Planning Manager

The Highfield Company

Dubai, UAE

Full-time

Director

Onsite

Discovered 6 days ago

Construction programme managementMetro and rail constructionTunnelling projectsConstruction sequencingSchedulingProgress monitoring

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Construction programme managementMetro and rail constructionTunnelling projects

The Planning Manager will take a leading role on a major metro programme in the UAE.

The package is valued at US$1 billion and includes complex tunnelling, station construction, and fit-out interfaces.

The role offers significant programme scale, technical challenge, and construction responsibility.

Oversee planning for the major metro construction package.
Shape the construction programme across tunnelling, station construction, and fit-out interfaces.
Lead planning across multidisciplinary teams.
Coordinate construction sequencing, scheduling, and progress monitoring.
Support delivery of major transport infrastructure using critical path analysis and programme recovery.

Experienced Planning Manager with a strong background in major metro and tunnelling projects.
Proven main contractor experience managing complex construction programmes.
Strong leadership skills and the ability to coordinate multidisciplinary teams.
In-depth knowledge of construction sequencing, scheduling, and progress monitoring.
Strong Primavera P6 skills, including critical path analysis and programme recovery.

The opportunity includes a tax-free salary and a UAE city location.
The programme offers experience and visibility on demanding major infrastructure works.