Construction Planning Manager

Description: Planning Manager (Construction) - PEB & Manufacturing Facility Projects

Position Title

Planning Manager - Construction (PEB / Manufacturing Factory Projects)

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced Planning Manager to lead project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting activities for large-scale Pre-Engineered Building (PEB), industrial, warehousing, and manufacturing factory construction projects. The role will be responsible for developing project execution schedules, tracking progress, identifying risks, coordinating with stakeholders, and ensuring timely delivery within budget and quality parameters.

Key Responsibilities

Project Planning & Scheduling

• Develop detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 and/or MS Project.
• Prepare project baselines, work breakdown structures (WBS), milestones, and resource-loaded schedules.
• Create construction sequencing plans for civil, structural steel, PEB erection, MEP, equipment installation, and commissioning activities.
• Establish project control procedures and planning standards.

Monitoring & Control

• Track project progress against approved baselines.
• Conduct weekly and monthly progress reviews with project teams.
• Identify schedule slippages and recommend corrective actions.
• Perform critical path analysis and prepare recovery plans when required.
• Monitor productivity, resource utilization, and earned value metrics.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, contractors, consultants, and client teams.
• Support procurement planning and long-lead item tracking.
• Ensure alignment between design, procurement, and construction schedules.
• Present project status reports to senior management and clients.

Risk Management

• Identify project risks and delays proactively.
• Develop mitigation strategies and contingency plans.
• Monitor dependency and interface management across multiple disciplines.

Reporting

• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly MIS reports.
• Generate S-curves, dashboards, variance reports, and look-ahead schedules.
• Report project KPIs related to schedule, cost, manpower, and productivity.

Claims & Change Management

• Support delay analysis and extension of time (EOT) claims.
• Maintain records of deviations, scope changes, and schedule impacts.
• Assist commercial and project teams in claim substantiation.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering / Mechanical Engineering.
• PMP certification preferred.
• Primavera P6 certification preferred.
• MBA/PG Diploma in Project Management will be an added advantage.

Experience

• 8-15+ years of construction project planning experience.
• Minimum 5 years in industrial, manufacturing, factory, warehouse, or PEB projects.
• Experience handling projects from concept to commissioning.
• Exposure to EPC or Design-Build projects preferred.

Technical Skills

• Primavera P6 (Mandatory)
• MS Project
• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• Power BI (Preferred)
• AutoCAD interpretation
• Project Controls & Earned Value Management
• Resource Planning & Forecasting
• Delay Analysis & Recovery Scheduling

Key Competencies

• Project Planning & Controls
• Critical Path Method (CPM)
• Risk Assessment
• Cost & Schedule Analysis
• Stakeholder Management
• Leadership & Team Coordination
• Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills
• Excellent Communication & Presentation Skills

Preferred Industry Background

• Manufacturing Plants
• Industrial Buildings
• PEB Structures
• Warehouses & Logistics Parks
• Data Centers
• Automotive Facilities
• FMCG Manufacturing Units
• Electronics Manufacturing Facilities