Lead Planning Manager for Rail Depots & High-Speed Projects

TalentOne; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

TalentOne is seeking a Planning Manager with strong main-contractor experience to lead planning, scheduling and progress control for the civil construction of rail depots and terminal facilities in the UAE project.

The role requires advanced Primavera P6 skills, leadership of planning engineers, and cross-functional coordination with construction, engineering, procurement and project management teams to ensure milestones are met and EOT submissions prepared.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• 12–15+ years construction planning experience, 5+ years in leadership.
• Main-contractor experience with site execution and subcontractor coordination.
• Proven planning experience on rail depots, terminals, or major infra projects.
• Advanced Primavera P6 skills and knowledge of sequencing, resource planning, EV and delay analysis.
• UAE/GCC experience preferred; high-speed rail experience is a plus.
• Strong analytical, reporting and stakeholder coordination skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage Primavera P6 baseline programme covering all phases.
• Prepare resource- and cost-loaded schedules aligned with milestones.
• Monitor site progress, critical paths, float, and drive corrective actions.
• Prepare look-ahead schedules, recovery programmes, dashboards and client reports.
• Coordinate subcontractor programmes and interfaces across disciplines.
• Assess programme impact of variations and delays.
• Support EOT submissions and delay analysis with contracts team.
• Lead planning engineers and coordinate with construction, engineering, procurement and project management teams.

Skills

Planning leadership

Project scheduling

Stakeholder coordination

Progress control

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

TalentOne is seeking a Planning Manager with strong main-contractor experience to lead planning, scheduling and progress control for the civil construction of rail depots and terminal facilities in the UAE project.

The role requires advanced Primavera P6 skills, leadership of planning engineers, and cross-functional coordination with construction, engineering, procurement and project management teams to ensure milestones are met and EOT submissions prepared.