Global Project Planner: High-Impact Scheduling & Delivery

QP design | engineer | manage; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive package

International environment

Job summary

QP is seeking a Project Planner to join our team in Dubai. You will build, manage, and maintain project programmes, translating scope, milestones, and resources into clear schedules to support informed decisions.

You will work with Project Managers and Senior Partners, contribute to best-practice planning standards, and help deliver complex, high-profile projects across borders in a fast-growing international environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in project planning/scheduling in construction, engineering, architecture, or PM consultancy (hotel and complex projects preferred).
• Strong proficiency in planning tools Primavera P6 and/or MS Project; Power BI and Excel reporting skills are an advantage.
• Solid understanding of project lifecycle, procurement, design coordination, and delivery sequencing.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain integrated project programmes across multiple projects (concept to completion).
• Set up Work Breakdown Structures, milestones, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Baseline schedules, track progress, and produce look-ahead plans (2–6 weeks) and master schedules.
• Support resource planning and capacity forecasting with PMs and discipline leads.
• Identify schedule risks and constraints early; propose mitigation plans and scenario options.
• Manage programme updates, change impacts, and schedule revisions, including change logs.
• Prepare concise planning dashboards and reports for internal and client-facing meetings.
• Facilitate planning workshops and coordination sessions to align scope, deliverables, and timelines.
• Ensure planning documentation is controlled, auditable, and aligned to QP standards.
• Contribute to improving planning templates, SOPs, and reporting cadence across the business.

Skills

Fluent English

Stakeholder communication

Attention to detail

Ambiguity management

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Power BI

Excel

Job description

QP is seeking a Project Planner to join our team in Dubai. You will build, manage, and maintain project programmes, translating scope, milestones, and resources into clear schedules to support informed decisions.

You will work with Project Managers and Senior Partners, contribute to best-practice planning standards, and help deliver complex, high-profile projects across borders in a fast-growing international environment.