Senior Planner - Properties & Buildings (UAE)

WSP Global Inc.; Dubai; On-site; AED 350,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

WSP Global Inc. in Dubai is seeking a UAE-based Senior Planner with 10+ years of planning and scheduling experience to support design projects in the Properties & Buildings sector.

The role collaborates with program leadership, project managers, and multidisciplinary teams to develop and maintain integrated schedules, monitor progress, and manage risks. The Senior Planner will coordinate with resource managers, prepare narratives, and provide weekly/monthly progress reports to drive on-time

Qualifications

• 10+ years of planning and scheduling experience on building design projects.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain a planning and controls plan based on contractual requirements.
• Develop, maintain, and update integrated design schedules with baselines and milestones.
• Coordinate with program management to capture inputs and define interfaces.
• Analyze schedule performance, variances, risks, and critical paths; propose actions.
• Coordinate resource plans and optimize allocation across multiple design projects.
• Lead planning sessions with leadership and design delivery teams.
• Prepare schedule narratives and document assumptions, constraints, and risks.
• Assess delays and their impact on milestones; support mitigation plans.
• Incorporate EOTs and scope changes with clear impact records.
• Develop and maintain resource- and cost-loaded schedules.
• Produce weekly/monthly progress reports and look-ahead schedules.
• Provide internal reporting to project managers and leadership.
• Mentor less experienced planners to promote best practices.
• Explore innovative solutions to improve planning processes.

Skills

Planning & Scheduling

Stakeholder engagement

Multidisciplinary coordination

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related discipline

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Visio

Power BI

Job description

WSP Global Inc. in Dubai is seeking a UAE-based Senior Planner with 10+ years of planning and scheduling experience to support design projects in the Properties & Buildings sector.

The role collaborates with program leadership, project managers, and multidisciplinary teams to develop and maintain integrated schedules, monitor progress, and manage risks. The Senior Planner will coordinate with resource managers, prepare narratives, and provide weekly/monthly progress reports to drive on-time