Manager - Infrastructure Planning

Job description Responsibilities: Develop and maintain projects schedules, including the sequence of activities, timelines and resource allocation for assigned Projects in co-ordination with all Company verticals/ Units, addressing all key & interfaces milestones and ensuring a clear and unified view of project timelines across the organization empowering them to effectively manage their project resources and finances. Manage the planning and controls for the assigned projects, ensuring adherence to timeline, budget and quality standards. Establish, monitor, and control the integrated master schedule to ensure timely delivery, review and approve contractor work programs, and maintain progress reporting systems. Prepare weekly / monthly, or as may deem necessary, the executive management reporting, presentations & dashboards. Provide various levels of reporting from operational to strategic based on the audience i.e. project manager / Directors / Executive Directors / CPDO / Excom. Ensure that the provided reporting deliver a compelling message and clear actions to allow the management to take informed decisions. Establish and regularly update preconstruction reports & dashboards in coordination with Development and Procurement & Contracts Teams. Review and approve contractors’ baseline program of works. Review & evaluate the contractors, consultants & PMCs reporting and forecast completion dates and provide recommendations. Lead the planning team for the PMCs, Consultants & contractors. Report, monitor & control the projects KPIs, LOBs, cashflows, resources and Line of Balance. Analyze project performance data and identify trends and risks, providing proactive recommendations for corrective actions to Directors / Project Managers and senior leadership. Evaluate allocation of resources in collaboration with Consultants, Contractors and company Project team and analyze gaps between the planned and actual progress for projects to highlight areas of concern and provide recommendations with required actions, optimizing project resource allocation and ensuring timely project completion. Ensure accurate review of consultant/contractor program, daily / weekly and monthly reports for management approval (including his observation, comments, recommendation for mitigation if any), maintaining quality control and risk mitigation in project execution. Provide the required updated schedule information to be submitted to the concerned Authorities as and when required (e.g., DEWA, RERA, etc.), ensuring timely and accurate project reporting to external stakeholders. Establish plan delivery annual Targets in terms of number of units, gross value of work done and periodically monitoring & controlling the annual target plan to ensure the achievement of the company’s balance scorecard. Review and analyze extension of time claims submitted by the Contractor using various delay analysis methodologies as the case may deem necessary. Ensure coordination with the various internal stakeholders and different work packages (Buildings, Infra and Landscaping) Prepare assessment and recommendation report for the Contractor’s EOT claims Facilitate project risk management processes, including risk identification, assessment, mitigation, and monitoring. Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering ; Master’s degree preferred PMP (Project Management Professional) certification - preferred Minimum 8-10 years of experience with atleast 2-4 years in projects planning preferably with construction and Real Estate Industry. Requirements: Bachelor s degree in civil engineering ; Master s degree preferred PMP (Project Management Professional) certification - preferred Minimum 8-10 years of experience with atleast 2-4 years in projects planning preferably with construction and Real Estate Industry.