Job Title: Senior Construction Planning & Project Controls Manager
Experience: 712 years
Location: India / Dubai, UAE
Industry: Construction / Real Estate / Infrastructure / EPC
Education: B.Tech/B.E. in Civil Engineering or Construction Management

Ideal candidate profile

The candidate should have strong experience in:

1. Construction Planning & Scheduling
- Primavera P6 – mandatory
- MS Project
- Baseline and master schedules
- Look-ahead planning
- Resource-loaded schedules
- Critical Path Method (CPM)
- Schedule updates and recovery plans

- Project Controls

- Progress monitoring
- Planned vs. actual progress
- Schedule variance
- Delay analysis
- Productivity tracking
- Earned Value Management (EVM)

- Contractor Management

- Contractor/subcontractor performance monitoring
- Evaluating contractor capability
- Tracking manpower, equipment and productivity
- Identifying contractor delays and performance risks
- Contractor KPI development

- Procurement & Construction Coordination

- Procurement schedules
- Long-lead materials
- Material delivery tracking
- Vendor coordination
- BOQ and quantity understanding




- Coordination between procurement and construction teams

- Construction Reporting

- Daily/weekly/monthly progress reports
- Management dashboards
- Project KPIs
- Delay and risk reports
- Advanced Excel
- Power BI would be a strong advantage

- Technology / Digital Construction

- Experience with construction management software
- ERP/project management systems
- BIM awareness
- Data-driven project monitoring
- AI/digital construction exposure would be an advantage

Best-fit background

I would prioritize candidates currently working as:

- Senior Planning Engineer
- Planning Manager
- Project Controls Manager
- Project Controls Engineer
- Construction Planning Manager
- Senior Project Planner
- Project Planning & Controls Manager
- Planning & Scheduling Manager
- Need to travel to Dubai as well

Solid preference

For your Dubai/India requirement, candidates who have worked on UAE/GCC construction projects would be particularly valuable, especially with developers, EPC contractors, PMC/consultancies, or major contractors.

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