Senior Planning Manager

Sccsinternational; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 450,000 - 750,000; Full time

Job summary

Sccsinternational in Abu Dhabi is seeking a senior planning professional to manage planning and scheduling for a digital infrastructure programme in the data centre sector. You will lead that work, drawing on earned value management and project controls to drive performance and ensure alignment among clients, project teams and stakeholders.

The role requires leading a team of planning professionals, developing capability, and delivering against delivery commitments while integrating net zero

Qualifications

• Experience applying planning and scheduling methods across complex projects.
• Lead planning team and drive performance using earned value and controls.
• Communicate with clients and stakeholders to align understanding.

Responsibilities

• Interpret complex requirements and propose corrective actions.
• Lead and develop planning professionals to improve delivery quality.
• Influence clients to adopt proposals and recommendations for better outcomes.
• Deliver programme commitments including net zero carbon transition initiatives.

Skills

Planning and scheduling

Earned value management

Project controls

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Degree in construction

Progress towards chartered status

Job description

A senior planning post on a large digital infrastructure programme delivered alongside a developer in the data centre sector, where the employer is applying programme, project and commercial management to a mission critical environment with heavy design coordination and fast delivery.

The holder applies planning and scheduling method, tool and technique across complex projects and leads that work, drawing on earned value management and project controls to drive performance. Communication with clients, project teams and stakeholders is carried from this post so that everybody works to the same understanding. Complex requirements are interpreted, with clear analysis supplied and corrective action recommended.

A team of planning professionals is led and developed, with capability growth and delivery quality supported. The holder influences clients to adopt the proposals and recommendations that improve project outcomes and undertakes the work needed to meet the programme's delivery commitments, carrying the net zero carbon transition and the associated emissions management through the work.

The employer asks for a degree, or equivalent experience, in construction, in programme or project work, or in commercial management; progress towards chartered status with a recognised body; expert command of the tools and software used to manage schedules; and experience in the United Arab Emirates, which the posting states is needed for client approval.

The details above are taken from the employer's own posting, read on 31-08-2026. Where the posting does not state something, this page says so rather than estimating it. SCCSI is not the employer, is not a recruitment agency and takes no part in the selection.