EXPLORE YOUR NEXT CHAPTER
Senior Manager - Planning (Dubai Holding Real Estate)
Dubai Holding
Source: Headcount Labs · original listing ↗
Job data: Headcount Labs, ODbL 1.0. Job descriptions belong to their employers.
Source date: 10/19/2026
About this role
About Dubai Holding Real Estate:Dubai Holding’s real estate business has developed strategic destinations and communities that offer unique and attractive lifestyle opportunities to meet the evolving needs of Dubai’s residents and visitors alike. As a master developer, we invest in sustainable infrastructure, accessibility, community amenities and family-focused facilities including community centers, mosques, schools, supermarkets and landscaping.About the Job:Develop, validate and maintain master development programmes, integrated project schedules, contract baselines, milestone trackers and recovery programmes aligned with approved business plans and DHRE delivery commitments.• Establish and enforce consistent planning standards, work breakdown structures, coding conventions, progress-measurement rules, reporting calendars and schedule change-control requirements across the portfolio.• Review consultant and contractor programmes for contractual compliance, scope coverage, logic, critical path, resource and cost loading, productivity assumptions, interfaces, authority approvals and handover milestones; provide clear recommendations for acceptance or revision.• Monitor planned versus actual performance using critical path analysis, milestone variance, S-curves, resource histograms, earned-value indicators and schedule forecasts; identify emerging slippage and drive corrective action.• Lead the preparation and challenge of mitigation, acceleration and recovery plans, ensuring actions are realistic, properly resourced, time-bound and assigned to accountable owners.Assess schedule impacts arising from design development, authority approvals, procurement, scope changes, variations, contractor performance and site constraints, and provide timely scenario analysis and recommendations.• Provide planning input to Extension of Time assessments and delay analyses, reviewing entitlement-supporting programmes, contemporaneous records and consultant recommendations in coordination with Contracts, Commercial and Legal teams.• Prepare accurate, concise and decision-oriented portfolio dashboards, monthly progress reports, milestone forecasts, risk summaries and executive presentations for Project Delivery leadership.• Coordinate with Project Delivery, Development, Design, Commercial, Procurement, Finance, PMO, consultants and contractors to validate source data, resolve planning interfaces and maintain a single, reliable view of programme performance.• Maintain planning records, programme review checklists, baselines, updates, approvals and change logs in accordance with DHRE governance, document-control and audit requirements.• Lead, coach and develop planning team members, allocate resources across priority projects and promote technical discipline, accountability, knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.About You:• Bachelor’s / Master’s degree in Civil Engineering/ Architecture• Diploma in Construction Management/Planning - preferredMinimum of 6-8 years’ experience with at-least 2 years in project planning• Experience in using Microsoft Project scheduler will be advantageousAbout the Benefits:At Dubai Holding, we're committed to nurturing the success and well-being of our colleagues. Join our dynamic and diverse team, and enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that includes competitive compensation, career development opportunities, and a collaborative work environment. We strongly believe in creating an empowered workforce that will help us build a connected city for tomorrow. We are committed to attracting the brightest minds and nurturing the most pioneering candidates who desire to make a great impact on the future of Dubai.