Planning Manager - Leading Arabic Infrastructure Contractor

Job description / Role

Client is reputable Main Contractor, that are extremely well respected across the Middle East, having operated in the region for nearly 40 years. Year on year that have shown growth, in terms of Turnover, staff, size of projects. They will typically be Tendering for the projects up to AED 1.5 billion within Civil Engineering, they have recently been awarded one of the largest civil engineering projects to take place in Abu Dhabi in recent years and are now seeking an experienced Planning Manager to oversee this project, and a team of 10 Planning Engineers on this and other medium sized projects across the UAE. Reporting directly to the Chief Operations Officer, this role will allow exceptional growth and development.

The role will be to lead and undertake the planning function within the UAE division of the business.

• The successful candidate will clearly communicate project objectives to the team to ensure clarity of direction, to ensure all parties are clear on priorities and that critical activities are achieved.
• The successful candidate will work alongside the commercial team to ensure accurate reporting using Earned Value Management. They will be capable of investigating the results to ensure that data is accurate and representative of progress. They will be able to summarise period and cumulative project positions. They will be capable of troubleshooting when data is not representative.
• The successful candidate will work with the project team to produce programmes to demonstrate the impact of change.
• The successful candidate will have experience in the review and acceptance or rejection of subcontractor programmes.

Skills:
• Planning expertise: proven ability in Engineering Planning of major Highway Projects demonstrating a detailed working knowledge of construction methods and outputs of bulk Earthworks, drainage, pavement, highway structures and associated planning software
• Communication: Capable of communicating the programme to the team and gaining buy in to a clear vision of what is required in order to deliver on the projects objectives.
• Project Controls: Experience of working alongside the commercial team to provide accurate reporting of the project position using Earned Value Management.
• Commercial Awareness: Good commercial awareness and thorough understanding of the change process
• Reporting: Implements best practice when it comes to progress reporting using Primavera 6
• Teamwork: Confidently works with the engineering and construction teams to develop detailed plans for critical works. Identifies interfaces and problem areas and can work solutions.

Requirements

- Construction Related Degree
- 10 + Years’ experience - at least 4 years Managing the Planning Function
- Main Contractor Background
- Experience on major civils projects - Infrastructure, Highways, Roads, Utilities, Bridges

About the Company

SSA Ltd. (Sommerman Skinner Associates) find out the detail to allow you to make qualified judgments about your career and its progression. On the companies that we represent (over 2000 spread across a diverse spectrum of industry) we will be able to inform you of contracts pending, awarded, company growth, opportunity, relative reward and internal prospects. We believe that through spending time and effort front end through interviewing or individual dedication we can offer real advice that will be valued. Our founder is degree qualified with extensive exposure to industry and with a career also behind him in Recruitment Management. Our team is made up of qualified construction professionals. We specialise in both permanent and freelance opportunities to qualified construction professionals.

Disciplines covered include:

Site Engineers, Site Agents, Project Managers, Contracts Managers, Quantity Surveyors, Commercial Managers, Planners, Safety, Purchasers, Estimators and Design Executive.