Lead Planner - Hospitals

KCM Recruitment; Riyadh Region; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Planner/Scheduler for a major medical project. In this pivotal role, you will develop and manage project schedules, ensuring alignment with project goals and stakeholder expectations. Your extensive experience in project management, particularly within the medical sector, will be invaluable as you navigate complex scheduling challenges. This opportunity offers a tax-free salary, along with allowances for accommodation and transport, making it an attractive proposition for seasoned professionals looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment. Join a team that values integrity and expertise in the construction industry.

Benefits

Tax-free salary

Accommodation allowance

Transport allowance

Regular flights

Medical coverage

Qualifications

• Minimum 15 years of experience in project management and scheduling.
• Experience in medical projects is highly beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Develop and agree project schedules; track and report progress.
• Facilitate project team in addressing schedule delays and issues.

Skills

Project Scheduling

Risk Analysis

Stakeholder Communication

Schedule Tracking

Education

Degree in relevant field

Job description

Lead Planner/Scheduler – Medical

Our client is an international project management company who are currently involved in the construction project management of several large medical projects.

To add to their existing team, they require a lead/senior planner. You will be based at the company's main office with other core members of the project management team.

Duties

1. Project Schedule – develop and agree schedule(s); track/report progress; and implement controls.
2. Developing in conjunction with the Project Manager, the planning and scheduling systems and approach for the project.
3. Developing and agreeing with all project stakeholders the project baseline schedule.
4. Developing and issuing the Baseline schedule Notes for the project baseline schedule.
5. Developing in conjunction with the project manager and others the plan for Man-hour expenditure and measuring of progress achievement, including the baseline ‘S’ curves.
6. Undertaking risk analysis of the schedule.
7. In accordance with the project procedures, updating the schedule and man-hour report.
8. Determining and communicating to the Project Manager and Project Team areas of schedule delay.
9. Facilitating the project team in finding remedies to any project delays.
10. Logging changes to the project schedule and maintaining records of all schedule related issues during the execution of a project.
11. Organising schedule workshops at critical phases of the project (at project commencement, prior to Construction), to enable an agreed workable detailed schedule to be developed.
12. Producing the schedule after a schedule workshop.
13. Ensuring that all elements of the schedule are integrated and are capable of being integrated with other project schedules, especially any Customer schedules.
14. Identifying and communicating the Critical and near critical paths for the project.
15. Ensuring that Tender Packages adequately describe contractors’ and consultants' requirements.

Requirements

• You will have at least 15 years of experience.
• Major experience in Western countries with some experience in the Gulf region.
• Medical experience would be highly beneficial.
• Degree qualified.

Conditions

An excellent basic tax-free salary will be provided along with allowances for accommodation and transport. Regular flights and medical provided.

If interested, please send your CV through this website to Kevin at KCM Recruitment.

About The Company

KCM is a privately owned Irish company established by industry-qualified construction professionals offering an honourable and hardworking approach to human resource solutions within the construction industry.

KCM is a global search and recruitment company assisting both clients and candidates in Europe, the Middle East, and the Southern Hemisphere.

At KCM, all our recruitment staff are qualified construction professionals who have obtained significant practical knowledge before developing careers in recruitment. We believe this allows us a far superior understanding of both the role to be filled and the candidate that could fill it.

KCM has significant global experience both in sourcing candidates for specialised single positions and in bulk recruitment of professional staff for entire projects.