Senior Planner

Overview

Your role

• Develop initial baseline schedules with limited project information, including pre- and post-contract schedules.
• Prepare and manage strategic, design, procurement, engineering, construction, and commissioning programmes.
• Include all project stages from initiation to completion and identify stage gates.
• Establish reporting procedures and present monthly progress updates.
• Develop dashboard templates, monitoring tools, scheduling procedures, and programme KPIs.
• Review designer and contractor schedules and reports for compliance with project objectives.
• Analyse schedule trends, monitor planned versus actual progress, and recommend corrective actions.
• Monitor design, procurement, construction, commissioning, submittals, key dates, and schedule slippage.
• Coordinate with project controls, designers, PMCs, contractors, subcontractors, and internal management.
• Support claims for time extensions or major schedule changes and participate in programme deliverables.

About you

• At least 8 years of total experience in the construction or engineering industry.
• At least 3 years of experience on similar regional projects is preferred.
• An engineering, construction, or project management related degree is preferred.
• Membership or chartership from a construction-related professional body is preferred.
• Arabic speaking and writing is advantageous.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, time management, adaptability, and stakeholder coordination skills.
• Strong commitment to project safety standards and the stated company values.

Rewards and benefits

• Benefits include a tax-free salary, life insurance, medical insurance, annual leave, gratuity, and a discretionary bonus programme.
• The package may include an annual flight contribution, transportation, and housing allowances.
• An employee wellbeing programme provides access to specialists in financial, legal, family care, health, fitness, and nutrition matters.

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