Assistant Manager - Project Planning

Company Overview
Yateem Air Conditioning Company WLL, a pioneer in introducing air conditioning to the Middle East, has been a trusted industry leader for over 75 years in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The company specializes in the supply, installation, and servicing of air conditioning systems, with expertise extending to heating, ventilation, ducting, electrical works, building management systems, plumbing, drainage, firefighting, and other related services.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain comprehensive project programs, including MAS/DRG schedules, targets, timelines, and detailed look-ahead schedules aligned with site execution.
• Prepare, update, and manage project schedules using Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project, including baseline, recovery, and revised programs.
• Monitor project milestones and track actual progress against the approved baseline program.
• Prepare and submit program versus progress reports, including weekly and monthly progress updates, dashboards, and management summaries.
• Track and monitor job progress reports, drawing schedules, and material schedules to ensure alignment with the approved program.
• Identify potential risks, constraints, and delays affecting project timelines, and analyze schedule impacts.
• Develop and propose mitigation strategies, recovery plans, delay analyses, and Time Impact Analyses (TIA), and support Extension of Time (EOT) submissions in coordination with the contracts team.
• Prepare manpower requirement forecasts and deployment plans in accordance with the project program, and coordinate manpower allocation with project and site teams.
• Coordinate with production and procurement teams to ensure the timely availability of materials in line with approved schedules.
• Act as a coordination link between planning, project management, construction teams, and clients to ensure program alignment.
• Attend site meetings, conduct site visits as required, and maintain accurate and up-to-date planning documentation and records.
• Ensure planned work sequences comply with health, safety, environmental, and quality requirements, supporting the achievement of project safety and quality milestones through effective planning.
• Perform any other duties within the field of competence as assigned by the Head of Department or delegated authority from time to time.

Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, or a related discipline).
• 7–10 years of relevant experience in planning and scheduling of HVAC/MEP projects.
• Strong working knowledge of project planning, progress monitoring, manpower and resource planning, and reporting.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project, with a strong command of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience in preparing baseline and updated programs, look-ahead schedules, and progress reports; exposure to delay analysis and Time Impact Analysis (TIA) is an advantage.
• AICP and/or PMP certification is an added advantage.

Job Type: Full-time