Senior Schedule Manager

We are looking for a Senior Schedule Manager to join GagaMuller. You will collaborate with experienced, diverse, and passionate teams, fostering a strong social dynamic and collective sense of achievement. This role offers you extensive industry exposure, helping you broaden your skills, open doors to new opportunities, and expand your perspective. We are committed to empowering you, providing real responsibility, and supporting your career growth through mentorship from industry leaders and the tools you need to succeed. You will also contribute to shaping our business strategy as we continue to grow. At GagaMuller, building lasting, trusted relationships with our teams and clients is at the core of what we do.

Responsibilities:

• Scope & Delivery Management
• Planning & Development Phase
• Review and validate the high‑level milestone schedule prepared by the General Contractor for executive and client reporting purposes.
• Provide oversight and assurance of the detailed baseline Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) developed by the General Contractor.
• Review the integration of individual contractor and vendor programmes into the master schedule.
• Validate schedule logic, dependency relationships, float values, and identification of the critical path.
• Ensure alignment of the programme with the approved cost plan, resource assumptions, and site logistics strategy.
• Review and challenge schedule health metrics and compliance with industry best practice scheduling standards.
• Verify the use of agreed naming conventions, coding structures, and schedule architecture.
• Review and validate contractor and vendor programmes and their associated Basis of Schedule documentation.
• Schedule Monitoring & Control Phase
• Monitor progress against the approved baseline schedule and assess contractor‑reported progress updates.
• Review critical path movements, forecast completion dates, and emerging schedule risks.
• Provide early warning to the Client of potential slippage, mitigation requirements, or recovery actions.
• Review and assess the schedule impact of design changes, delays, or scope variations.
• Evaluate contractor‑proposed mitigation or acceleration measures and provide recommendations to the Client.
• Commissioning & Handover Support
• Review and validate the commissioning and Integrated Systems Testing schedules prepared by the General Contractor.
• Monitor readiness for key commissioning, turnover, and handover milestones.
• Review schedule close‑out activities and final programme reconciliation at project completion.
• Provide schedule assurance input into project close‑out reporting.
• Stakeholder Coordination
• Review, manage, and provide assurance on schedules submitted by the General Contractor(s).
• Report programme status, risks, and forecast outcomes upstream to the Client / Developer.
• Coordinate with Project Management and Construction Management consultants.
• Monitor contractor performance against scheduled milestones and contractual programme obligations.
• Review contractor Earned Value Management (EVM) reporting where required by the Client.
• Risk & Compliance Management
• Review and support Qualitative Schedule Risk Analysis (QSRA) exercises.
• Ensure identified schedule risks are appropriately captured, mitigated, and reported.
• Reporting & Documentation
• Provide schedule status reporting to the Client.
• Chair schedule review and assurance meetings with key stakeholders and contractors.
• Establish and maintain schedule governance, control, and reporting procedures.

Qualifications:

• Relevant qualification essential e.g. master’s or bachelor’s degree
• Previous experience in Schedule Management
• Experience dealing with relevant issues
• Knowledge of Health & Safety

In Country Requirements: Candidates are required to be on‑site full‑time.