Planning Manager

Sccsinternational; Qatar; On-site; QAR 250,000 - 420,000; Full time

Job summary

UrbaCon Trading and Contracting is seeking a Planning Manager in Qatar to oversee planning staff, enforce project controls best practices, and report progress, delays, and risks to management. The role supports delay analysis and complex project controls inquiries across projects with a focus on delivering on schedule and budget.

The ideal candidate has eight years of experience, five in supervision, with GCC experience being a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering or related field.
• UPDA/MMUP registration or PMP certification preferred.
• 8+ years of total experience with 5+ in a supervisory role.
• 2+ years GCC experience considered a plus; UAE/GCC knowledge beneficial.
• Advanced understanding of project management principles and leadership of planning teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop full project plans covering scope, budget and milestones.
• Build and manage schedules with critical path analysis.
• Plan resource allocation and task sequencing.
• Manage materials, equipment and subcontractors with project managers.
• Identify delivery risks and mitigation strategies.
• Assist with budget preparation and cost estimation.
• Maintain project documentation including change orders and progress reports.
• Monitor progress against milestones and apply corrective actions as needed.

Skills

Project management

Scheduling

Leadership

Risk management

Education

Bachelors in Civil Engineering

UPDA/MMUP registration

PMP certification

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Scheduling software

Job description

UrbaCon Trading and Contracting, part of UCC Holding, is recruiting a Planning Manager in Qatar through the Power International Holding careers board, with the advert dated 7 September 2026. The role oversees all planning staff, ensures good practice is applied in project controls and planning across every project, and reports overall progress, delays and areas of concern to management.

It also supports projects in delay analysis and any complex project controls question that arises.

The responsibilities listed run from developing full project plans covering:

• scope
• budget
• resources and milestones
• through building and managing schedules with critical path analysis
• resource allocation and task sequencing
• materials
• equipment
• subcontractors with project managers

The holder identifies risks to delivery and the strategies to mitigate them, assists with budget preparation and cost estimation, maintains project documentation including change orders and progress reports, monitors progress against milestones and puts corrective action in place where a project slips.

UCC asks for an advanced understanding of project management principles, strong leadership of planning teams, proficiency in scheduling software and ERP knowledge, preferably SAP, which the advert states is a requirement. The minimum experience is eight years, five of them in a relevant supervisory position, with two years in the GCC treated as a plus.

A bachelor's degree in civil engineering or engineering is required, with MMUP engineer registration (UPDA) or PMP. No salary and no closing date are published.