Planning Engineer

Job Title: Planning Engineer – Civil Construction

Experience: 4–8 Years
Qualification: B.E./B.Tech in Civil Engineering
Location: Kochi
Key Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Develop Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for construction projects.
• Prepare baseline schedules, recovery plans, and revised project schedules.
• Monitor daily, weekly, and monthly project progress against approved schedules.
• Identify schedule delays, critical path activities, and recommend corrective actions.
• Prepare look-ahead schedules (weekly and monthly).
• Coordinate with Project Managers, Site Engineers, Procurement, and QA/QC teams for project planning and execution.
• Monitor manpower, material, machinery, and equipment deployment.
• Prepare Daily Progress Reports (DPR), Weekly Progress Reports (WPR), and Monthly Progress Reports (MPR).
• Track project productivity and resource utilization.
• Conduct project delay analysis and prepare mitigation plans.
• Monitor project cash flow and construction milestones.
• Coordinate with procurement to ensure timely material delivery.
• Prepare project dashboards, S-curves, histograms, and Earned Value reports.
• Maintain planning documentation and project records.

Rate Analysis & Estimation Responsibilities

• Prepare detailed rate analysis for civil construction activities.
• Analyze labour, material, machinery, and subcontractor costs.
• Prepare cost estimates for variations and additional works.
• Compare actual costs with budgeted costs and identify variances.
• Evaluate subcontractor quotations and recommend cost-effective solutions.
• Support the tendering team in preparing BOQs and cost estimates.
• Review market rates of construction materials and labour.
• Prepare quantity take-offs from drawings.
• Assist in budget preparation and cost control throughout the project lifecycle