Planning Manager

Job Summary

The Planning Manager is responsible for overseeing the planning and scheduling activities of the company’s projects. The role provides strategic planning and project controls support by monitoring project schedules, analyzing performance, identifying risks and delays, and providing management with timely reports and recommendations to support effective project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the development and implementation of project planning and scheduling strategies.
• Review and approve project baseline schedules, work programs, and schedule updates.
• Monitor project performance against approved schedules, milestones, and targets.
• Consolidate and analyze schedule and progress data from various project sites.
• Identify schedule variances, delays, risks, and critical activities and recommend corrective actions.
• Oversee the preparation of weekly, monthly, and management project planning reports.
• Review project S-curves, manpower histograms, progress curves, look-ahead schedules, and other project controls reports.
• Guide Planning Engineers and project teams in developing and maintaining reliable project schedules.
• Review recovery schedules, catch-up plans, and mitigation strategies for delayed projects.
• Provide guidance on critical path analysis, delay analysis, and time impact analysis.
• Assist project teams in evaluating extension of time claims and other schedule-related contractual matters.
• Coordinate with Project Managers, Engineering, Procurement, Commercial, Construction, and other departments to ensure alignment of project schedules.
• Monitor resource requirements, including manpower, equipment, and materials, in relation to project schedules.
• Review project risks and potential schedule impacts and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
• Establish and maintain planning standards, procedures, templates, and reporting systems.
• Ensure consistency and accuracy of planning and scheduling methodologies across projects.
• Provide management with consolidated project performance analysis and recommendations.
• Participate in project review meetings and provide technical input on schedule and project performance.
• Monitor the performance and deliverables of planning personnel.
• Provide coaching and technical guidance to Planning Engineers and project controls staff.
• Drive continuous improvement in project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting processes.
• Perform other planning and project controls duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, or a related Engineering field.
• Preferably a Licensed Engineer (PRC).
• At least 7–10 years of relevant experience in project planning, scheduling, or project controls, with supervisory or managerial experience.
• Strong experience in construction, infrastructure, building, industrial, or engineering projects.
• Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6 and/or Microsoft Project.
• Strong knowledge of project scheduling, progress measurement, schedule analysis, and project controls.
• Experience in managing and reviewing multiple project schedules is highly preferred.
• Knowledge of delay analysis, time impact analysis, recovery planning, and extension of time is an advantage.
• Proficient in MS Excel and other project reporting tools.
• Strong leadership, analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organized and capable of managing multiple projects and priorities.

Preferred Skills

• Project Planning and Controls
• Primavera P6
• Schedule Management
• Critical Path Analysis
• Progress Monitoring
• Delay and Time Impact Analysis
• Recovery / Catch-Up Planning
• Resource Planning
• S-Curve and Progress Analysis
• Management Reporting
• Project Risk Management
• Team Leadership
• Construction Project Management

Benefits:

• Company Christmas gift
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Opportunities for promotion
• Promotion to permanent employee

Work Location: In person