Planning Manager

KBR; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company seeks a Planning Manager for a diverse portfolio of projects in Abu Dhabi. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, scheduling, and coordination, ensuring the successful delivery of community facilities and major infrastructure projects. With a strong emphasis on leadership and communication skills, this role demands a BSc in construction management or engineering and significant relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum overall relevant experience: 15 years.
• Minimum relevant experience in the same role: 8 years.
• Fluency in English required, Arabic is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Preparation and maintenance of project work breakdown structure and schedules.
• Coordination with Package Managers and Contractors.
• Preparation of monthly and weekly reports.

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, engineering, or equivalent experience

Tools

Primavera P6

Pert master

MS Office

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Title:

Planning Manager

Belong, Connect, Grow, with KBR!

The KBR team of teams delivers future-forward science, technology and engineering solutions and mission-critical 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 value-added solutions across the entire asset life cycle. These include world-class licensed process technologies, differentiated advisory services, deep technical domain expertise, energy transition solutions, high-end 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 Dhabi's 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
• Co-ordination 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 mixed-use 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