Planning Manager

Your role

• Lead the development, maintenance, and control of integrated master schedules for residential developments, including villas, townhouses, apartment buildings, infrastructure, and landscape works.
• Establish project baselines covering design, procurement, construction, testing, handover, and close-out phases.
• Monitor project progress against approved schedules and identify risks, delays, and critical path impacts, recommending mitigation and recovery measures.
• Review and assess contractors' and consultants' programmes, progress reports, recovery plans, and schedule submissions for compliance with project objectives and contractual requirements.
• Prepare and present weekly and monthly progress reports, dashboards, KPIs, forecasts, and executive-level programme updates.
• Implement project controls processes, including progress measurement, forecasting, Earned Value Management (EVM), and performance analysis.
• Coordinate with clients, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders to ensure alignment of project schedules and key milestones.
• Support claims management, Extension of Time (EOT) evaluations, schedule impact assessments, and change control processes.
• Develop and standardize planning procedures, reporting tools, templates, and governance frameworks across the programme.
• Lead and mentor planning teams, ensuring high-quality planning deliverables and consistent project controls practices across all projects.
• Monitor critical design approvals, material procurement, authority permits, and construction activities to ensure timely project delivery.
• Provide strategic planning support to senior management and contribute to the successful delivery of large-scale residential and mixed-use developments.