Senior Planner - PMC Programme Control

About the role

JLL is looking for a Senior Planner to lead planning and programme control for the PMC team on a large-scale construction programme. The role provides schedule intelligence, progress reporting and risk visibility so that the Project Director, Client and wider team can make timely decisions and keep delivery on track. The position is on-site in Dubai, ARE.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, review and maintain the master programme and baseline in Primavera P6, aligned to milestones, phasing and procurement strategy
• Review and approve contractor baseline programmes, updates and recovery programmes for logic integrity, resource realism and contract compliance
• Carry out critical path and float analysis, schedule health checks and what-if scenarios, and maintain integrated schedules across design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning and handover
• Prepare monthly and weekly progress reports (planned vs actual, S-curves, look-aheads, trend analysis) and define, track and report KPIs such as SPI and milestone adherence
• Produce dashboards and executive summaries for client and senior management meetings
• Track milestones and contractual dates, verify contractor progress claims against site records, and maintain the project risk register
• Support schedule risk analysis (e.g. Monte Carlo) and assess EOT claims, maintaining contemporaneous records of delay events
• Mentor junior planners and apply PMC standards and QA procedures to all outputs

Required profile

• 10 to 15 years of experience in project controls (planning, scheduling, risk and reporting) on large-scale construction programmes
• Degree in Engineering, Construction Management or a related field
• Experience reviewing EOT claims under FIDIC or equivalent contracts
• Strong communication skills and the confidence to challenge contractors and advise senior stakeholders

Required skills

• Expert proficiency in Primavera P6, including baselining, updating, resource loading and critical path analysis
• Standard project reporting tools such as MS Excel, MS Project, Power BI or similar