Operations and Maintenance Planning Engineer

Dar Al Riyadh Group; Saudi Arabia; Presencial; SAR 180 000 - 240 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Dar Al Riyadh Group is seeking an Operations and Maintenance Planning Engineer to lead the development of maintenance schedules for dam assets across multiple locations in Saudi Arabia. The role involves creating preventive, predictive and corrective programs, translating requirements into detailed work packages, and coordinating with contractors and stakeholders.

The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree in engineering, PMI-SP or equivalent certification, and at least 8 years of planning

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or an equivalent relevant discipline from a recognized university.
• PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) certification or an equivalent internationally recognized planning and scheduling qualification.
• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in planning and scheduling.

Responsabilidades

• Develop annual, monthly, weekly and daily maintenance schedules for dam assets.
• Prepare preventive, predictive, corrective, emergency and condition-based maintenance programs.
• Convert approved maintenance requirements into detailed work packages and executable schedules.
• Define activity sequences, durations, dependencies, milestones and resource requirements.
• Integrate civil, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, instrumentation and control-system maintenance activities.
• Schedule contractor maintenance activities and coordinate implementation with relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare two-week and four-week look-ahead schedules.
• Coordinate planned shutdowns, equipment isolation, testing, restart and return-to-service activities.
• Optimize maintenance schedules to minimize operational disruption and asset downtime.
• Ensure critical and safety-related maintenance activities receive appropriate priority.
• Monitor maintenance backlogs and recommend actions to address overdue work.
• Review contractors’ baseline schedules, detailed work programs, schedule updates and recovery plans.
• Verify that contractors’ schedules align with contractual milestones and approved O&M plans.
• Review schedule logic, calendars, activity durations, constraints and critical paths.
• Monitor actual progress and compare performance with approved baselines.
• Identify delays, schedule slippage, resource shortages and emerging delivery risks.
• Perform critical-path, float and schedule-impact analyses.
• Assess the scheduling impact of variations, equipment failures, access restrictions and technical changes.
• Recommend recovery measures, alternative work sequences and resource adjustments.
• Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of approved recovery plans.
• Maintain integrated schedules for O&M, repair, rehabilitation and improvement projects.
• Establish progress-measurement methods, rules and reporting procedures.
• Define weighted activities, work breakdown structures and measurable completion criteria.
• Verify reported progress against field evidence, completed quantities and approved records.
• Prepare planned-versus-actual performance analyses.
• Develop progress curves, milestone trackers, resource histograms and schedule dashboards.
• Monitor schedule and maintenance KPIs, including: Planned maintenance compliance, Work-order completion, Schedule adherence, Maintenance backlog, Contractor productivity
• Prepare schedule and decision-support reports for the Dams Sector.
• Forecast future workloads, resource demand, equipment needs and expected completion dates.
• Highlight critical activities, delayed milestones, operational risks and required management actions.
• Maintain accurate records supporting schedule updates and progress assessments.
• Coordinate labour, materials, spare parts, tools, equipment and access requirements.
• Confirm that resources are available before scheduled work begins.
• Work with Procurement and Stores teams to monitor long-lead materials and critical spare parts.
• Coordinate with engineers, technicians, contractors, operators and permit authorities.
• Attend meetings, inspections and site visits anywhere in Saudi Arabia as required.
• Comply with Saudi laws, applicable codes, Client procedures, quality requirements and occupational health and safety obligations.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Operations and Maintenance Planning Engineer

