Senior Planning Manager

Sccsinternational; Qatar; On-site; QAR 480,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

UrbaCon Trading and Contracting in Qatar is recruiting a Senior Planning Manager to lead the planning staff and ensure the project schedule remains in step with the contract. Duties include producing and managing programmes for design, procurement, construction and completion, reviewing subcontractor schedules, forecasting progress and advising on time recovery.

The role requires a civil engineering degree with MMUP/UPDA or PMP, eight years in the field (five supervising), and advanced Primavera

Qualifications

• Civil engineering degree with MMUP/UPDA or PMP required.
• Eight years of work experience in construction, five years in supervision.
• Gulf experience (two years) is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Produce and manage programmes for design, procurement, construction, and completion in line with contract requirements.
• Review subcontractor schedules against the baseline and action on slippage.
• Forecast progress from status reports and test alternative schedules against changes and events.
• Coordinate updates to detailed work programmes with project managers, subcontractors and authorities.

Skills

Construction law

Change management

Cost control

Education

Civil engineering degree with MMUP or UPDA registration, or PMP

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

UrbaCon Trading and Contracting, the contracting arm of Power International Holding, is recruiting a Senior Planning Manager in Qatar. The post leads a team of planning staff and works with the project team to keep delivery in step with the contract schedule, to report the effect of events on that schedule and to advise on measures that recover time.

The advert sets out the duties as producing and managing the programmes for design, procurement, construction and completion in line with the contractual requirements, reviewing and evaluating subcontractor schedules against the baseline and recommending action where slippage appears, analysing progress from status reports and forecasting from it, testing alternative schedules against change and unforeseen events, and coordinating updates to the detailed work programmes with project managers, subcontractors and the authorities.

The employer asks for knowledge of construction law and change management, cost control, and the preparation of extension of time claims and delay analysis, together with advanced Primavera P6. It wants a minimum of eight years in the work, five of them supervising, and treats two years in the Gulf as an advantage.

The qualification asked for is a civil engineering degree with MMUP or UPDA registration, or PMP. The advert states no salary and gives no closing date.