Luxury Developer Sr. Planning Manager (High-Rise Buildings)

Overview

The Opportunity

Senior Planning Manager

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and scheduling function for high-rise residential and mixed-use developments.
• Develop, maintain, and manage master project schedules from design through construction and project handover.
• Establish project baselines, milestones, critical paths, and recovery plans.
• Monitor project progress and analyze schedule performance against approved programs.
• Prepare internal reports, dashboards, and executive presentations for senior management.
• Identify schedule risks, delays, and constraints, and develop mitigation and recovery strategies.
• Coordinate with Development, Design, Procurement, Construction, Commercial, and Consultant teams to ensure alignment with project timelines.
• Review contractor and consultant programs and assess compliance with contractual requirements.
• Conduct critical path analysis and provide recommendations to optimize project delivery.
• Evaluate the schedule impact of variations, design changes, procurement challenges, and construction activities.
• Support tendering activities through planning input, sequencing strategies, and project duration assessments.
• Ensure planning standards, methodologies, and reporting procedures are consistently applied across projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 12 years of planning and scheduling experience within the construction and real estate development industry.
• Minimum 5 years in a real estate leadership role.
• Proven experience delivering high-rise residential, mixed-use, hospitality, or large-scale construction projects.
• Strong knowledge of construction sequencing, project controls, and planning methodologies.
• Extensive experience with Primavera P6 and advanced scheduling techniques.
• Strong understanding of UAE construction practices, authority approvals, procurement processes, and project delivery cycles.
• Main contractor background is highly recommended.
• Ability to perform critical path analysis, delay analysis, and schedule risk assessments.
• Experience reviewing contractor claims and extension of time (EOT) submissions is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Project Management, Construction Management, or Engineering.
• PMP, PSP (Planning & Scheduling Professional), or equivalent professional certification.
• Experience working with luxury high-rise residential developments in the UAE.

Benefits

• Opportunity to contribute to some of Dubai's most prestigious high-rise developments.
• Dynamic and collaborative work environment.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Career growth within a rapidly expanding luxury real estate developer.