Job Ref. 2240

Experience: 8

Multiple Location

Sep 9, 2026

Job Overview

Date Posted

Sep 9, 2026

Location

Multiple Location

Expiration Date

Oct 1, 2026

Experience

8 Years

Job Skills

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop annual, monthly, weekly and daily maintenance schedules for dam assets.
• Prepare preventive, predictive, corrective, emergency and condition-based maintenance programs.
• Convert approved maintenance requirements into detailed work packages and executable schedules.
• Define activity sequences, durations, dependencies, milestones and resource requirements.
• Integrate civil, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, instrumentation and control-system maintenance activities.
• Schedule contractor maintenance activities and coordinate implementation with relevant stakeholders.
• Prepare two-week and four-week look-ahead schedules.
• Coordinate planned shutdowns, equipment isolation, testing, restart and return-to-service activities.
• Optimize maintenance schedules to minimize operational disruption and asset downtime.
• Ensure critical and safety-related maintenance activities receive appropriate priority.
• Monitor maintenance backlogs and recommend actions to address overdue work.
• Review contractors’ baseline schedules, detailed work programs, schedule updates and recovery plans.
• Verify that contractors’ schedules align with contractual milestones and approved O&M plans.
• Review schedule logic, calendars, activity durations, constraints and critical paths.
• Monitor actual progress and compare performance with approved baselines.
• Identify delays, schedule slippage, resource shortages and emerging delivery risks.
• Perform critical-path, float and schedule-impact analyses.
• Assess the scheduling impact of variations, equipment failures, access restrictions and technical changes.
• Recommend recovery measures, alternative work sequences and resource adjustments.
• Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of approved recovery plans.
• Maintain integrated schedules for O&M, repair, rehabilitation and improvement projects.
• Establish progress-measurement methods, rules and reporting procedures.
• Define weighted activities, work breakdown structures and measurable completion criteria.
• Verify reported progress against field evidence, completed quantities and approved records.
• Prepare planned-versus-actual performance analyses.
• Develop progress curves, milestone trackers, resource histograms and schedule dashboards.
• Monitor schedule and maintenance KPIs, including:
• Planned maintenance compliance
• Work-order completion
• Schedule adherence
• Maintenance backlog
• Contractor productivity
• Prepare schedule and decision-support reports for the Dams Sector.
• Forecast future workloads, resource demand, equipment needs and expected completion dates.
• Highlight critical activities, delayed milestones, operational risks and required management actions.
• Maintain accurate records supporting schedule updates and progress assessments.
• Coordinate labour, materials, spare parts, tools, equipment and access requirements.
• Confirm that resources are available before scheduled work begins.
• Work with Procurement and Stores teams to monitor long-lead materials and critical spare parts.
• Coordinate with engineers, technicians, contractors, operators and permit authorities.
• Participate in planning, progress, coordination and performance-review meetings.
• Follow up assigned actions and ensure schedule-related issues are resolved promptly.
• Support the evaluation of contractor staffing, productivity and schedule performance.
• Reporting and Compliance
• Prepare clear daily, weekly, monthly, annual and technical reports as required by the assignment.
• Present schedule performance, forecasts, delays and recovery recommendations to management.
• Coordinate with government stakeholders, consultants, contractors and multidisciplinary teams.
• Attend meetings, inspections and site visits anywhere in Saudi Arabia as required.
• Comply with Saudi laws, applicable codes, Client procedures, quality requirements and occupational health and safety obligations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or an equivalent relevant discipline from a recognized university.
• PMI Scheduling Professional (PMI-SP) certification or an equivalent internationally recognized planning and scheduling qualification.
• Minimum 8 years of professional experience in planning and scheduling.
• Demonstrated experience planning O&M, maintenance, infrastructure or asset-intensive projects.
• Advanced practical capability in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office and SAP maintenance planning.
• Experience developing baseline, integrated, detailed and look-ahead schedules.
• Strong knowledge of progress measurement, critical-path analysis, forecasting and recovery planning.
• Experience reviewing contractor schedules and validating reported progress.
• Understanding of preventive, predictive, corrective and emergency maintenance processes.
• Ability to interpret engineering scopes, technical documents, maintenance requirements and contractual milestones.
• Strong analytical, reporting, communication and stakeholder-coordination skills.
• Relevant experience must be supported by verifiable employment records, project references, schedules or reports when requested.