Senior Planning Manager (SBU)

Overview

Responsibilities

• Manages the team’s deliverables through effective leadership by setting individual objectives, managing performance and developing the team to maximize performance.
• Leads the team in all aspects of Planning, Cost, Resourcing & Risk.
• Supports Project Management function in delivery / tender, as required. ensuring they are delivered on time and profitably.
• Ensures the team adheres to the Schedule management plan, Planning processes and WOW.
• Improves the provision and quality of services provided to the Project teams.
• Leads the improvements of the quality of schedule presentation, information, and documentation.
• Assesses the impacts of design/construction changes and schedule slippages, works with team to provide solutions.
• Leads communication & collaboration with other teams.
• Manages the integration plans with stakeholders, key interfaces, and others.
• Reviews Project progress track & reporting and communicate updates to stakeholders, Senior Management / Board.
• Leads the improvements, ensure optional project schedule quality, and evaluate reports.
• Briefing team to ensure that the schedule fundamental principles and details are understood by the Team and are transferred to the construction phase of the project.
• Validates Baseline / Target schedules before submission.
• Manges the planning and scheduling own work to meet required timelines and outputs.
• Leads the weekly / monthly updating of schedules as design and construction work develops.
• Responds accurately and in a timely manner to team queries regarding the content of the schedule submission.
• Leads the strategic planning exercises with wider team
• Assesses inputs in setting up processes and procedures to implement it
• Identifies key interfaces and manages them efficiently to ensure seamless coordination.
• Leads coordination with commercial function to implement an effective controls system covering budget, cost, reporting, risk, and change management.
• **Requirements**
• Bachelor's degree in/or postgraduate qualification in Engineering, Architecture Construction Management, Business Management or relevant field of study.

• Primavera Certification (Preferred)

• Recognized project management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2)
• 15 years’ related planning/scheduling within construction delivery experience – ideally Contractor and Consultancy
• Previous KSA/Middle East experience preferred.
• Foster a culture of Flexibility and adaptability in responding to changing business requirements.
• Expertly manages and prioritizes the workload of the team, deadline driven.
• Leverage exceptional written and verbal skills in English to effectively articulate ideas, strategies, and project performance to a range of audiences.
• Leverage in-depth knowledge of enterprise-level management software, such as P6, MS office (Excel, Word,)– preferred skills include Power BI
• Demonstrated leadership skills to set clear goals, motivate teams and deliver results.
• Excellent leadership skills and the ability to lead the function's direction, specifically endorsing or opposing practices as needed.
• Must have hands-on experience in delivering projects and have a strong technical and commercial working knowledge.
• Significant discipline/industry presence recognized and valued by industry peers as an authority able to work with teams to solve technical problems and achieve a high level of assurance on project deliverables.
• Significant experience required in development, implementation, and management of business systems, including policies and procedures applicable to the role and across the project.
• Ability to perform under pressure and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Analytical and thorough, problem-solving ability
• Leads team collaboration and cross department integration collaboratively in a team environment and across multiple departments.
• Able to connect people and issues and drive a quick response