GAMI is hiring a full-time, fully bilingual (English/Spanish) Planning & Scheduling Manager to own the contract programme of a new diplomatic mission complex for a foreign-government client in Mexico City, delivered under an EPC contract with FIDIC conditions. Job title Planning & Scheduling Manager (Schedule Manager) Projec New diplomatic mission complex in Mexico City, including temporary offices and the new permanent buildings Contract EPC / FIDIC, with a foreign government as Employer Location Mexico City, on-site Employment type Full-time, permanent employee for the duration of the project Language English and Spanish, both at full professional level (mandatory) The role exists to keep a contractually compliant, logic-driven programme that GAMI can defend before the Employer. It covers design, permits, procurement and construction, and it is the basis for progress reporting, change orders and any extension of time.

Key responsibilities
The Planning & Scheduling Manager owns the programme from baseline to Taking-Over and answers for its contractual quality. 1. Baseline programme. Develop, maintain and defend the contract baseline programme as required by FIDIC Clause 8 (Programme) and the Employer's Requirements.
- Integrate design, permits and licences, procurement, fabrication, construction, testing, commissioning and handover.
- Build a clean CPM network: complete logic, no open ends, justified constraints, a clear critical path. 2. Updates and progress. Update the programme at the agreed frequency and whenever it no longer reflects presente progress.
- Collect progress from site, design (the design subcontractor) and permitting (the permits consultant).
- Produce look-ahead programmes (3 and 6 weeks) for the construction team. 3. Change management. Model every variation and change order in the programme, including the change orders already in progress.
- Prepare time impact analyses that show the effect of each change on milestones and Time for Completion. 4. Delay and extension of time. Identify delays early, support early-warning notices and prepare EOT submissions with the FIDIC Manager.
- Keep the records needed for claims: as-planned vs as-built, delay logs, windows analysis. 5. Cost and resource loading.



Resource-load and cost-load the programme so that the cash flow, billing milestones and staffing plan stay aligned with the schedule. 6. Reporting. Prepare the schedule sections of the monthly report to the client, in English, with narrative, critical path, float trend and milestone status. 7. Subcontractor programmes. Review and integrate the programmes of designers, subcontractors and suppliers, and check them for consistency with the master programme. 8. Schedule quality. Run regular quality checks (for example DCMA 14-point) and keep a documented scheduling procedure for the project. Mandatory requirements Candidates must meet every point below; full bilingualism is a non-negotiable condition.
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Education:
Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Architecture or Construction Management.
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Experience:
8+ years in construction planning and scheduling, with at least 3 years as lead scheduler on a building project above USD 50 million.
• Contract knowledge: hands-on experience with FIDIC contracts (Red, Yellow or Silver Book), especially Clause 8 (Programme, Extension of Time, Delays) and Clause 20 (Claims).
• Delay analysis: proven experience preparing time impact analyses and extension of time submissions.
• Software: advanced Microsoft Project (CPM logic, baselines, resource and cost loading, custom fields, reporting).
• Integrated scheduling: experience scheduling design, permits, procurement and construction together on EPC or design-build projects.
• Languages: English and Spanish at full professional level, spoken and written. The candidate will present and defend the programme in English before the client and coordinate in Spanish with site teams and subcontractors.
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Location:
available to work on-site in Mexico City. Preferred qualifications These points are not required, but they will rank a candidate higher.




• Oracle Primavera P6, and experience converting schedules between P6 and MS Project.
• AACE International Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) certification.
• PMP or a similar project management credential.
• Experience on embassies, government buildings, or secure or mission-critical facilities (data centres, hospitals, airports).
• Experience working for, or reporting to, North American or other international clients.
• Knowledge of Mexican permitting processes (DRO and co-responsible experts, CDMX licences).
• Experience with Power BI or similar tools for schedule dashboards. Core competencies The right person combines technical rigour with the confidence to defend the programme in front of a demanding client.
• Analytical rigour: reads a programme critically and finds logic gaps, false critical paths and unrealistic durations.
• Contractual awareness: understands that every programme submission is a contractual document and writes accordingly.
• Communication: explains schedule impacts clearly to executives, designers and site teams, in both languages.
• Independence: challenges optimistic forecasts with data, including those of the construction team.
• Organisation: keeps complete, traceable records of every update, change and assumption.
• Discretion: handles sensitive diplomatic project information with strict confidentiality. Selection process and

how to apply
The process has five stages, and part of the interviews and the technical test are held in English to confirm bilingualism.
• CV screening against the mandatory requirements.
• Bilingual phone interview (30 minutes), half in English and half in Spanish.
• Technical test (2 hours, after signing an NDA): review an extract of a real programme, find its logic and contractual issues, and outline how to model a change order and its time impact. The written answer must be in English.
• Panel interview with the Project Manager and the Contract Director, including a short presentation of the test results in English.
• References and offer, including verification of previous projects and of any certification claimed.

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