# Planning Manager

> MIRA CONSTRUCTION L.L.C · Dubai, United Arab Emirates · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-19

**Workplace:** on_site

## Description

We are seeking a highly accomplished **Planning Manager** to take strategic ownership of planning, scheduling, and project controls for major, high-value construction and real estate developments in Dubai.

This is a key leadership role for a seasoned planning professional with a proven track record in **major residential and luxury real estate projects**. As Planning Manager, you will oversee project planning strategy across all project phases, lead planning teams, drive schedule performance, and act as a trusted advisor to Project Directors and Senior Leadership.

Working closely with Project Directors, senior executives, and key stakeholders, you will ensure complex, large-scale projects are delivered against ambitious timelines while establishing robust planning standards, proactively managing risks, and steering governance.

### Key Responsibilities

-   **Strategic Planning Leadership:** Define, implement, and govern overall project planning, scheduling strategies, and project control frameworks across major construction developments.
-   **Team Management & Development:** Lead, mentor, and manage planning engineers and project controls professionals, fostering high standards of performance and operational excellence.
-   **Master Schedule Ownership:** Direct the development, integration, and management of baseline programmes, integrated master schedules, and resource/cost-loaded schedules aligned with contractual obligations and business objectives.
-   **Risk & Delay Management:** Drive critical path analysis, scenario planning, schedule risk assessments, and delay impact analysis (including Extension of Time - EOT claims strategy) to safeguard project targets.
-   **Governance & Performance Monitoring:** Challenge progress assumptions, monitor performance against approved baselines, and hold internal teams, consultants, and contractors accountable for schedule commitments.
-   **Executive Reporting & Stakeholder Alignment:** Lead the preparation and presentation of high-level executive dashboards, progress reports, and strategic insights for senior leadership and Project Directors.
-   **Contractor & Subcontractor Oversight:** Review, evaluate, and approve contractor/subcontractor programmes to ensure full compliance with project and contractual requirements.
-   **Continuous Improvement:** Establish best practices, refine reporting standards, and modernize project controls and planning methodologies across the organization.

## Requirements

-   **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or a related field.
-   **Experience:** 10+ years of progressive experience in project planning and controls, with proven experience in a leadership or managerial capacity on major, large-scale construction/real estate projects in the UAE/GCC region.
-   **Expertise:** Deep expertise in planning software (Primavera P6, MS Project), critical path analysis, forensic delay analysis, and EOT claims management.
-   **Leadership & Stakeholder Management:** Exceptional leadership skills with a track record of managing planning teams and interacting directly with C-suite executives, clients, and main contractors.
-   **Language:** Professional working proficiency in English.

## Benefits

-   Competitive salary package
-   Official UAE employment status
-   Comprehensive medical insurance coverage
-   Opportunity to lead planning strategy on iconic developments in Dubai
-   Direct collaboration with executive leadership and key industry players  
    

_Working schedule: 6 days per week - Monday to Saturday, (Sunday is a day off)._

## Apply

[Apply at MIRA CONSTRUCTION L.L.C](https://apply.workable.com/mira-construction-l-dot-l-c-1/j/1C3C8ECB33/apply)

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