Senior Planning Manager, High‑Rise Construction

Zameen Developments; Lahore; On-site; PKR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Zameen Developments in Lahore seeks a Senior Manager Planning to lead planning and scheduling for high-rise projects, including apartments, hotels and mixed-use developments. You will oversee master schedules, baselines, milestones, and recovery actions to ensure on-time delivery.

Coordinate with PM, Construction, Design, Procurement and Finance to align schedules with resources and cash flow, and report progress to senior management with risk assessments.

Qualifications

• BSc/BE in Civil Engineering.
• 8–12 years of relevant experience in construction planning, with significant experience in high-rise building projects.
• Strong hands-on proficiency in Primavera P6 and project scheduling.
• Proven experience in planning and monitoring large-scale residential, hotel, or mixed-use developments.
• Strong understanding of construction methodologies, project sequencing, delay analysis, resource planning, and schedule control.
• Experience in managing and mentoring planning teams.
• Exposure to project budgeting, cost-loaded schedules, and cash-flow planning will be preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall planning and scheduling activities across assigned projects, ensuring alignment with approved project objectives, timelines, and contractual requirements.
• Develop and maintain detailed master schedules, baseline programs, milestone plans, and execution strategies using Primavera P6.
• Monitor project performance against approved schedules, identify delays and critical areas, and ensure timely corrective and recovery actions.
• Lead and guide Planning Engineers and other planning resources, ensuring quality, consistency, and timely delivery of planning outputs.
• Oversee weekly and monthly look-ahead plans and ensure project teams remain focused on upcoming milestones, critical activities, and key deliverables.
• Analyze delays, assess their impact on project completion dates, and develop recovery strategies in coordination with project leadership.
• Coordinate with Commercial, Procurement, Construction, and Finance teams to align project schedules with manpower, materials, equipment, budgets, and cash-flow requirements.
• Review and consolidate project progress reports, S-curves, schedule updates, forecasts, and other planning reports for senior management.
• Ensure project schedules and planning activities comply with contractual milestones, project specifications, approved programmes, and reporting requirements.
• Coordinate with Project Management, Construction, Design, Procurement, Commercial, Consultants, and Contractors to identify and resolve planning and execution constraints.
• Provide the Director PM with clear and timely updates on project performance, critical delays, risks, forecasts, and areas requiring management intervention.
• Identify gaps in planning and execution processes and implement practical improvements to strengthen schedule control and project delivery.
• Oversee planning activities through project completion, including testing, commissioning, snagging, and final handover.

Skills

Primavera P6 proficiency

Project scheduling

Leadership

Stakeholder coordination

Scheduling optimization

Education

BSc/BE in Civil Engineering

Job description

Zameen Developments in Lahore seeks a Senior Manager Planning to lead planning and scheduling for high-rise projects, including apartments, hotels and mixed-use developments. You will oversee master schedules, baselines, milestones, and recovery actions to ensure on-time delivery.

Coordinate with PM, Construction, Design, Procurement and Finance to align schedules with resources and cash flow, and report progress to senior management with risk assessments.