• Application Deadline:
• Position: Planning Engineer



• Job Type Full Time



• Qualification BA/BSc/HND



• Experience



• Location Abuja




• Job Field Engineering / Technical 
  
  

Responsibilities

Workplan Development & Project Scheduling:

• Expected Result: The project has a realistic, resource-loaded workplan aligned to design, BOQ and site conditions that provides a reliable basis for execution and control.
  
  
  
  
  • Develop and issue the baseline construction programme (WBS to activity level) covering all road construction phases earthworks, sub-base, base course, drainage, structures and surfacing.
  
  
  • Translate design, BOQ and specification information into a resource-loaded schedule, aligning manpower, plant and materials to programme milestones.
  
  
  • Sequence activities logically, reflecting realistic productivity rates, weather/seasonal constraints and site access.
  
  
  • Secure Project Manager/PMO sign-off on the baseline programme before issue.
  
  
  • Update and reissue the programme whenever scope, design or site conditions materially change.
  
  
  
  


• Targets:
  
  
  
  • Baseline programme issued and approved before mobilisation — 100%
  
  
  • Programme reflects current approved scope/design — 100%
  
  
  • Programme revisions issued following an approved change — Within 3 working days
  
  
  
  

Progress Monitoring, Tracking & Execution:

• Expected Result: Actual site progress is tracked accurately and continuously against the approved programme, giving management a reliable, real-time picture of project status.
  
  
  
  • Track daily/weekly site progress against the baseline and working programme.
  
  
  • Produce S-curves, progress dashboards and variance analysis comparing planned versus actual progress.
  
  
  • Conduct 2–4 week rolling look-ahead planning to drive short-interval execution on site.
  
  
  • Verify reported progress against physical site conditions before issuing updates.
  
  
  • Maintain an accurate, current master schedule at all times.
  
  
  
  


• Targets:
  
  
  
  • Weekly/monthly progress reports issued within agreed cutoff — Within 24 hours
  
  
  • Variance between reported and verified site progress — Less than 5%
  
  
  • Look-ahead activities completed as scheduled — At least 85%
  
  
  
  

Site Coordination & Resource Alignment:

• Expected Result: Materials, manpower and equipment are mobilised ahead of programme need dates, and planning is fully integrated with site execution.
  
  
  
  
  • Coordinate with procurement, stores and site teams to ensure resources are available ahead of scheduled activities.
  
  
  • Attend site progress and management meetings, providing technical planning input.
  
  
  • Work with Site/Project Managers to translate the programme into practical daily/weekly work orders.
  
  
  • Flag resource-driven schedule risks before they affect the critical path.
  
  
  
  


• Targets:
  
  
  
  • Resource-driven delays attributable to late planning input — Zero
  
  
  • Scheduled planning/site coordination meetings attended — 100%
  
  
  
  

Delay Identification, Escalation & Recovery Planning:

• Expected Result: Schedule risks and delays are identified early, escalated promptly, and addressed through realistic recovery plans that protect the overall completion date.
  
  
  
  • Continuously monitor the critical path and identify activities at risk of slippage.
  
  
  • Investigate root causes of delay in coordination with Site/Project Managers.
  
  
  • Develop and issue recovery/mitigation plans for confirmed delays.
  
  
  • Escalate schedule risks and delays that may affect overall project completion.
  
  
  
  


• Targets:
  
  
  
  • Schedule risks flagged ahead of critical path impact — At least 2 weeks' notice
  
  
  • Recovery plan issued after a confirmed delay — Within 3 working days
  
  
  • Unresolved critical delays without escalation — Zero
  
  
  
  

Reporting, Documentation & Programme Control:

• Expected Result: Programme documentation is accurate, current and properly controlled, giving management and clients confidence in reported project status.
  
  
  
  • Maintain full version control and approval trail for all programme issues and revisions.
  
  
  • Prepare and issue accurate progress and variance reports to management and, where required, client/consultant teams.
  
  
  • Support cost/time impact assessment of variations, delays and change orders.
  
  
  • Maintain organised records of planning data, productivity rates and lessons learned for future projects.
  
  
  
  


• Targets
  
  
  
  • Programme updates version-controlled and approved before reissue — 100%
  
  
  • Monthly S-curve/variance report issued — By agreed date, error-free
  
  
  • Planning records maintained and retrievable — 100%
  
  
  
  

Schedule Projection Accuracy & Accountability:

• Expected Result: The Planning Engineer holds full, direct accountability for the accuracy and reliability of the project's schedule projection from baseline to completion; projections are realistic, defensible and current at all times.
  
  
  
  • Own the end-to-end integrity of the project's time projection, ensuring it reflects true site status at every reporting cycle.
  
  
  • Treat any projection failure — an inaccurate, outdated or undisclosed projection — as a critical planning lapse requiring immediate correction.
  
  
  • Proactively verify projections against actual progress rather than relying on assumed rates or unconfirmed inputs.
  
  
  • Immediately disclose and correct any identified projection error, however it arose.
  
  
  
  


• Targets:
  
  
  
  • Projection accuracy verified against actual site progress — Every reporting cycle
  
  
  • Unexplained or undisclosed projection failure — Zero tolerance
  
  
  • Identified projection errors corrected from detection — Within 48 hours.