Senior Project Planner

HCK Capital Group; Petaling Jaya; On-site; MYR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading property development company in Malaysia is seeking a Senior Project Planner to develop and manage integrated project timelines. The role requires a Bachelor's Degree and 4-6 years of project planning experience within property development or construction. You will be responsible for aligning project execution with financial projections while proactively identifying risks. Competitive salary and benefits are commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

14 days annual leave

Health benefits

Qualifications

• 4-6 years experience in project planning within property development or construction.
• Strong understanding of Malaysian development processes.
• Cashflow and stage billing integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop fully integrated project timelines using Microsoft Project.
• Create coordinated master programmes integrating project execution and sales projections.
• Monitor progress against baselines and identify delays.

Skills

Project Planning

Microsoft Project

Stakeholder Management

Analytical Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Project

Job description

The HCK Capital Group is a public listed company with its core businesses in property development. In the property sector, HCK has created niche building education cities across the country. In addition to our expertise in property development, the group also has strategic investments in various industries.

Job Summary

The Senior Project Planner is responsible for developing, integrating, and controlling end-to-end project master programmes for property development projects. This role ensures alignment between project planning execution, cash flow, stage billing, and sales projections, while proactively identifying risks, delays, and proposing realistic mitigation strategies to management.

Responsibilities:

Project Planning, Scheduling & Controls

Develop fully integrated project timelines using Microsoft Project, including WBS, dependencies, resource allocation, and cost loading.

Establish baseline programmes and maintain controlled updates.

Ensure timelines reflect Malaysian regulatory approvals and development milestones.

Integrated Development, Cashflow & Sales Timeline

Create coordinated master programmes integrating project execution, cashflow, stage billing, and sales projections.

Coordinate with Finance, Sales & Marketing, and Business Development teams.

Support management reporting and decision-making.

Business Development & Management Review Planning

Develop timelines for feasibility studies, land acquisition, and development option reviews.

Support scenario planning and management review sessions.

Project Monitoring & Delay Identification

Monitor progress against baselines.

Identify delays, resource constraints, and bottlenecks.

Prepare progress and variance reports.

Propose realistic mitigation strategies, including resequencing and resource optimization.

Evaluate the cost, risk, and feasibility of mitigation options.

Advise management on schedule trade-offs.

MS Project Master Programme

Stage billing and sales-aligned schedules

Progress and variance reports

Qualifications & Experience:

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, or a related field.

4-6 years experience in project planning within property development or construction.

Strong understanding of Malaysian development processes.

Advanced Microsoft Project skills.

Cashflow and stage billing integration.

Strong analytical and stakeholder management skills.

Ability to translate complex schedules into executive-level insights.

Strong understanding of:

Property development life-cycle (Business Development - Land Purchase - Planning - Pre Construction - Launch - Construction - Handover)

Development cashflow modeling

Competitive salaries which will commensurate according to the candidate’s skills sets and achievements

Annual leave – 14 working days per year for new hires below manager level. You will be entitled to take annual leave after your confirmation of service (generally this is after the initial 3-month probation period)

Health benefits, medical/dental expense allowance and education support for you and your immediate family members (spouse and children below 21 years old)

This is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all skills, duties, or responsibilities associated with the job. Management reserves the right to revise the job, or to require that other or different tasks be performed, should circumstances change (i.e., changes in personnel, workload, or technological developments).

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