and infrastructure planning experience at the top of your resume, and lead with your mastery of Primavera P6, including how you’ve built baseline, recovery, and cost-loaded schedules for large projects.

Demonstrate the must-have skills by detailing specific schedules you’ve produced or managed in Primavera P6, along with examples of look-ahead programs, progress updates, and how you handled delays with mitigation or recovery plans. If you’ve worked with authorities’ procedures, mention those experiences clearly.

Be ready to discuss your approach to Time Impact Analysis or Window Analysis, and bring a short case study or example showing your contractual correspondence and how you supported project control teams in UAE projects.

Ask a focused question about how the team coordinates with Dubai authorities for NOC approvals, traffic diversions, and permits, and inquire about the KPIs used to measure schedule health and the cadence of monthly program updates. This shows you understand the intersection of planning, compliance, and delivery.