Senior Planning Manager

About Turner & Townsend

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services firm employing over 22,000 people across more than 60 countries. We collaborate with clients in real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources sectors to deliver transformational results that positively impact lives. Our expertise spans programme, project, cost, asset and commercial management, controls and performance, procurement and supply chain, as well as net zero and digital solutions. Majority owned by CBRE Group, Inc., we provide top-tier project and cost management services worldwide.

Role Overview

The Planning Manager will work within a collaborative team to ensure client objectives are fulfilled effectively. The role demands a proactive, motivated professional with excellent written and verbal communication skills, committed to supporting our Project Management division.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the project team with all planning-related activities, ensuring any programme issues are identified and clearly communicated.
• Provide expert planning guidance and direction to project team members and stakeholders, delivering programme assurance reports for client assignments.
• Generate progress reports highlighting deviations from baseline schedules.
• Prepare and provide periodic programme updates and contribute to project reporting.
• Facilitate coordination between clients, partners, consultants, and contractors to align work programmes and enforce compliance, reporting non-compliance issues for resolution.
• Support bidding teams with planning inputs to ensure timely submission of bidding documents as required.

Qualifications and Experience

• A Bachelor of Science degree in a relevant discipline is preferred.
• At least 15 years of post-graduate experience is essential.
• Proven regional experience within a professional consultancy environment.
• Advanced proficiency in multiple discipline-specific scheduling software such as Primavera P6 and other planning and resource management tools.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication abilities.
• Strong command of project management and planning software and methodologies.
• Industry experience in real estate and infrastructure sectors is required.
• Arabic language proficiency is preferred.

Additional Information

Turner & Townsend is committed to equal opportunity employment, valuing diversity, and fostering an inclusive workplace culture. Applications from candidates across all backgrounds are encouraged.

Note: Candidates are not required to pay any fees during our recruitment process. Only authorised recruitment agencies, with formal agreements and invitations from our Recruitment Team, are permitted to submit candidates. Unsolicited CVs sent to Turner & Townsend become company property and do not generate agency fees.