Planner - Process Plant (GCC Overview)

Bechtel Corporation; As Sudiyah; On-site; OMR 35,000 - 46,000; Full time

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Job summary

Bechtel Corporation is seeking a Senior Planner/Planner for the Ar Rjum Project in Oman. The role oversees scheduling across project teams, subcontractors, and suppliers to ensure timely and cost-effective delivery.

The position requires strong experience in project planning, scheduling principles, and earned value management, with proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Project. Work is on-site at the project location with national relocation as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management, or related field.
• 8–10 years of relevant experience, or 12–14 years for senior roles.
• Experience in project planning, construction scheduling, or project controls.
• Experience with construction, infrastructure, or industrial projects.

Responsibilities

• Review and convey EPCM’s consent to the Contractor schedule of works in line with contract conditions.
• Validate compatibility of project resources for timely completion.
• Maintain and monitor the Master Schedule integrating department and contractor progress.
• Identify delays, highlight critical events, and suggest mitigations.
• Perform what-if analyses to assess time impact of changes and advise actions.
• Coordinate with contractor and Employer to resolve planning issues.
• Attend meetings and prepare concise minutes and action trackers.
• Assist in preparing delay notices and tracking contractor progress.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Critical-path analysis

Earned value

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, project management, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Job description

Requisition ID: 299842

• Relocation Authorized: National - Camp


• Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project


• Work Location: Dhalm

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Project Overview

The Ar Rjum Project comprises a green field gold project with three open pit mining operations with associated waste dumps and ore stockpile, a processing plant, tailings management facilities, and supporting infrastructure including water supply, power supply, maintenance facilities, offices, temporary and permanent accommodation village.

The Project is situated within the Central Arabian Gold Region, approximately 200 km north-east of Taif towards Riyadh and about 26 km South of Al Mouwayh, which is a small town situated on the Jeddah - Riyadh highway.

Job Summary

The Senior Planner/Planner is responsible for maintaining and monitoring project schedules. This role coordinates planning activities across project teams, subcontractors, suppliers, and other stakeholders to support timely, cost-effective, and well-organized project delivery.

Major Responsibilities

• Review and convey EPCM’s consent to the Contractor schedule of works in line with Contract conditions, and using EPCM Recommended Practices


• Validation of compatibility of project resources for timely completion of the project


• Maintain & Monitor the Master Schedule integrating different department progress & Contractor progress.


• Identify the potential areas of delay/slippage, highlight the critical events & suggest mitigation measures / corrective actions


• Exercise “What if” analysis to assess the time impact of each change, variation, and potential event at an early stage and provide alternative courses of action & advice before issuing instructions to contractors


• Discuss, coordinate, and resolve the planning and scheduling problems with the contractor and the Employer.


• Attending various meetings including kick-off, technical, progress review, etc, providing valuable inputs, and preparing concise & precise minutes of meetings.


• Preparation of Trackers / Logs to monitor critical issues during the Design and Construction stages of the Project.


• Assist in preparation of delay notices for the contractor’s culpable delay and/or slow performance letters.


• Review weekly and monthly progress reports submitted by Contractors.


• Review and validate Contractor progress measurement methodologies and earned value reporting systems.


• Compare planned progress with actual performance and identify delays, variances, and potential schedule risks.


• Conduct variance analysis and provide recommendations for corrective and preventive actions.

Required Qualifications And Experience

• Bachelor’s degree (prefer engineering, project management, or related field) and 8-10 years of relevant experience or 12-14 years of relevant experience.


• Relevant experience in project planning, construction scheduling, or project controls.


• Experience working on construction, infrastructure, engineering, industrial, commercial, or similar projects.


• Working knowledge of project scheduling principles, construction methods, sequencing, and progress measurement.


• Experience developing and maintaining schedules using project-planning software such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, or equivalent tools.


• Understanding of critical-path analysis, schedule logic, baseline control, progress updating, and forecasting.


• Ability to interpret project drawings, specifications, contracts, procurement information, and construction programs.


• Strong skills in Microsoft Excel and project reporting.


• Knowledge of project controls, risk management, change management, and delay analysis is preferred.

Key Skills And Competencies

• Strong organizational and time-management skills.


• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.


• Clear written and verbal communication skills.


• Ability to coordinate information from multiple project stakeholders.


• Attention to detail and commitment to maintaining accurate records.


• Ability to identify schedule risks and communicate them promptly.


• Ability to work effectively under changing priorities and project deadlines.


• Collaborative approach to working with project managers, construction teams, subcontractors, and clients.


• Ability to present complex scheduling information in a clear and practical manner.

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