Planning Manager

As a Project Planning Manager, your role involves developing and maintaining detailed project plans, schedules, and forecasts. You will be responsible for managing the planning team to ensure effective delivery of planning and scheduling services. Your key responsibilities will include analyzing and monitoring project performance, ensuring alignment of planning strategies with organizational goals, and coordinating with cross-functional teams for resource availability and allocation. You will also be preparing and presenting regular reports on progress, risks, and forecasts to senior management, identifying planning risks, proposing mitigation strategies, and supporting the development of planning policies, procedures, and best practices. Additionally, you will oversee compliance with contractual and regulatory obligations and evaluate and implement planning software/tools as needed. Key Responsibilities: - Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, and forecasts. - Manage the planning team to ensure effective delivery of planning and scheduling services. - Analyze and monitor project performance using appropriate tools and systems. - Ensure alignment of planning strategies with organizational goals. - Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure resource availability and allocation. - Prepare and present regular reports on progress, risks, and forecasts to senior management. - Identify planning risks and propose mitigation strategies. - Support the development of planning policies, procedures, and best practices. - Oversee compliance with contractual and regulatory obligations. - Evaluate and implement planning software/tools as needed. Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's degree in Engineering - Minimum of 10 years of experience in a planning or project management role. - Proven experience in leadership or managerial roles. - Strong proficiency in planning software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project, ERP systems). - Excellent analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills. - Strong communication and interpersonal skills. Preferred Qualifications: - B Tech/ M Tech./ Diploma (Civil Engineering) - Planning software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project, ERP systems) In addition to the above details, the company offers benefits such as leave encashment and Provident Fund. The work location is in person. (Note: Industry-specific experience in high rise builders is compulsory for this role.),