Planning Manager – Depots & Terminal

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.

• 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.

• 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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