Vice President Planning

Role & responsibilities

• Lead the overall planning and project controls function across the organizations real estate projects.
• Develop and monitor Master Project Schedules, project baselines, key milestones, and execution strategies.
• Drive planning for large-scale high-rise residential, commercial, and mixed-use projects from pre-construction through completion and handover.
• Establish robust systems for project monitoring, progress tracking, schedule control, and performance reporting.
• Review project progress against approved timelines and identify critical activities, delays, bottlenecks, and schedule risks.
• Lead recovery and catch-up planning for delayed projects and ensure timely corrective actions.
• Coordinate with Projects, Design, Procurement, Contracts, Commercial, Finance, MEP, and Sales teams to align project execution with business objectives.
• Monitor resource planning, manpower deployment, procurement timelines, construction sequencing, and overall project readiness.
• Drive monthly/weekly project review meetings and provide actionable insights to senior management.
• Establish and monitor key planning KPIs such as schedule adherence, milestone achievement, project completion forecasts, and productivity.
• Review and challenge project schedules submitted by contractors and consultants to ensure realistic and achievable timelines.
• Lead preparation of management dashboards, project MIS, progress reports, and portfolio-level reviews.
• Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies in coordination with project leadership.
• Standardize planning processes, systems, and reporting formats across all projects.
• Lead, mentor, and develop the planning and project controls team.
• Provide strategic inputs to senior management on project timelines, delivery commitments, resource requirements, and execution risks.
• Ensure effective planning support for timely project completion and handover.