Job Description

We are looking for a Planning Engineer who enjoys structure, clarity, and working on complex challenges. This role places your analytical skills right at the centre of major project decisions, within a team that values precision, critical thinking, and a structured approach to large‑scale projects.

We’re recruiting on behalf of a leading consultancy in construction and infrastructure project management, involved in high‑profile national and international projects.

The position is based in Bucharest, in a hybrid work model, with the office located next to Grozăvești metro station — offering both flexibility and direct exposure to complex, high‑impact work.

The collaboration can be structured either as full‑time employment (CIM) or B2B, depending on your preference.

Send us your CV or apply directly to the job — and if it’s a match, we’ll reach out to talk.

Responsibilities:

• Planning, updating, and revising work sequences across assigned projects.
• Developing and monitoring execution schedules and preparing As-Built programmes from the start of the project.
• Applying the Critical Path Method for planning and for delay analysis.
• Conducting cause-and-effect analysis of delays, both during contract execution and in support of claims.
• Preparing retrospective and prospective analyses, risk analyses, and initial Due Diligence reports.
• Preparing the delay analyses required for Statements of Case, Responses to Statements of Case, Rebuttals, and Rejoinders, within dispute resolution proceedings (DAB, local or international arbitration, courts of law).
• Identifying potential claims through continuous review and updating of programmes.
• Supporting the cost (Quantum) teams in quantifying the costs associated with delays, and the Contracts team in identifying critical delays.
• Liaising with collaborating lawyers to prepare and explain the delay analyses included in claims.
• Preparing written reports and monthly reports for the company’s clients.
• Site visits when required, and participation in meetings and working sessions.

Essential requirements

• Experience in planning construction works and developing Execution Programmes.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction, or a related field.
• Proficiency in Primavera (P6) or Microsoft Project.
• Knowledge of the norms, codes of practice, and design standards applied in the construction industry.
• Familiarity with the common methods of delay analysis, both during execution and after contract completion.
• Application of the Critical Path Method, resource allocation and distribution, understanding of calendars, and the calculation of float (time reserve).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• English language skills — intermediate level.

Nice to have

• The ability to produce Time-Location charts.