Senior Planning Manager - Hybrid/Flexible UAE Project

Mace; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 420,000 - 660,000; Full time

Job summary

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Join a large-scale masterplanned development in Dubai, where you’ll lead planning and scheduling across allocated projects and tenders, supporting safe, timely and profitable delivery.

You’ll champion safety, develop integrated programmes from brief to construction, monitor milestones, manage risks, and lead the planning team while collaborating to

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in construction, engineering or equivalent.
• Extensive multidisciplinary planning experience.
• Strong leadership, communication and problem-solving skills.
• Expert scheduling software knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Champion safety first, wellbeing and inclusive behaviours across project delivery.
• Develop and maintain integrated programmes from initial brief through design, procurement and construction.
• Monitor progress against agreed milestones, analyse critical-path impacts and identify programme risks and recovery actions.
• Review contractor and consultant schedules, coordinating dependencies and interfaces across project teams.
• Apply consistent scheduling methods, tools and earned value management (EVM) to track programme performance.
• Present clear programme reports, forecasts and corrective recommendations to clients and project stakeholders.
• Lead and develop the planning team, ensuring accurate schedules, quality deliverables and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with project teams to identify carbon-reduction opportunities and support the net zero transition through planning and delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Scheduling knowledge

Education

Degree in construction or engineering

Job description

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Join a large-scale masterplanned development in Dubai, where you’ll lead planning and scheduling across allocated projects and tenders, supporting safe, timely and profitable delivery.

You’ll champion safety, develop integrated programmes from brief to construction, monitor milestones, manage risks, and lead the planning team while collaborating to