Planning Manager

About the role

The Planning Manager will lead the development and control of project schedules across all phases, ensuring alignment with stakeholders and suppliers. This senior role requires extensive experience in construction planning and the use of industry‑standard scheduling tools.

Key responsibilities

• Develop initiation programmes, detailed plans and an overall progress control system for all development stages.
• Present project plans to stakeholders and ensure supplier programmes comply with detailed plans and monitoring systems.
• Monitor supplier progress, draw up recovery action plans for slippage, and manage claim analysis.
• Close‑out planning functions, maintain accurate project data, and review project documents and conditions.
• Establish project control procedures, work breakdown structures, cost and schedule baselines, and monitor performance.

Required profile

• Minimum 15 years of construction planning experience, including at least 8 years in planning and programming high‑quality projects.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering; Chartered Engineer or PE preferred but not mandatory.
• Proven track record of delivering publicly visible phased projects using Primavera tools.
• UPDA certification preferred; PSP certification and MBA are advantageous.

Required skills

• Primavera P6
• Primavera Enterprises
• Primavera Contract Management