Sr. Planning Manager

• Role Objective

The Planning Manager is responsible for end-to-end planning, scheduling, monitoring, and control of residential housing projects executed directly by the Developer, ensuring on-time possession, statutory compliance, controlled cash flow, and disciplined execution across all towers and phases.

• Key Responsibilities

1. Master Planning & Scheduling

• Prepare and maintain the Master Project Schedule covering:
• Design finalisation
• Authority approvals
• Construction (basement to finishing)
• External development works
• Testing, commissioning, and possession
• Develop tower-wise and floor-wise execution schedules aligned with possession targets.
• Define construction sequencing and cycle times for structure, finishing, and services.
• Establish baseline programmes and control logic.

2. Execution Monitoring & Control

• Track daily, weekly, and monthly progress across all buildings.
• Monitor critical path activities, identify slippages, and implement corrective actions.
• Enforce look-ahead planning (2-week / 4-week / 3-month).
• Ensure planned vs actual analysis for structure, finishes, and MEP works.

3. Statutory & Approval Planning

• Integrate timelines for:
• Local authority approvals
• Fire, environmental, utilities, and OC
• Maintain an approval-to-possession tracker.
• Flag risks impacting OC, handover, and possession milestones.

4. Resource & Productivity Planning

• Plan and monitor:
• Labour deployment
• Equipment utilisation
• Material flow
• Define and track productivity norms (structure cycle, finishing rates, MEP progress).
• Support site teams in manpower and subcontractor planning.

5. Cash Flow & Billing Alignment

• Prepare construction-linked cash flow forecasts.
• Align execution milestones with billing and collection plans.
• Monitor forecast vs actual cash inflows/outflows and flag deviations.

6. Risk, Delay & Recovery Planning

• Identify schedule risks due to:
• Design changes
• Approval delays
• Resource constraints
• Prepare recovery and catch-up programmes.
• Maintain planning records for internal decision-making and contractual control.

7. Reporting & MIS (Developer-Centric)

• Prepare management dashboards, including:
• Tower-wise progress
• Possession readiness status
• Risk & constraint register
• Recovery actions
• Present planning status in internal reviews with senior management.

Key Skills & Competencies

• Technical
• Advanced hands-on experience in Primavera P6 / MS Project
• Strong understanding of residential housing construction methodology
• Knowledge of finishing, services integration, and handover sequencing
• High proficiency in Advance Excel-based MIS and PowerPoint reporting

Functional

• Strong control mindset with execution focus
• Ability to drive discipline in site teams
• Sharp analytical and decision-support skills

Qualifications

• Diploma or B.E. / B.Tech in Civil Engineering
• Planning certification (Primavera / PMP preferred)

Experience

• 1015 years of total experience
• Experience on high-rise / multi-tower housing projects preferred

Key Deliverables

• Approved Master Project Programme aligned with possession and OC timelines
• Tower-wise & Floor-wise Execution Schedules (structure, finishes, MEP)
• Baseline vs Actual Progress Reports (weekly & monthly)
• Look-Ahead Plans (2-week / 4-week / 3-month)
• Critical Path & Delay Analysis with corrective actions
• Recovery / Catch-up Programmes for delayed activities
• Approval & Possession Readiness Tracker
• Construction-Linked Cash Flow Forecasts
• Management MIS & Dashboards (progress, risks, forecasts)Top of Form

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