Planning Manager

Client of Worldwide Recruitment Solutions

Role Summary
Own the end-to-end project planning starting from contract signing through customer handover. Translate contracts into executable master schedules, align materials and workforce, and provide a single source for milestones, risks, and progress in order to execute projects on time, and on budget. Acts as the focal point between sales, sales support, installation, maintenance, and technical & spare parts departments.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the integrated portfolio plan from contract award to handover; prepare projects budgets, set schedules, milestones, inter-project dependencies, and resource allocation in coordination with Installation department
• Lead and develop Project Engineers; hire, onboard, coach, and manage their performance
• Allocate projects to Project Engineers and ensure effective capacity planning (teams/subcontractors) in coordination with Operation and People & culture departments
• Drive materials planning (long forecasts, purchase timing, expected delivery schedules) with the sales support team; ensure Project Engineers anticipate and manage material risks proactively
• Ensure establishing projects controls in coordination with other related functions and issuing early-warning dashboards
• Monitor projects progress and coordinate prevention/recovery scenarios and adjusting plans to ensure delivery within deadlines
• Facilitate regular meetings to discuss progress, challenges, and solutions with stakeholders
• Prepare and present projects reports to management, highlighting key metrics, milestones, and issues
• Run identifying projects potential risks with Project Engineers and developing mitigation strategies to eliminate/minimize impact on project timelines and delivery
• Ensure Project Engineers communicate clearly and consistently with customers and their representatives, including site engineers, contractors, and others, regarding the working methodology, project timelines, and site requirements
• Ensure Project Engineers update all customers regularly by sending them projects progress report
• Review and approve purchase requests submitted by Installation Supervisors related to site-specific needs, such as steel structure, concrete demolition labor, and material transportation equipment, ensuring alignment with project plans and budgets before forwarding them to Finance
• Coordinate regularly with the Technical Manager to develop the department s staff both technically and procedurally