About the job Planning Engineer - Risk Management

Hill International provides program, project, and construction management services for clients in a range of sectors undertaking major construction projects across the world. Our services include cost engineering and estimating, quality assurance, inspection, scheduling, risk management, and claims avoidance.

Hill International is seeking an experienced Planning Engineer with Risk Management experience to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in construction projects, with expertise in both infrastructure and building works. The role requires familiarity with permits and authority approvals in Abu Dhabi, along with a solid understanding construction planning, risk management, and scheduling practices and tools. The candidate will be instrumental in reviewing schedules, identifying schedule risks, conducting schedule risk analyses, and supporting general planning, risk management and reporting tasks.

General Description of Role and Responsibilities:

• Support on regular review of the projects status and assessing project risk rating in line with the approved risk rating platform
• Support in reviewing contractors' schedules and master schedules to identify schedule risks.
• Verify the integrity of the project forecast by analyzing production rates, activity relationships, critical path elements, and alignment with local permits and authority approval requirements in Abu Dhabi.
• Verify the integrity of the master schedule forecast and identify key schedule risks
• Regular review of projects risk registers to ensure all schedule risks are properly tracked
• Support on quantitative schedule risk analysis using Primavera Risk Analysis.
• Support the development and implementation of risk mitigation plans.
• Monitor and report on escalated project risks, ensuring accurate and timely updates to stakeholders.
• Assist in general planning and scheduling tasks.
• Prepare detailed reports and dashboards on project schedules, risks, and progress.
• Work closely with the internal team of projects planning managers to ensure effective communication and alignment on project objectives.
• Support on the continuous improvement of project planning and risk mitigation practices.