Senior Planning Manager

Job Summary

The Senior Planning Manager manages the planning requirements of the project by leading a team of planning professionals and coordinating with the project team with the objective of complying with the contract schedule, communicating the impact on the schedule and advising mitigating measures.

Job Responsibilities 1

Leads & advises on the management and delivery of the town planning functions and responsibilities of the organization, its projects and program with responsibility for a portfolio of projects.

Develops, implements and monitors good management practices for the delivery, management and implementation of organization planning commitments.

Manages and liaise with team to develop, implement & monitor strategies and plans required, highlighting risk & recommending and instigating mitigating action as required.

Job Responsibilities 2

Produces pre-design, design, tender and award, procurement, construction, and completion schedules in order to depict the project and contractual requirements in compliance to the planning procedures including analysis of  project requirement, preparation of resource and cost loaded planning schedules as well as resource histograms for manpower, material and submittals

Evaluates and analyze the progress obtained through updated status reports in various formats based on the contract schedule in order to provide performance assessment and accurate forecast.

Coordinates and liaises with project managers to update the detailed works program as well as subcontractors and authorities in relation to planning & programming matters for the various interfaces that exist on the project.

Obtains and analyses the progress updates obtained by the planning team

Conducts analysis of alternatives and schedule options to allow “what if” considerations where market fluctuations, implementation of changes, and/ or unanticipated events impact the design and construction schedule in order to formulate better delivery options that can be adopted.

Reviews and evaluates the subcontractor’s schedules & reports and recommend necessary actions in order to align the subcontracted items in schedule to the contract schedule.

Manages subcontractor’s schedule in line with the baseline/contract schedule

Recommends necessary actions to the subcontractor when required, especially when slippage will occur.

Skills

Job Knowledge & Skills

Knowledge in Principles of Planning and Project Management

Knowledge in Construction Law, Change Management, and principles and practices of research and data collection

Knowledge of Safety, Quality and Cost Objectives

Familiarity with Planning practices and the associated software such as Advanced Primavera6

Knowledge in building construction planning and scheduling

Strong cost control knowledge & knowledge in preparation of EOT claims & delay analysis

Advanced level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes

Familiar with local and international standards in construction

ERP knowledge preferably SAP functional skills are a requirement to be successful in this role.

Job Experience

Total   12 year(s) On Job     7 year(s) GCC    4 year(s)

Competencies

Collaboration

Creates Strategy - Proficient

Drives Performance - Proficient

Develops Future Leaders - Proficient

Accountability

Resilience

Quality

Leadership

Project Resource Management L4

Cash Flow Analysis L4

Primavera Project Planner L4

Revenue Forecasting L4

Project Tracking and Reporting L4

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering or Engineering

Profesional degree in MMUP Engineer Registration (UPDA) or PMP