Planning Manager

SNC-Lavalin Fayez Engineering; Abu Dhabi; Ibrido; AED 260.000 - 420.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Tax-free salary

Premium medical insurance

Annual flight contribution

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work solutions

Discretionary bonus program

Company gratuity scheme

Relocation assistance

Employee Wellbeing Program

Descrizione del lavoro

AtkinsRéalis seeks a Planning Manager based in the UAE to lead integrated master schedules for large residential and mixed-use developments. You will establish baselines, monitor progress, manage risks, and prepare executive-level updates.

The role requires senior planning experience, regional exposure, and collaboration across clients, consultants, and contractors. Join a global engineering leader offering flexible/hybrid work, competitive compensation, and opportunities for career growth in a

Competenze

• Minimum 10 years of planning and scheduling experience with heritage/hotels/master planning/museum/cultural projects.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in the region.
• Arabic speaking and writing is an advantage.

Mansioni

• Lead development, maintenance and control of integrated master schedules for residential developments and related works.
• Establish project baselines across design, procurement, construction, testing, handover and close-out.
• Monitor progress, identify risks and recommend mitigation and recovery measures.
• Review contractor/consultant programmes for compliance with objectives and contracts.
• Prepare weekly/monthly progress reports, dashboards, KPIs and executive updates.
• Implement project controls including progress measurement, forecasting, EVM and performance analysis.
• Coordinate with clients, consultants, contractors and internal stakeholders to align milestones.
• Support EOT evaluations, schedule impact assessments and change control.
• Develop planning procedures, reporting tools and governance frameworks.
• Lead and mentor planning teams to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Monitor design approvals, procurement and permits to ensure timely delivery.

Conoscenze

Planning & Scheduling

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Formazione

Degree in construction management or civil engineering

Membership/charter from a construction professional body

Descrizione del lavoro

Job description

Overview

We are currently looking for a Planning Manager to be part of team based in Dubai, UAE

Your role

• Lead the development, maintenance, and control of integrated master schedules for residential developments, including villas, townhouses, apartment buildings, infrastructure, and landscape works.
• Establish project baselines covering design, procurement, construction, testing, handover, and close-out phases.
• Monitor project progress against approved schedules and identify risks, delays, and critical path impacts, recommending mitigation and recovery measures.
• Review and assess contractors’ and consultants’ programmes, progress reports, recovery plans, and schedule submissions for compliance with project objectives and contractual requirements.
• Prepare and present weekly and monthly progress reports, dashboards, KPIs, forecasts, and executive-level programme updates.
• Implement project controls processes, including progress measurement, forecasting, Earned Value Management (EVM), and performance analysis.
• Coordinate with clients, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment of project schedules and key milestones.
• Support claims management, Extension of Time (EOT) evaluations, schedule impact assessments, and change control processes.
• Develop and standardize planning procedures, reporting tools, templates, and governance frameworks across the programme.
• Lead and mentor planning teams, ensuring high-quality planning deliverables and consistent project controls practices across all projects.
• Monitor critical design approvals, material procurement, authority permits, and construction activities to ensure timely project delivery.
• Provide strategic planning support to senior management and contribute to the successful delivery of large-scale residential and mixed-use developments.

About you

• Ideally you should possess a degree in construction management and / or civil engineering and hold a membership/chartership from a construction related professional body.
• Should have a minimum of 10 years of experience in planning and scheduling with good track record of working on heritage/ hotels/master planning/ museum / cultural / pavilion projects, ideally with minimum 5 years’ experience working in the region.
• Arabic speaking and writing an advantage.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career.

This includes:

• Tax-free salary.
• Comprehensive life insurance coverage.
• Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.
• Generous annual leave balance.
• Flexible and hybrid work solutions.
• Remote work opportunities outside of country.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Relocation assistance.
• Transportation & housing allowances (available for remote work locations).
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

Seize every opportunity to sharpen your skills, expand your expertise, and be recognized for the impact you make.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people. Find out more.

Worker Type

Employee

Job Type

Regular

At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.