Job Summary
| Position Title | Head Of Planning |
|---|---|
| Hiring Organization | Al Futtaim |
| Base Salary | AED |
| Job Schedule | Full Time |
| Required Degree | Honours Level Qualifications |
| Required Skills | Managerial And Or Technical Skills |
| Required Experience | 15 years |
| Joining | Immediately |
| Nationality | Any |
| Languages | English |
| Category | Planning |
Position Details
- Manage the overall leadership and management of a planning team with multiple projects.
Responsibilities
- Resource and manage the planning team to suit the business needs
- Good knowledge of marketing trading, staff availability and terms and conditions
- Motivate and retain staff
- Development of staff, including PDR s, appraisals and training
- Maintain close relationships, maintain a consistent approach and liaise with other Senior Planning Staff
- Analysis of tender information and review tender programmes before submission
- Review master /contract programmes before sign off
- Liaise with Business Unit management on all planning matters.
- Review and Audit all planning process within the business unit on a regular basis
- Ensure robust Audit trail of as-built information is maintained throughout any project
- Ensure that Project programmes meet the requirements of Time Control measures contained within the contract and are maintained
- Review labour Resource and Plant
- Review and evaluate construction methods and techniques
- Review, recommend and evaluate prelims
- Advise on logistics and methods of working
- Identify complex construction and associated risk/opportunities
- Assist in resolving the problems
- Prepare presentation and attend interviews
- Advise on preparation of entitlement submissions
- Develop business plan to support AFC strategic direction and vision with planning horizons between 3-5 years
- Responsible for operational delivery and growth
- Set business or functional goals objectives
- Has working parameters set by the Managing Director of AFC
- Establishes and sustains key client and sector relationship to support the business plan
- Determines priorities and makes decisions of business unit impact (companywide for professional functions)
- Overall accountability for the direction of multiple, large, complex operations or functions
- Contributes/delivers to business group strategy (typically as part of SMT for Business Group)
- Accountable for financial performance and risk management
Requirements
- Excellent understanding of infrastructure/construction, enterprise, innovation and business growth issue
- Good knowledge of local legislation
- Knowledge of key partners and stakeholders, their interest and priorities
- Advance knowledge of economic strategy and programme development
- Knowledge of personnel management, including supervision, training and performance evaluation
- Knowledge of principles of budgeting and finance
- Knowledge of principles and techniques of the planning profession and development process.
- Chartered Membership of a Professional Body with Honours Level Qualifications
- Have a minimum of 15 years managerial and or technical experience
- Significant track record of success in strategically leading a major contract, business unit o region and/or professional function
- Experience of negotiation in multi-agency, multi stakeholder s environment
- Experience in dealing proactively and responsively with a board of directors
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