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Senior Planner – Construction – Dubai

Job Reference No. VR/02877
Job Type

Planning - Senior

Location Asia, Dubai
Salary and Benefits Salary of upto 45K AED per month
Position Permanent
Posted on 16 August 2008

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In Brief

This company is one of the biggest and well known Contractors in the UAE and they are most prominent in Dubai. They are an International contractor with offices all over the world. They're biggest markets are based in the UK and Dubai and this household name now requires a Senior Planner with experience in Construction for their existing project in Dubai.


The Role of Senior Planner

This prestigious Construction contractor is looking for a Senior Planner to work on a new build Construction project in Dubai. This project is the construction of an extension to the Emirates Shopping Mall, so previous experience in the construction of a shopping mall would be an advantage, but any commercial construction experience will be considered.

Duties will include:

- Compiling submissions to funders committee
- Completion of monthly reporting dashboard and preparation of documentation required for Formal Management Meeting to tight time lines and changing requirements to reflect the requirements of the programme.
- Production of financial reporting information for both project and corporate budgets, production of the budget tracking documentation (‘Blue Sheet'), generation of variance analysis and submission of accruals data.
- Contract Management and administration.

Key attributes:

As a Senior Planner you will have 5-10 years experience working on Construction and building projects. You must have good communication skills and you will possess extensive Primavera knowledge. Primavera 5 or 6 is preferred but candidates with earlier versions of Primavera may be suitable. Please note that UK experience is essential for this role.


The Successful Candidate

To be successful in this role you will be an experienced Senior Planner and will need to posses the following experience:

- Construction experience within a Blue Chip Contractor, preferably working on a Shopping Mall but other commercial project experience will be considered.
- Experience as a practicing Planner with preferably an engineering background
- Measured and well organised approach
- Confident communication, both in writing and in internal and external presentations
- Confident handler with P5 or P6, Power Project, MS Project or Primavera P3.


In Return

- Basic salary of up to 45,000AED per month(Dependant on experience)


If you are a Senior Planner looking to work in Dubai and are considering your career options, please call Duke&Attwood to speak with one of our industry experts, about many of the exclusive vacancies we are currently managing.

Services offered by Duke & Attwood Ltd are those of an employment agency / business.

Senior Planner - Dubai - Ref: VR/02877

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