Senior Manager - Planning - Dubai Holding Land Estates

About Dubai Holding Real Estate:

Dubai Holding’s real estate business has developed strategic destinations and communities that offer unique and attractive lifestyle opportunities to meet the evolving needs of Dubai’s residents and visitors alike. As a master developer, we invest in sustainable infrastructure, accessibility, community amenities and family-focused facilities including community centers, mosques, schools, supermarkets and landscaping.

Our integrated real estate offering also includes a robust land sales portfolio, project management for large-scale projects, as well as top-notch facilities management services.

Job Purpose:

• Develop & Implement an Integrated Project Planning System.
• Develop & Implement Project Progress Monitoring & Reporting System.
• Develop & Implement Project Controls Procedures & Processes.
• Drive and co-ordinate the aims of project delivery on all projects to ensure key dates are met.
• Keep track of progress and ensure that all projects are on time and on budget.
• Provide advice and support on the development of specific planning systems.

Key Accountabilities - Senior Manager - Planning:

• Develop and maintain an updated integrated master schedule for all projects in coordination with all Development Directors/business units.
• Assist various business units in developing and updating their master schedule and program expenditure report (Cash Flow).
• Review with all business units all key & interface milestone/activities that need to be included in their projects for inclusion in the master program.
• Coordinate with all department projects to ensure that the integrated master program includes all key milestones & activities required at project level to perform the delivery of the project scope. Prepare various presentations and progress reports.
• Coordinate and meet with individual business units/Development Directors to ensure that progress of milestone/activities is in compliance with the baseline master schedule.
• Provide the required updated schedule information to be submitted to the concerned Authorities as and when required e.g. DEWA, Etisalat, etc.
• Provide recommendations to business units and Development Directors on corrective actions when their project performance or results deviate from the agreed baseline master program.
• Assist the business units/Development Directors in compiling the monthly progress report which is submitted by the planning department to the executive management.
• Assist finance in compiling the monthly finance report (MFR) for key internal stakeholders.
• Maintain & develop program control system (PCS) and ensure all data is correct and updated.
• Review and control the consultants and sub-consultants baseline schedule, milestone activities and team activities that need to be included in the master plan program. Ensure to update the activity or milestone biweekly for management review.
• Provide consultants progress reports weekly.
• Prepare and develop appropriate detail summary for development control schedules.
• Coordinate and assist the budget team in preparation of the program to reflect the stages against the budget.
• Coordinate with the project team to include the construction timeline in the master plan for the project delivery cycle.
• Review and study the project procedure and timeline.
• Review with all business units the development procedures (lifetime) for the projects to improve the efficiency of the development stages.
• Highlight any risk or delays.

Qualifications, Experiences, Skills:

• Degree Qualified – Engineering, Construction related degree preferred.
• 10 to 12 years experience in project planning / scheduling experience across design and delivery of projects.
• Significant experience of implementing complex phasing & planning strategies and projects, dealing with statutory and non-statutory planning processes.
• Ability to provide technical support to all Departments for reviewing certain subjects related to Programme Control Methods.
• Practical experience in major real estate projects in the MENA/GCC region.
• Implement complex planning strategies and projects, dealing with statutory and non-statutory planning processes across project lifecycle & values chain.
• Strong stakeholder coordination skills.