Planning Engineer (Airport Projects)

Planning Engineer (Airport Projects) Full-time State/Province: Ar Rayyān Business Group: DCS Legal Entity: AECOM Middle East Business Line: Transportation Work Location Model: On-Site Operating Group: International Primary Location: QA - Doha, QA - Jaidah Square - Site Company Description Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Summary We are seeking an experienced Planning Engineer to support the planning, scheduling, coordination, monitoring, and reporting of airport construction and fit-out projects. The role will work closely with the Project Manager, contractors, consultants, suppliers, and internal teams to ensure project activities are properly planned, progress is accurately monitored, delays are identified, and corrective actions are followed through to successful completion. The ideal candidate should have strong knowledge of project planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, reporting, stakeholder coordination, and project controls, preferably within airport, aviation, commercial, or complex infrastructure projects.

Support the Project Manager in planning, coordination, monitoring, and reporting of airport projects. Prepare, update, and maintain project schedules, baseline programmes, lookahead programmes, and progress trackers. Monitor planned vs. actual progress and identify delays, critical activities, and schedule risks. Coordinate with contractors, consultants, suppliers, and internal teams to collect progress updates and follow up on pending activities. Prepare weekly/monthly progress reports, dashboards, presentations, and executive summaries. Prepare Minutes of Meetings, action trackers, and follow up with responsible stakeholders for timely closure. Monitor critical path, milestones, project deliverables, and key interfaces. Assist in preparing recovery programmes and mitigation plans for delayed activities. Coordinate with Document Control to ensure accurate tracking of project documents, submissions, and approvals. Support project meetings through agenda preparation, progress presentations, and action follow-up. Provide regular schedule and progress updates to the Project Manager and management team.

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Project Management, or a related discipline. 7-10 years of experience in project planning and scheduling within construction, infrastructure, or airport projects. Hands-on experience with Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project. Good knowledge of project scheduling, progress monitoring, critical path analysis, and schedule updates. Experience in preparing weekly/monthly progress reports, dashboards, lookahead programmes, and management presentations. Experience coordinating with contractors, consultants, suppliers, and multidisciplinary project teams. Strong proficiency in MS Excel and PowerPoint for reporting and data analysis. Airport or major infrastructure project experience is preferred. Strong communication, coordination, analytical, and follow-up skills.

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