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.
Lead and advise 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.
Develop, implement and monitor good management practices for the delivery, management and implementation of organization planning commitments.
Manage and liaise with team to develop, implement and monitor strategies and plans required, highlighting risk and recommending and instigating mitigating action as required.
Produces-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
Evaluate 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.
Coordinate and liaise with project managers to update the detailed works program as well as subcontractors and authorities
in relation to planning and programming matters for the various interfaces that exist on the project.
Obtain and analyze the progress updates obtained by the planning team
Conduct 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.
Review and evaluate the subcontractor’s schedules and 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
Recommend necessary actions to the subcontractor when required, especially when slippage will occur.
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 and knowledge in preparation of EOT claims and 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.
Minimum 8 years working experience, 5 years in a relevant supervisory position, 2 years GCC experience is a plus