Planning Director

Archer Recruitment; Singapore; On-site; SGD 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Archer Recruitment, partnering with a leading contractor, seeks a Planning Director in Singapore to lead planning strategy and governance across large-scale projects.

Must have 15+ years in planning leadership in Singapore, with a track record delivering complex projects; expert in Primavera P6 and project controls.

This senior role guides master schedules, reports to executives, and mentors planning teams.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of planning experience within the built environment, with significant experience on large, complex projects in Singapore.
• Currently in a planning leadership role (Planning Director, Head of Planning, Senior Planning Manager, or equivalent).
• Demonstrated experience managing corporate or portfolio-level master programmes across multiple projects.
• Strong understanding of project controls, scheduling methodologies, and programme governance.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and other project planning/reporting tools.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience presenting programme updates to executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning function across multiple large-scale developments and corporate initiatives.
• Develop, maintain, and govern integrated master schedules at project, business unit, and group level.
• Establish planning standards, processes, and reporting frameworks across the organisation.
• Provide strategic oversight of programme performance, critical path analysis, risk identification, and recovery planning.
• Partner with executive leadership, project directors, and stakeholders to ensure alignment of programme milestones and business objectives.
• Oversee resource planning, sequencing, and schedule integration across concurrent projects.
• Drive schedule assurance, forecasting, and portfolio reporting for senior management and board-level reviews.
• Mentor and lead a team of planning managers and project planners, building capability across the planning function.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Scheduling

Governance

Communication

Team leadership

Education

Civil Engineering

Construction Management

Project Management

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

We are partnering with a leading contractor to appoint a Planning Director based in Singapore. This is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing planning strategy, governance, and delivery across a portfolio of large-scale projects, while managing corporate and group-level master schedules.

The successful candidate will already be operating in a planning leadership capacity within Singapore and have a proven track record delivering sizeable, complex projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the planning function across multiple large-scale developments and corporate initiatives.
• Develop, maintain, and govern integrated master schedules at project, business unit, and group level.
• Establish planning standards, processes, and reporting frameworks across the organisation.
• Provide strategic oversight of programme performance, critical path analysis, risk identification, and recovery planning.
• Partner with executive leadership, project directors, and stakeholders to ensure alignment of programme milestones and business objectives.
• Oversee resource planning, sequencing, and schedule integration across concurrent projects.
• Drive schedule assurance, forecasting, and portfolio reporting for senior management and board-level reviews.
• Mentor and lead a team of planning managers and project planners, building capability across the planning function.

Requirements

• Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• 15+ years of planning experience within the built environment, with significant experience on large, complex projects in Singapore.
• Currently in a planning leadership role (Planning Director, Head of Planning, Senior Planning Manager, or equivalent).
• Demonstrated experience managing corporate or portfolio-level master programmes across multiple projects.
• Strong understanding of project controls, scheduling methodologies, and programme governance.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and other project planning/reporting tools.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience presenting programme updates to executive leadership.

We appreciate every application, however, due to a high volume of applicants, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.