Planning Engineer (Saudi Nationals only)

Job Description

Planning Engineer (Saudi Nationals only)SNC-Lavalin has an exciting full-time career opportunity for a Planning Engineer with minimum 10 years? experience. Candidates having experience in HV, EHV, HVDC, power systems, transmission & distribution lines, substations, power stations projects will have added advantage. The role is based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.The candidate will work in a fast-paced consulting environment with excellent career growth opportunities.Responsibilities

• Ability to develop initial baseline schedules with little project information.
• Assist in the preparation and management of overview and strategic programmes, including design, procurement, and construction schedules together with supporting information required schedules
• Include all project stages from initiations to completion in the baseline and identify stage gates accordingly.
• Coordinate and manage the preparation and development of master planning, engineering, procurement, and construction schedules together with associated information required schedules
• Establish and agree project reporting procedures, prepare, and present monthly project progress. Develop project and programme dashboard templates to be used across the programme by designer and contractors.
• Review the schedules and related documents from the designers and contractors including monthly reports and analyse the content to ensure compliance with project objectives
• Review schedule trends to identify problem areas and recommend corrective action to management. Monitor actual progress against planned progress
• Monitor engineering design progress, material and equipment procurement and construction and commissioning status
• Prepare progress monitoring tools using earned value for the management and monitoring of the above-mentioned schedules. Monitor progress both on and off site. Identify deviations (progress trends) in both construction and procurement progress and suggest possible courses of corrective action
• Working closely with the Project Team to ensure that the ?programme? is feasible, complies with the Project Master Plan and contractual documents
• Interface daily with the designers, main contractor, sub-contractors, and internal management.
• Carry out studies into scheduling, manpower, cash flow, and material flow as needed
• Attend offsite meetings as requested by the client
• Review schedules for slippage of key dates
• Assist in the defense / approval of any claim for time extension or major change to the schedule
• Other duties as requested from time to time
• Ensuring that each Planning Engineer runs his or her section to the highest professional standards, that all information is current, and that every member of the team is receiving the information he or she needs to fulfil their responsibilities.
• Participate with the project management team, as directed by the Project Director, to achieve project deliverables.
• Involve key stakeholder requirements and approvals in the baseline
• Issue high-level schedule weekly updates
• Identify and report main issues interfering with progress
• Identify and report on measures for improving schedule performance
• Establish Scheduling, reporting procedures, tools, templates, instruction, etc. to standardise the work across the programme.
• Monitor the timing of submittals against schedule requirements
• Develop and monitor programme KPIs

Requirements

• Must be a Saudi National.
• You will be a recognised expert with a minimum of 10 years? experience as a Senior Planner/ Planning Engineer.
• Proficiency in the use of Primavera P6 and MS Excel using advanced formulas is essential.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills is essential
• You willhave considerable planning experience showing clear career progression in the planning field through working either client side or for a consultancy
• Experience withMega Power Projects is a plus.

SNC-Lavalin Projects and O&M Services is a business unit of SNC-Lavalin Group. We provide a full range of project management, programme management, construction management, engineering services, consulting services and operation and maintenance services across the MENA region. Active in the Middle East for over 40 years, we have offices in the Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Oman, and Egypt. for transportation and other infrastructure programmes.Founded in 1911, SNC-Lavalin is a global fully integrated professional services and project management company and a major player in the ownership of infrastructure. From offices around the world, SNC-Lavalins employees are proud to build what matters. Our teams provide comprehensive end-to-end project solutions ? including PPP, capital investment, consulting, design, engineering, construction, sustaining capital and operations and maintenance to international clients. On July 3, 2017, SNC-Lavalin acquired Atkins, one of the worlds most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies.http://www.snclavalin.com/

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