Planning Manager

About this opportunity

I am currently hiring on behalf of a European contractor for a Planning Manager to join their Dubai head office, delivering projects across the UAE. Roles & Responsibilities: 1) Programme development and baseline controls: Builds, gets approved, and maintains the master programme (P6) and its look-ahead plans. 2) Progress monitoring and reporting: Updates the programme against actual site progress and reports planned vs. actual, critical path movement, and slippage to management and the client. 3) Delay analysis, EOT, and claims support: Tracks delays and prepares time impact analyses and EOT submissions to protect the contractor's entitlement. 4) Recovery planning and coordination: Develops mitigation and recovery plans when behind and aligns the PM, site, procurement, and subcontractors to the master programme. Desired Candidate Profile: 1) Minimum 10+ years of experience. 2) Candidates must be currently based in the UAE and available to interview face-to-face in Dubai. 3) Proven experience working on building construction projects for a main contractor in the UAE.