Job purpose

The Executive Engineer, Planning & Monitoring is responsible for leading the end-to-end planning, scheduling, budgeting, and monitoring of BRAC Construction projects. The role ensures the development of comprehensive project plans, timelines, and initial budgets, while systematically tracking project progress, resource utilisation, and expenditures against approved targets. Through regular site visits and performance reviews, the position monitors compliance with established quality standards, project timelines, and budgetary requirements. Additionally, the role contributes to the preparation of tender and procurement documentation and ensures accurate, timely, and up-to-date project information management through MIS and ERP systems.

About the role

BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.

Working at BRAC is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Job Purpose:

The Executive Engineer, Planning & Monitoring will be responsible for leading the end-to-end planning, scheduling, budgeting, and monitoring of BRAC construction projects. The role ensures the development of comprehensive project plans, timelines, and initial budgets while systematically tracking project progress, resource utilization, and expenditures against approved targets. Through regular site visits and performance reviews, the position monitors compliance with established quality standards, project timelines, and budgetary requirements. Additionally, the role contributes to the preparation of tender and procurement documentation and ensures accurate, timely, and up-to-date project information management through MIS and ERP systems.

Key Responsibilities:

Develop comprehensive project plans outlining scope, work packages, key milestones, resource requirements, and responsibilities in coordination with design teams and project supervisors.
Prepare and maintain detailed project schedules using Gantt charts or bar charts, defining activities, timelines, dependencies, and critical paths. Review and revise schedules in response to changes in project scope, priorities, or site conditions.
Develop preliminary project budgets based on initial designs, estimated quantities, and prevailing market rates for materials and labour, in coordination with the Executive Engineer, Quantities (BoQ).
Monitor actual project progress against approved schedules, identify potential delays and deviations, analyse underlying causes, and recommend appropriate corrective and recovery measures to the supervisor.
Monitor project expenditure against approved budgets by reviewing committed and actual costs, identifying financial variances, forecasting potential cost overruns, and recommending timely corrective measures.
Conduct regular site visits to assess project performance against approved quality standards, timelines, and budgets.
Verify compliance with approved drawings and technical specifications, document observations, and coordinate corrective actions with site teams.
Support the preparation of tender and procurement documentation, including requisitions, Requests for Proposals (RFPs), quotation documents, comparative statements, and work orders, ensuring accuracy and compliance with organisational procedures.
Ensure timely and accurate updates of project schedules, progress, budgets, and expenditure data in MIS and the organisation's ERP system. Prepare periodic monitoring reports and analytical updates to facilitate management review and decision-making.
Provide functional guidance, supervision, and mentoring to the assigned Engineer (Budgeting) on project scheduling, budget monitoring, data management, reporting, and site-level coordination.

Safeguarding Responsibilities:

Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.

Additional Job Requirements:

Strong analytical mindset for rigorous cost control, rate analysis, and variance tracking across active projects.
Proactive risk management skills to identify schedule delays early and implement effective corrective actions.
Effective communication skills for managing cross-functional teams, external contractors, and project stakeholders.
High level of accountability and precision in reporting project performance through MIS and ERP platforms.

Educational requirements

B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from a reputed public or private university.

Experience requirements

Minimum 8 years of professional experience in cost estimation, BoQ preparation, tender document preparation and quantity surveying for large-scale civil projects.

Other Benefits:

Festival Bonus, Contributory Provident Fund, Gratuity, Health and Life Insurance, Maternity/ Paternity Leave, Wellness Centre Facility, Day Care Facility, and others as per policy.

*This position is open to Bangladeshi nationals only.

*BRAC does not charge any fees at any stage of the recruitment process.

Key responsibilities

Project Planning: Develop comprehensive project plans outlining scope, work packages, key milestones, resource requirements, and responsibilities in coordination with design teams and project supervisors.
Project Scheduling: Prepare and maintain detailed project schedules using Gantt charts or bar charts, defining activities, timelines, dependencies, and critical paths. Review and revise schedules in response to changes in project scope, priorities, or site conditions.
Initial Budget Preparation: Develop preliminary project budgets based on initial designs, estimated quantities, and prevailing market rates for materials and labour, in coordination with the Executive Engineer, Quantities (BoQ).
Progress Monitoring: Monitor actual project progress against approved schedules, identify potential delays and deviations, analyse underlying causes, and recommend appropriate corrective and recovery measures to the supervisor.
Expenditure Monitoring: Monitor project expenditure against approved budgets by reviewing committed and actual costs, identifying financial variances, forecasting potential cost overruns, and recommending timely corrective measures.
Site Visits and Performance Review: Conduct regular site visits to assess project performance against approved quality standards, timelines, and budgets. Verify compliance with approved drawings and technical specifications, document observations, and coordinate corrective actions with site teams.
Tender and Procurement Support: Support the preparation of tender and procurement documentation, including requisitions, Requests for Proposals (RFPs), quotation documents, comparative statements, and work orders, ensuring accuracy and compliance with organisational procedures.
MIS, ERP and Reporting: Ensure timely and accurate updates of project schedules, progress, budgets, and expenditure data in MIS and the organisation's ERP system. Prepare periodic monitoring reports and analytical updates to facilitate management review and decision-making.
Team Supervision and Development: Provide functional guidance, supervision, and mentoring to the assigned Engineer (Budgeting) on project scheduling, budget monitoring, data management, reporting, and site-level coordination.

Required knowledge

Project planning, scheduling and control, including critical path method
Construction budgeting, cost control and rate analysis
Construction methods and quality standards for civil works
Public and private sector construction procurement and tendering procedures

Required skills

Scheduling software (MS Project or Primavera P6)
Advanced MS Excel
MIS and ERP applications
AutoCAD (reading and checking drawings)
Report writing and presentation

Required competencies

Planning and organising
Analytical thinking and attention to detail
Coordination with design and site teams
Problem-solving
Mentoring and supervision

Additional requirements

Scheduling software (MS Project or Primavera P6)
Advanced MS Excel
MIS and ERP applications
AutoCAD (reading and checking drawings)
Report writing and presentation

Project planning, scheduling and control, including critical path method
Construction budgeting, cost control and rate analysis
Construction methods and quality standards for civil works
Public and private sector construction procurement and tendering procedures

Planning and organising
Analytical thinking and attention to detail
Coordination with design and site teams
Problem-solving
Mentoring and supervision

Education

B.Sc (Engg.)

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