Senior Associate - Development Projects Scheduling

Job Purpose

Monitor all project plans adherence to their initial schedule

Ensure that schedule progress is accurately reported to management

Identify risks and delays with mitigation plans

Please note, this role is for Emiratization Only.

Roles & Responsibilities

Develop Aldar projects high-level pre-construction and construction planning in conjunction with the project teams, to identify critical path and alternate schedules

Review plan against schedule developed by PMC/ EOR to ensure realistic timeframes and recommend changes

Provide support and input during project feasibility phases

Provide information to contracts team, on claims related issues

Coordinate with project teams from pre-planning to delivery regarding scheduling, monitoring and risk mitigation

Coordinate with project teams to track progress on project plan and adherence to schedule

Support in development of reporting templates and prepare regular reports to assess Aldar projects portfolio adherence to schedule

Identify and raise deviations from the plan to the senior manager, assess impact on project and liaise with project teams to notify them of potential delays

Support project teams in identifying opportunities for improvement, risks and areas where additional effort is required

Coordinate with Cost Control to assess schedule deviations impact on the budget

Review all variation orders and assess impact on overall project plan

Provide the criteria to distribute the forecast cost, according to the schedule, to develop the project cashflow.

Generate regular reports on project progress to the management incl. risks and mitigations.

Key Results Areas

Accuracy of project schedule and completion forecasted dates.

Risk identification (% of risks/issues/failures identified in advance)

RELATED YEARS OF EXPERIENCE

Min of 5+ years of experience in planning and control of real estate development projects [annual revenue of at least AED 2 billion]

FIELD OF EXPERIENCE

Real Estate / Construction

TECHNICAL AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

Strong knowledge and exposure to the GCC real estate market

Deep understanding of project phases

Experience of using Primavera P6 is essential

Ability to multi-task, monitor schedule for more than 5 projects at a time

Adept at handling multiple stakeholder relationships

Excellent conflict resolution skills required to identify and propose solutions for any schedule slippage/cost overrun issues

Attention to detail to monitor and track schedule

QUALIFICATION

Bachelors degree in engineering, construction management or operations.