Senior Planning Engineer

About this role

Decima International is a professional services company, providing project management and controls services to clients in the United States and the Middle East. Our mission is to become the premier professional services provider across all industry sectors we are engaged in. To accomplish this, Decima International’s founders established a simple yet powerful formula:

Approach each client engagement as a partnership, create an environment that attracts the most talented professionals and allows them to flourish, and regulate growth to maintain excellence in our service standards.

About Decima International

Decima International is a leading professional services firm specializing in project management, planning, and advisory services for complex, large-scale developments. We partner with some of the world’s most prominent organizations—particularly in the technology and infrastructure sectors—to deliver high-impact projects with precision and excellence. Our team thrives on innovation, collaboration, and a commitment to driving results in fast-paced, high-performance environments.

If you are seeking a long-term, rewarding career working with high-profile clients on some of the most challenging and cutting-edge projects globally, Decima International is where you belong. We offer exceptional opportunities for professional growth, continuous learning, and career advancement.

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly driven and capable Senior Planning Engineer to support the delivery of multiple datacenter projects for one of the world’s leading technology clients.

This is a client-facing role requiring strong technical expertise, communication skills, and the ability to manage complex planning and scheduling functions across multiple projects.

Location: Onsite in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, engaging with both technical and senior management stakeholders

• Prepare and deliver high-quality presentations to communicate project progress, insights, and recommendations

• Review project plans, specifications, and requirements to ensure alignment with objectives

• Develop and manage Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), CPM baseline schedules, and Integrated Master Schedules (IMS)

• Perform resource and cost loading within schedules

• Conduct resource analysis to identify constraints, bottlenecks, and optimization opportunities

• Maintain and update weekly and monthly schedules and reporting outputs

• Review and validate schedules from contractors, consultants, and vendors to ensure feasibility and compliance

• Analyze and report schedule changes, delays, and accelerations

• Develop and implement Earned Value Management (EVM) systems to track performance and progress

• Identify risks at program and project levels and propose mitigation strategies

• Perform delay analysis and scenario…