Planning Manager - Infrastructure

Planning Manager
- Infrastructure Job Snapshot
- Role:
Planning Manager
- Infrastructure

- Location:

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Industry: Civil Engineering
- Function:
Project-Program Management

- Experience:

Minimum 15 years in planning and scheduling multidisciplinary infrastructure projects
- Job Type: Full Time
- Work Arrangement:
On-site

Position Overview Parsons Corporation is seeking an experienced Planning Manager
- Infrastructure to join its project team in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The role focuses on integrated programme planning, construction scheduling, progress monitoring, and schedule management across multiple infrastructure construction packages. The successful candidate will lead the development and maintenance of integrated project schedules, review contractor baseline programmes, assess construction progress, identify potential delays, and recommend mitigation and recovery strategies.

The position also involves evaluating time-related contractual matters, supporting Extension of Time (EOT) assessments and claims, preparing schedule performance reports, and coordinating planning activities with contractors, engineers, and project stakeholders. Candidates must have a Bachelor 's degree in Engineering, at least 15 years of relevant infrastructure planning and scheduling experience, and proficiency in Primavera P6. Strong knowledge of multidisciplinary construction sequencing, project interfaces, and programme coordination is essential.

Job Details
- Country:
United Arab Emirates
- City:
Abu Dhabi
- Industry: Civil Engineering
- Function:
Project-Program Management
- Salary:
Not disclosed
- Gender: No Preference
- Candidate Nationality:
Not specified
- Job Type: Full Time
- Work Arrangement:
On-site

• Infrastructure Programme Planning and Scheduling
• Lead integrated programme planning across multiple infrastructure construction packages.
• Develop and maintain the integrated master schedule for assigned infrastructure projects.
• Coordinate construction schedules across utilities, structures, landscape, and other engineering disciplines.
• Identify dependencies and interfaces between construction packages.
• Review construction sequencing and programme coordination requirements.
• Validate the feasibility of proposed schedules and associated resource allocations.
• Maintain schedule integrity throughout project execution.
• Coordinate programme updates to reflect construction progress and approved project changes.
• Contractor Programme Review
• Review contractor baseline construction programmes against project and contractual requirements.
• Evaluate updated contractor schedules and associated planning documentation.
• Support the Engineer 's consent process in accordance with applicable contract conditions and Parsons procedures.
• Assess programme logic, activity sequencing, interfaces, and resource feasibility.
• Identify inconsistencies or deficiencies in submitted construction schedules.
• Coordinate planning comments and clarification requirements with contractors.
• Support the finalization of contractor programmes and related planning submissions.
• Maintain appropriate records of programme reviews and associated correspondence.
• Construction Progress Monitoring and Control
• Monitor actual construction progress against approved baseline and updated programmes.
• Analyse contractor progress submissions and schedule updates.
• Identify delays, schedule slippage, and critical construction events.
• Assess the effects of progress deviations on project milestones and completion requirements.
• Maintain planning trackers, progress logs, and schedule monitoring records.
• Coordinate with project teams to verify reported progress information.
• Recommend appropriate mitigation and recovery measures.
• Support consistent progress monitoring across multiple construction packages.
• Schedule Risk Assessment and Recovery Planning
• Identify scheduling risks, construction interface conflicts, and potential programme constraints.
• Contribute planning information to project risk registers.
• Support the development of schedule risk mitigation strategies.
• Assess the potential effects of construction delays on project delivery.
• Develop and evaluate alternative scheduling scenarios.
• Conduct what-if analyses to assess possible programme outcomes.
• Review proposed recovery programmes and corrective scheduling measures.
• Provide planning recommendations to support informed project decisions.
• Extension of Time and Delay Analysis
• Support technical assessments of Extension of Time claims.
• Review…