Planning Manager
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About the Role
A globally recognized leader in metro and railway projects is seeking an experienced Planning Manager for a major project in Dubai. The role requires deep expertise in project controls, planning, scheduling, and risk management within large-scale transportation infrastructure programs.
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Responsibilities
- Lead planning and scheduling activities across bids, projects, and programs
- Ensure full alignment with the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB)
- Develop, monitor, and control schedules, risks, workload, and costs
Requirements
- Minimum 15 years’ experience in project management
- At least 10 years in Communication & Control Systems projects, ideally in metro/railway environments
- Strong technical background in Communications & Control Systems, Security Systems, Passenger Information & Comfort Systems
- Advanced knowledge of project management structures (WBS, OBS, RAM, WPDDs, PMBs), PERT, Critical Path Method, Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA), and delay/claims analysis
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Job Overview
- Our client, a globally recognized leader in metro and railway projects, is seeking an experienced Planning Manager for their upcoming major project in Dubai.
- This is a strategic role requiring deep expertise in project controls, planning, scheduling, and risk management within large‑scale transportation infrastructure programs.
Required Experience & Skills
- Minimum 15 years’ experience in project management.
- At least 10 years in Communication & Control Systems projects, ideally in metro/railway environments.
- Strong technical background in Communications & Control Systems, Security Systems, Passenger Information & Comfort Systems.
Job Objective
- The Planning Manager will lead planning and scheduling activities across bids, projects, and programs, ensuring full alignment with the Performance Measurement Baseline (PMB).
- The role requires strong capability in developing, monitoring, and controlling schedules, risks, workload, and costs.
- The ideal candidate brings advanced knowledge of project management structures (WBS, OBS, RAM, WPDDs, PMBs), PERT, Critical Path Method, Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA), and delay/claims analysis.
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