Deputy Manager Planning / Senior Planning Engineer

Career Raiser; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Raiser in Abu Dhabi is seeking a project scheduling and cost control professional to lead initiation, planning, monitoring and control of multiple projects.

You will review contractor programs, develop scope matrices, and prepare cost-loaded schedules to manage cash flow and resources. Strong risk mitigation and EOT assessment skills are essential for success.

Qualifications

• Experience in project scheduling and cost control required.
• Ability to develop, monitor and analyze project schedules.
• Strong knowledge of implementing FIDIC-based claims and variation management.

Responsibilities

• Initiation, planning, monitoring & control of projects.
• Review and approve main contractor's program.
• Develop, monitor and control scope matrix and finishing schedule.
• Prepare cost-loaded and resource-loaded schedules; establish cash flow (S curves) and manpower histogram.
• Define and analyze critical paths and monitor progress.
• Generate look-ahead schedules.
• Seek innovations to improve project economics.
• Monitor progress via S-curve performance and MIS reports (KPIs).
• Capable of handling multiple projects and working under pressure.
• Develop & track materials tracking log to ensure timely procurement of long-lead items.
• Identify risks and advise mitigations.
• Perform Earned Value Analysis to measure cost performance.
• Evaluate subcontractor extension of time requests and prepare recommendations.
• Manage subcontracts to prevent/defend potential claims.
• Implement FIDIC clauses for time and cost claims.
• Prepare delay notices and interim time claims; liaise with Commercial Manager.
• Coordinate design changes and CVIs and assess EOT impacts.
• Window analysis/time impact studies on delays.

Skills

Scheduling

Project Planning

Cost Management

Risk Management

Change Management

Progress Monitoring

Earned Value Analysis

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

• INITIATION, PROJECT PLANNING, MONITORING & CONTROL, MATERIAL MANAGEMENT, RISK MANAGEMENT, COST MANAGEMENT, CHANGE MANAGEMENT
• Review/ Comment/ Approve Main Contractor’s Cl.8.3 / Cl. 14/1 Program
• Develop, Monitor and Control Scope Matrix & Finishing Schedule
• Preparation of Cost loaded and Resource loaded schedule – to establish the Cash flow (S Curve) and Manpower Histogram (S Curve for Manhours/ Mandays)
• Define and analyze Critical paths and Analyze the progress
• Generate different Look ahead Schedules
• Seek innovation in scheduling and execution plans that could improve project economics
• Monitoring and Reporting the progress through S-Curve performance
• Preparing periodic reports (Weekly, Monthly bases) and Management Information Systems (MIS) Reports e.g. Key Performance Indices (KPIs) etc.
• Capable of handling multiple projects and can work under pressure
• Develop & Track Materials Tracking log to control the delivery of the Materials to the site on time when required to avoid potential delays in procurement (mainly Long lead Items)
• Identification of potential risks and advice solutions/ mitigations for it.
• Perform Earn Value Analysis to measure the project performance in terms of cost
• Evaluating Contractor’s Extension of Time requests and preparing recommendations to the Engineer
• Managing subcontracts related to the projects to prevent / defense potential claims by subcontractors
• Implement FIDIC conditions of contract in addressing & preparing time and cost related claims
• Prepare Delay notices and interim time claims/ events implementing FIDIC, closely monitoring the event and then submit the Final Claim in liaise with Commercial Manager and Project Manager
• Coordinate the Design Changes & CVIs (Confirmation of Verbal Instructions) and incorporate the same in the Cl. 8.3 Program (Baseline Schedule) to see the impacts of the changes and based on the same prepare the Extension of Time Claims (EOT)
• Window Analysis or Time Impact study to analyze the delay over the entire schedule dividing it to windows with a selected duration, most commonly used is monthly.

Job is based in Abu Dhabi