Senior Project Planning Manager (Primavera P6)

Hashim Contracting & General Maintenance LLC; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Hashim Contracting & General Maintenance LLC is seeking a senior Planner to develop, control, and update project schedules across multiple projects. You will lead planning engineers, manage baselines, and ensure timely delivery in line with client milestones.

You will review programmes, monitor progress, analyse delays, and prepare EOT claims. Strong communication, problem solving, and organizational skills are essential for this role.

Qualifications

• PMP/PMI-SP certification preferred.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Excellent planning and organization skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for developing, controlling and updating project schedules and planning strategies across the organization's projects to ensure they are delivered on time and within contract requirements.
• Make sure that schedule risks, delays and resource constraints are correctly assessed, identified, and managed for all projects.
• Lead the planning function and manage the Planning Engineers and Coordinators across all projects.
• Develop and maintain the master programme and detailed baseline schedules for all projects in line with contract requirements and the Client's milestones.
• Review and approve project programmes prepared by the planning team before submission to the Client / Consultant.
• Monitor actual progress against the baseline schedule, update programmes regularly and issue weekly and monthly progress reports and S-curves.
• Analyse delays and critical path activities, and recommend recovery plans and acceleration measures to the Project Director and Project Managers.
• Prepare and review Extension of Time (EOT) claims, delay analyses and supporting records in coordination with the Contracts department.
• Develop resource-loaded schedules and forecast manpower, equipment and material requirements in coordination with Procurement and Site teams.
• Coordinate with Project Managers, Engineers, Procurement, QS and Subcontractors to ensure schedule inputs are accurate and up to date.
• Assist in tender stage planning, including preparation of tender programmes, methodologies and resource histograms.
• Align cash flow forecasts and progress measurement with the project programmes in coordination with the Commercial / Finance departments.
• Establish and maintain planning procedures, standards and templates, and ensure consistent implementation across projects.
• Review and verify progress and quantities used for Monthly Payment Certificates in accordance with contract requirements.
• HSE Responsibility: To take care of own health and safety and that of others including the Environment that may be affected at work. To cooperate with employers and co-workers to meet the legal requirements.
• HSE Accountability: To report to supervisor/top management any risk/incident related to health and safety and environment in his work area.

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

Project management

Communication

Problem solving

Organization

Education

PMP/PMI-SP

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Hashim Contracting & General Maintenance LLC is seeking a senior Planner to develop, control, and update project schedules across multiple projects. You will lead planning engineers, manage baselines, and ensure timely delivery in line with client milestones.

You will review programmes, monitor progress, analyse delays, and prepare EOT claims. Strong communication, problem solving, and organizational skills are essential for this role.