Planning Manager

UAE Branches; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 250,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

An international engineering firm in Abu Dhabi is seeking a Planning Manager to oversee project scheduling and coordination. The ideal candidate will have over 15 years of experience in construction management, specifically within buildings and community developments. They will be responsible for maintaining project schedules, coordinating with contractors, and ensuring all project stages meet deadlines. Proficiency in Primavera P6 and strong reporting skills are essential. Fluency in English is required, and Arabic is advantageous.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant overall experience.
• 8+ years in a similar role on buildings or mixed-use projects.
• 5+ years of regional experience.
• Experience in Consultant or PMC setups.
• Professional memberships and charterships required.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and maintain project work breakdown structure.
• Coordinate with Package Managers, Consultants, and Contractors.
• Analyse and report on schedules and progress.
• Perform critical path analysis of schedules.

Skills

Leadership

Planning & organising

Detail oriented

Strong interpersonal and communication skills

Commercial awareness

Strong customer focus

Accepts Responsibility

HSE Awareness

Education

BSc in construction management or engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Office

Job description

Title

Planning Manager

Company Overview

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The KBR team of teams delivers futureforward science technology and engineering solutions and missioncritical services that help governments and companies around the world accomplish their most important objectives while also helping achieve their sustainability goals.

KBR Sustainable Technology Solutions provides holistic and valueadded solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include worldclass licensed process technologies differentiated advisory services deep technical domain expertise energy transition solutions highend design and engineering capabilities and smart solutions to optimize planned and operating assets.

Location

Abu Dhabi UAE

The Role

Reporting to the Project Controls Director and responsible for planning scheduling and coordination of the project.

Project Description

The project is a diverse portfolio of projects that contribute to Abu Dhabis growth. This includes developing service networks for newly developed land and community facilities such as schools mosques parks etc. KBR will provide Project Management Consultancy services in project planning controls design and engineering management and implementation of the development and early works packages.

Main Responsibilities

• Preparation and maintenance of the project work break down structure and integrated project master schedule
• Coordination with Package Managers Consultants and Contractors
• Analysing and reporting on Consultants and Contractors schedules and progress reports
• Perform critical path analysis of schedules
• Prepare independent risk analyses of Consultant and Contractor schedules
• Preparation of monthly and weekly reports.

Experience Skills and Knowledge

• BSc construction management engineering or equivalent experience
• Minimum overall relevant experience 15 years
• Minimum relevant experience 8 years in the same role in projects related to buildings villas community facilities or mixeduse developments
• Minimum Regional Experience 5 years
• Significant experience working within Consultant or PMC setups
• Professional memberships and charterships required
• Sound knowledge of all engineering and commercial aspects of major asset and civil infrastructure projects
• Experienced user of Primavera P6 Pert master and MS Office
• Excellent knowledge of CPM networks resource and cost loading and risk management techniques
• Ability to effectively monitor and analyse progress identify trends and recommend corrective actions
• Excellent report writing skills
• Fluency in English both written and spoken Arabic speaking advantageous.

Competencies

• Leadership
• Planning & organising
• Detail oriented
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Commercial awareness
• Strong customer focus
• Accepts Responsibility
• HSE Awareness

Required Experience

Manager