Planning Manager

Hill Intl.; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill International in Abu Dhabi seeks a Planning Manager to lead the project scheduling, monitor progress, and ensure on-time delivery in line with client requirements. You will review baselines, coordinate with contractors, assess changes, and report to senior management.

Requires 12–15 years' planning experience and proficiency in Primavera, Microsoft Project, and PowerPoint. This role focuses on maintaining alignment with baselines and preparing recovery strategies when needed, with frequent

Qualifications

• BSc or higher in engineering.
• Minimum 12–15 years of planning experience on similar projects.
• Proficient with Primavera, Microsoft Project, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Review baseline schedule and report to the Controls Manager.
• Monitor contractor progress against approved schedules and report shortages.
• Review recovery schedules and ensure adequate manpower and supervision.
• Visit project sites to verify progress and report deficiencies.
• Review daily/weekly/monthly reports and report deficiencies.
• Assess time-impact claims and report assessments.
• Review field design changes and assess time impact.
• Advise on foreseen slippages and corrective actions.
• Attend weekly progress meetings and assist with monthly reports.
• Review commissioning plans for compliance with baselines.
• Participate in Close-Out Reports review with PMC staff.

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

Risk management

Stakeholder coordination

Report writing

Education

BSc or higher in Engineering

Tools

Primavera

Microsoft Project

PowerPoint

Job description

Trending

Job Description

The Planning Manager is responsible for developing, managing, and controlling the project schedule to ensure timely delivery in line with client requirements. The role involves monitoring progress, identifying risks and delays, and coordinating with contractors and stakeholders to maintain alignment. They assess the impact of changes, implement recovery strategies where required, and provide clear, accurate reporting to senior management and the client. Ultimately, the Planning Manager ensures the project remains on track from a planning and scheduling perspective.

Responsibilities

• Review/comment the Baseline Schedule and other schedule and report to the Controls Manager.
• Review and continuously monitor, against approved schedules, the Contractor’s major construction progress and ensure equipment and manpower are adequate or in case of any shortage report toControlsManager.
• Review in detail the recovery schedules as submitted by the Contractors and ensure manpower and site supervision staff are increased properly.
• Regular visits to project sites to validate whether the progress of work onsite is in compliance with approved schedules, major milestones have been met and report deficiencies to Construction Manager.
• Review all daily, weekly and monthly reports as submitted by Contractor and report toControls Manager any deficiency or non-compliance.
• Review any claim involving time impact as submitted by the Contractor and report his assessment toControls Manager.
• Review field design changes and Trend Notices and assess time impact if any.
• Advise the Construction Manager of any foreseen slippage of progress and corrective actions to be taken.
• Attend weekly progress meeting and monthly Executive meetings and participate in preparing the agenda.
• AssistControlsManagers during the preparation of Monthly Progress reports and Monthly Executive Presentations.
• Reviews the commissioning plans as submitted by the Contractor and ensure its compliance with the approvedBaseline schedule.
• Participate with PMC staff in reviewing the Close-Out Reports as submitted bytheContractor.

Qualifications

• Should be qualified Engineer BSc or higher.
• A qualified Engineer with a minimum of12 to 15 years’ experience Planning works in similar Projects.
• Must be fully conversant with Primavera, Microsoft Project, PowerPoint, etc.

About Us

Hill International, with more than 4,400+ professionals in over 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, project management oversight, advisory, facilities management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as one of the largest program management firms in the world. For more information on Hill, please visit our website atwww.hillintl.com .

Hill is exclusively a program, project, and construction management provider, meaning we have one focus as a company: protecting client interests. Free of any potential conflicts, our entire business is geared towards helping clients achieve their desired outcomes. We are dedicated to exceeding expectations throughout the entire construction project lifecycle and adapt to the needs of each assignment to develop tailored approaches and solutions to meet those needs.

Hill is a GISI Consulting Group company, part of the Global Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (GISI) family of companies. Learn more about GISI Consulting Group atwww.gisiconsulting.com .

Hill International is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/Disabled Note: This job description is intended to provide an indication of the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions to be carried out as part of fulfilling the role mentioned in the job title. Various other duties as required.

Job Info

• Locations Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates