Senior Planner

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated; United Arab Emirates; On-site; AED 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated in the United Arab Emirates seeks a Senior Planner to lead planning and programme control for a large-scale construction programme. You will deliver reliable schedule intelligence, progress reporting and risk visibility to enable timely decisions by the Project Director and client.

You will maintain master programmes, review contractor baselines, perform CP analysis and produce dashboards for senior management.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years in project controls on large-scale construction programmes.
• Expert in Primavera P6: baselining, updating, resource loading and CP analysis.
• Strong skills in MS Excel, MS Project and Power BI.
• Experience in progress reporting, KPI development and milestone monitoring.
• Experience in risk register management and schedule risk analysis.
• Experience reviewing EOT claims under FIDIC or equivalent contracts.
• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or related field.
• Strong communication skills to challenge Contractors and advise stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop, review and maintain the master programme and baseline in Primavera P6, aligned to milestones, phasing and procurement strategy.
• Review and approve Contractor baseline programmes, updates and recovery programmes for logic integrity, resource realism, critical path validity and contract compliance.
• Carry out critical path and float analysis, schedule health checks and what-if scenarios to identify delays early and recommend mitigation or acceleration options.
• Maintain integrated schedules across design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning, and handover.
• Prepare monthly and weekly progress reports, including planned vs actual progress, S-curves, look-aheads, trend analysis and critical path commentary.
• Define, track and report project KPIs (e.g. SPI, milestone adherence, manpower and productivity trends, procurement status).
• Produce dashboards and executive summaries for client and senior management meetings.
• Track key milestones and contractual dates, flag emerging threats with recommended actions.
• Verify Contractor progress claims against site records and measured progress.
• Maintain the project risk register, facilitate risk workshops and track mitigation actions and owners.
• Support schedule risk analysis (Monte Carlo or similar) and feed results into forecast completion dates.
• Assess and review EOT claims, including delay events, windows and critical path impact, in line with contract provisions.
• Maintain contemporaneous records of delay events and support Commercial/Contracts team.
• Support dispute avoidance and resolution through robust, well-documented programme evidence.
• Coordinate with the Project Manager and other leads to maintain a single version of the truth.
• Mentor junior planners and apply PMC standards and QA procedures.

Skills

Planning & Scheduling

Risk Management

Progress Reporting

KPIs

Communication

Education

Engineering or Construction Management degree

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Excel

MS Project

Power BI

Job description

About the role:

We are looking for a Senior Planner, who will lead planning and programme control for the PMC team on a large-scale construction programme. Provide reliable schedule intelligence, progress reporting and risk visibility so that the Project Director, Client and wider team can make timely decisions and keep delivery on track.

About the role:

We are looking for a Senior Planner, who will lead planning and programme control for the PMC team on a large-scale construction programme. Provide reliable schedule intelligence, progress reporting and risk visibility so that the Project Director, Client and wider team can make timely decisions and keep delivery on track.

Key Responsibilities:

Programme and Schedule Management

• Develop, review and maintain the master programme and baseline in Primavera P6, aligned to the project's milestones, phasing and procurement strategy.
• Review and approve Contractor baseline programmes, updates and recovery programmes for logic integrity, resource realism, critical path validity and compliance with contract requirements.
• Carry out critical path and float analysis, schedule health checks and what-if scenarios to identify delays early and recommend mitigation or acceleration options.
• Maintain integrated schedules across design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning, and handover.

Progress Reporting and KPIs

• Prepare monthly and weekly progress reports, including planned vs actual progress, S-curves, look-aheads, trend analysis and critical path commentary.
• Define, track and report project KPIs (e.g. SPI, milestone adherence, manpower and productivity trends, procurement status).
• Produce dashboards and executive summaries for client and senior management meetings.

Milestone Monitoring

• Track key milestones and contractual dates, and flag emerging threats to the Project Manager and Client with recommended actions.
• Verify Contractor progress claims against site records and measured progress.

Risk Management

• Maintain the project risk register, facilitate risk workshops and track mitigation actions and owners.
• Support schedule risk analysis (e.g. Monte Carlo or similar) where required, and feed results into forecast completion dates.

Extension of Time (EOT) and Delay Support

• Assess and review EOT claims, including delay events, windows and critical path impact, in line with contract provisions and recognised delay analysis methodologies.
• Maintain contemporaneous records of delay events and support the Commercial/Contracts team in preparing responses and recommendations.
• Support dispute avoidance and resolution through robust, well-documented programme evidence.

Team and Governance

• Coordinate with the Project Manager, Construction Manager, Cost Manager, Design Manager and Contractor planners to maintain a single version of the truth.
• Mentor junior planners and project controls staff, and apply PMC standards and QA procedures to all outputs.

Requirements:

• 10 to 15 years' experience in project controls (planning, scheduling, risk and reporting) on large-scale construction programmes.
• Expert proficiency in Primavera P6, including baselining, updating, resource loading and critical path analysis.
• Strong skills in standard project reporting tools (MS Excel, MS Project, Power BI or similar).
• Demonstrated experience in progress reporting, KPI development and milestone monitoring.
• Proven experience in risk register management and schedule risk analysis.
• Hands-on experience reviewing and assessing EOT claims under FIDIC or equivalent contract forms.
• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or a related field.
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to challenge Contractors and advise senior stakeholders.