Senior Planning Manager

We are currently looking for a Senior Planning Manager to join our Project Controls team in Dubai. This role presents an exciting opportunity to lead the delivery of construction schedule support across EMEA and APAC Data Center portfolio.

Role would require re-location to Dubai - Open to UK and EU Passport Holders

Responsibilities

• Lead the support of construction management teams, utilising planning and scheduling to plan, track, and drive a variety of projects
• Lead Campus wide project planning efforts, building relationships and trust with our stakeholders to facilitate collaboration and alignment on schedule data
• Provide schedule assessment and analysis insights to Project Managers to support data driven decision making
• Input to the future direction and evolution of planning and scheduling. Proactively contribute expertise and engage with stakeholders to drive fit-for-purpose solutions
• Implement the necessary regional specifics for planning and scheduling processes and deliverables, whilst ensuring a level of consistency with global standards - information gathering and benchmarking, schedule templates etc.
• Drive the benefits of planning and scheduling at campus level, using data to produce executive insights, identify trends, and support escalations when needed
• Ensure consistency of deliverables, audit compliance and adherence to planning and scheduling process between projects
• Lead planning and scheduling campus level related initiatives - time to market, schedule estimates, benchmarking etc
• Input to construction productivity tracking initiatives and provide project information supporting such initiatives
• Support the evaluation and adoption of new technology innovations into our construction process and project controls services

Requirements

• Proven track record of construction planning & scheduling experience at project & campus level, preferably within the data centre industry
• Experience in CSA, MEP construction planning from Preconstruction through to Commissioning
• Excellent working knowledge of planning software – Primavera P6 & Microsoft Project are essential
• Excellent communication & presentation skills
• Experience of implementing new technology in construction/project controls would be advantageous