Senior Planning Manager – Rail
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About the Role
Mace is seeking a Senior Planning Manager to lead planning and scheduling for major rail programmes in the Middle East. The role requires expertise in Earned Value Management, project controls, and team leadership.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the application of advanced planning and scheduling methods to ensure effective project delivery
- Communicate effectively with clients, project teams, and stakeholders to ensure alignment
- Analyse complex requirements and present corrective measures to drive project performance
- Manage and lead a team delivering planning and scheduling services
- Support net zero carbon transition goals through proactive carbon reduction during project delivery
Requirements
- Proven experience in major rail or infrastructure programmes
- Strong knowledge of planning, scheduling, EVM, and project controls methodologies
- Ability to lead a team delivering planning and scheduling services
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
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Overview
- Mace is expanding rail capability across the Middle East and seeking experienced professionals for rail programmes.
- The role is for a Senior Planning Manager to lead planning and scheduling on major transport programmes.
Responsibilities
- Lead the application of advanced planning and scheduling methods, techniques, and tools.
- Demonstrate strong working knowledge of planning, scheduling, EVM, and project controls.
- Communicate effectively with clients, project teams, and stakeholders.
- Analyse complex requirements and present corrective measures and recommendations.
- Manage and lead a team delivering planning and scheduling services.
- Influence clients in acceptance of proposals, strategies, and recommendations.
- Undertake and deliver project tasks in line with assignment requirements.
- Support net zero carbon transition goals through proactive carbon reduction.
About You
- Proven experience in major rail or infrastructure programmes.
- Ability to operate in complex, fast paced delivery environments.
- Collaborative mindset and commitment to excellence.
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