Planning Manager

Job Description: Planning Manager

Location: Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Industry: Construction / Real Estate / Campus & Institutional Projects

Experience: 15+ Years

Employment Type: Full-Time

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Planning Manager to lead project planning, scheduling, monitoring, and project controls for large-scale institutional, commercial, and campus development projects in Dehradun. The candidate will be responsible for developing master schedules, monitoring project progress, identifying risks, and ensuring timely project delivery through effective coordination with internal and external stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage project master schedules using Primavera P6/MS Project.
• Prepare baseline schedules, catch-up plans, recovery schedules, and look-ahead programs.
• Monitor project progress against approved plans and identify schedule variances.
• Conduct critical path analysis and recommend mitigation strategies for project delays.
• Coordinate with project management, engineering, procurement, contracts, and construction teams to ensure seamless execution.
• Prepare weekly and monthly MIS reports, dashboards, and progress presentations for management and clients.
• Track manpower, equipment, material deployment, and productivity metrics.
• Establish project control systems, KPIs, and reporting mechanisms.
• Assess project risks and develop contingency plans.
• Support tender planning, resource loading, and cost-time integration activities.
• Review contractor schedules, progress reports, and project milestones.
• Ensure compliance with project timelines, contractual obligations, and organizational standards.

Desired Candidate Profile

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering.
• Master's Degree in Construction Management/Project Management preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in planning and project controls for large construction projects.
• Experience in institutional, campus, healthcare, hospitality, commercial, or mixed-use developments preferred.
• Strong expertise in Primavera P6, MS Project, Excel, and project reporting tools.
• Knowledge of EPC contracts, project execution methodologies, and construction sequencing.
• Excellent analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple contractors and consultants simultaneously.

Why join Cushman & Wakefield

As one of the leading global real estate services firms transforming the way people work, shop and live working at Cushman & Wakefield means you will benefit from;

• Being part of a growing global company;
• Career development and a promote from within culture;
• An organisation committed to Diversity and Inclusion

We're committed to providing work-life balance for our people in an inclusive, rewarding environment.

We achieve this by providing a flexible and agile work environment by focusing on technology and autonomy to help our people achieve their career ambitions. We focus on career progression and foster a promotion from within culture, leveraging global opportunities to ensure we retain our top talent. We encourage continuous learning and development opportunities to develop personal, professional and technical capabilities, and we reward with a comprehensive employee benefits program.

We have a vision of the future, where people simply belong.

That's why we support and celebrate inclusive causes, not just on days of recognition throughout the year, but every day. We embrace diversity across race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or persons with disabilities or protected veteran status.

We ensure DEI is part of our DNA as a global community - it means we go way beyond than just talking about it - we live it. If you want to live it too, join us.