Senior Planning Engineer

Confidential; Doha; On-site; QAR 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in Doha, Qatar, seeks an experienced Senior Project Planner with a strong track record in high-quality construction programs. You will develop initiation programmes, create detailed plans for all development phases, and implement a comprehensive project progress control system in alignment with the master schedule.

The role requires 15 years of planning experience, with 8+ years on complex projects and proficiency in Primavera P6, Primavera Enterprises, and Primavera Contract

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in planning construction projects using Primavera P6.
• Develop initiation programmes and detailed plans for all development phases.
• Establish cost and schedule baselines with monitoring mechanisms.
• Review project documents and conditions to ensure compliance.

Responsibilities

• Develop initiation programmes for all development stages.
• Develop an overall development project progress control system for all phases.
• Effectively present project plans to stakeholders
• Monitor suppliers Rate of Progress to ensure alignment with the project plan
• Draw up action plans for the recovery of slippage and implement with suppliers
• Close-out planning functions and ensure data is correctly administered

Skills

Planning

Scheduling

Project management

Cost control

Stakeholder presentation

Supplier management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

UPDA Certification

PSP Certification

MBA (advantage)

Tools

Primavera P6

Primavera Enterprises

Primavera Contract Management

Job description

Requirements:

• Develop initiation programmes for all development stages
• Develop an overall development project progress control system for all phases
• Develop initiation programmes and detailed plans for all development phases
• Develop an overall development project progress control system for all phases
• Effectively present project plans to stakeholders
• Ensure supplier programmes are compliant and in line with the detailed plan and progress monitoring systems
• Monitor suppliers Rate of Progress to ensure that this is consistent with the project plan
• Draw up action plans for the recovery of slippage and implement these with suppliers
• Assist with the analysis of supplier claims to ensure that these are appropriately responded to
• Close-out planning functions for each project and ensure of data is correctly administered for the project
• Review and understand all relevant project documents and conditions
• Establish and define project control procedures and identify the level of resources required to operate them
• Develop in conjunction with the Project Manager and Client, a suitable work breakdown structure for the project
• Establish and communicate cost and schedule baselines and ensure control mechanisms are in place to monitor performance
• Review overall project status with the Project Control Team and recommend corrective action where necessary
• Ensure that all cost, planning and document control reports are prepared in accordance with the Project Control Manual
• Other planning management duties as assigned by the Planning Manager / Project Director / Senior Project Manager
• A minimum of (15) years` experience in planning of construction projects, of which Seven (8) years` experience is in planning and programming High Quality projects using industry standard programming software such as Primavera P6.
• Preferably a Chartered Engineer or PE, although this is not essential if a track record of planning successful High Quality phased projects which have been open to the public during the works can be clearly demonstrated, including analyzing, constructing Schedules and Cost using Primavera Enterprises and Primavera Contract Management software
• Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering
• UPDA Certified preferable.
• PSP Certified, MBA is an advantage