Global Project Planning Manager

Jobgether; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking a Global Project Planning Manager to define and enforce scheduling standards across regions and oversee tender and execution phases. You will collaborate with regional teams to create realistic schedules, assess risks, and improve forecast reliability.

The role requires leadership to coach schedulers, promote best practices, and drive continuous improvement in a multicultural, global organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in a technical discipline, engineering, project management, or a related field.
• Experience in international project scheduling with complex multi-region delivery.

Responsibilities

• Develop, standardize, implement, and continuously improve global project planning methods, processes, tools, and scheduling standards.
• Support regional project teams during tender and early project phases with realistic baseline schedules.
• Review schedules for feasibility, consistency, quality, and risks.
• Conduct planning quality assessments, due diligence, and regional reviews to strengthen reliability.
• Train and coach regional schedulers on systems, methodologies, and best practices.
• Ensure qualified scheduling resources across global regions.

Skills

Scheduling standards

Mentoring

Baseline development

Risk identification

Schedule quality

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Communication

Presentation skills

Influence across regions

Leadership presence

Attention to detail

Accountability

Collaboration across teams

Prioritization

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Job Description:

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Global Project Planning Manager based in United Arab Emirates.

As Global Project Planning Manager, you will help shape and maintain consistent project scheduling standards across a global organization.
You will strengthen planning capabilities across regions and support teams in delivering complex projects on time and to a high standard.
The role combines strategic planning, technical expertise, coaching, and quality assurance across an international project environment.
You will work closely with regional project teams during tendering, project initiation, execution, and review phases.
Your expertise will help establish realistic baselines, identify scheduling risks, and improve the reliability of project forecasts.
You will also drive continuous improvement and promote best practices across a diverse network of planning professionals.
This is an influential role suited to an experienced planner who enjoys working across cultures and leading through expertise rather than direct authority.

Accountabilities

• Develop, standardize, implement, and continuously improve global project planning methods, processes, tools, and scheduling standards across regions.


• Support regional project teams during tender and early project phases by helping develop realistic, feasible, and high-quality baseline schedules.


• Review project schedules to assess feasibility, consistency, completeness, quality, and potential execution risks.


• Conduct project planning quality assessments, due diligence reviews, and regional project reviews to strengthen scheduling reliability.


• Train, coach, and support regional project schedulers on planning systems, tools, methodologies, and best practices.


• Help ensure appropriate qualification, capability, and availability of project scheduling resources across global regions.


• Provide expert guidance on project scheduling requirements and support teams in addressing complex planning challenges.


• Identify opportunities for process improvement and implement initiatives that enhance schedule accuracy, consistency, and reliability.


• Communicate complex planning information and recommendations clearly to project teams, regional stakeholders, and leadership.


• Influence planning practices across international teams, promoting high standards without relying on direct managerial authority.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical discipline, engineering, project management, or a related field.


• 10+ years of professional experience in project scheduling, with strong expertise in tools such as Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.


• Extensive knowledge of international project execution and scheduling practices, ideally gained within power generation, hydro, infrastructure, or large-scale plant construction environments.


• Demonstrated experience training, coaching, mentoring, or providing functional leadership to project planning or scheduling teams.


• Strong understanding of project planning methodologies, scheduling standards, baseline development, risk identification, and schedule quality assessment.


• Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to solve complex planning and execution challenges.


• Strong communication and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex scheduling concepts clearly to diverse stakeholders.


• Proven ability to influence, motivate, and align teams across regions without direct reporting authority.


• Strong leadership presence and confidence working in a multicultural, global organization.


• High level of initiative, accountability, attention to detail, and commitment to quality.


• Ability to work collaboratively across international teams while managing competing priorities and maintaining consistent standards.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation aligned with the local market and the candidate’s qualifications and experience.


• Opportunity to work on complex, international projects within a global technology and engineering environment.


• Significant scope to influence and improve project planning standards across multiple regions.


• Exposure to large-scale energy, infrastructure, and industrial projects.


• Opportunities to train, coach, and collaborate with project planning professionals worldwide.


• Professional development through challenging assignments, cross-regional collaboration, and continuous improvement initiatives.


• International working environment with opportunities to interact with diverse teams and stakeholders.


• Location flexibility across eligible global regions, including India, with remote-work arrangements governed by the policies applicable to the location.


• Opportunity to contribute to future-oriented technologies and major projects within the hydro and energy sector.