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The company is seeking a Senior Specialist Project Planner. In this role, you will be the owner of the project schedule – building, maintaining, and updating detailed plans, tracking progress against key milestones, and ensuring that complex, multi-disciplined projects are delivered on time. You will work closely with Senior Project Managers, engineers, and wider stakeholders to coordinate tasks, resources, and dependencies across the full project lifecycle.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Responsible for developing, maintaining, and monitoring integrated project schedules and tracking project costs for C4ISR projects.
- Break down work into tasks, durations, and dependencies with project managers and engineers.
- Track progress against key milestones and critical path; highlight delays and risks early.
- Coordinate with engineering, operations, and commercial teams to keep timelines realistic and current.
- Prepare and present schedule reports, dashboards, and "what-if" scenarios for management.
- Support change control, resource planning, and risk/issue management from a schedule perspective.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, or related field.
- 4–7 years of experience in project planning/scheduling, ideally in defence, aerospace, C4ISR, or other mission-critical environments.
- Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 (building, baselining, and updating complex schedules).
- Good understanding of project management concepts (WBS, critical path, dependencies, baselines, earned value is a plus).
- Strong analytical and reporting skills; comfortable working with data and timelines.
- Excellent communication skills in English; able to work with multidisciplinary and international teams.
- Preferably working on defence, military, or government technology programmes.
WHY CHOOSE THE COMPANY
Launched in November 2019, the company is one of the world's leading advanced technology groups, established to develop agile, bold, and disruptive solutions for defence and beyond, and to be a catalyst for change and transformation. It is dedicated to bringing breakthrough innovations, products, and services to market with greater speed and efficiency, to position the UAE as a leading global hub for future industries, and to creating clear paths within the sector for the next generation of highly skilled talent to thrive.
At the company, the real investment goes beyond compensation. Through our dedicated learning academy and digital learning platforms, employees have access to extensive opportunities to develop new skills, deepen their expertise, and advance their careers. Combined with the freedom to innovate, strong career support, and the opportunity to collaborate with world-class talent from across the globe, the company is a place where you can continue to grow, keep learning, and turn ambitious ideas into meaningful outcomes.
Working at the company also comes with a package that genuinely reflects how much we value our people. Salaries are highly competitive and tax-free and, depending on your role and seniority, benefits can include family visas, annual flight tickets, medical insurance for you and your dependents, and education allowances for your children.
CANDIDATE PRIVACY & EQUAL OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT
If you feel your skills, experience, and potential are a strong match for a role, we encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet every requirement. We are genuinely interested in what you can bring to the company.
Any information you share as part of your company candidate profile or job application will be handled in accordance with applicable data protection and privacy regulations.
The company is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and high-performing workforce. We believe every individual deserves to be treated with fairness, respect, and dignity, and our employment decisions reflect that. We do not discriminate based on race, colour, nationality, ethnicity, religion, gender, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
As a global organisation, effective collaboration across international teams is central to how we work, so English proficiency is required for all roles unless otherwise stated in the job posting.
