PLANNING MANAGER – DEPOTS & TERMINAL

HIRING: PLANNING MANAGER – RAIL DEPOTS & TERMINALS

Location: UAE
Project: High-Speed Rail Infrastructure

We are seeking a Planning Manager with strong main-contractor experience to lead planning, scheduling and progress control for the civil construction of rail depots and terminal facilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the integrated Primavera P6 baseline programme, covering design, approvals, procurement, construction, testing and handover.
  
• Prepare resource- and cost-loaded schedules aligned with construction methods, quantities, productivity rates and contractual milestones.
  
• Monitor site progress, critical paths, float and resource performance; identify delays and drive corrective actions.
  
• Prepare look-ahead schedules, recovery programmes, progress dashboards and client reports.
  
• Integrate subcontractor programmes and coordinate civil, structural, architectural, MEP, track and depot equipment interfaces.
  
• Assess the programme impact of variations, late approvals, access restrictions and procurement delays.
  
• Support Extension of Time (EOT) submissions and delay analysis, maintaining reliable records with the contracts and commercial teams.
  
• Lead planning engineers and coordinate closely with construction, engineering, procurement and project management teams.
  

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a relevant engineering discipline.
  
• Typically 12–15+ years of construction planning experience, including 5+ years in a planning leadership role.
  
• Main-contractor experience is essential, with direct involvement in site execution, subcontractor coordination and programme recovery.
  
• Proven planning experience on rail depots, terminals, stations or comparable major infrastructure and building projects.
  
• Advanced Primavera P6 skills and strong knowledge of construction sequencing, resource planning, earned value and delay analysis.
  
• Experience preparing baseline programmes, progress updates and EOT substantiation under major construction contracts.
  
• UAE/GCC experience preferred; high-speed rail experience is an advantage.
  
• Strong analytical, reporting and stakeholder coordination skills.
  

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