Senior Planning Engineer

ELSEWEDY ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS PROJECTS; Dammam; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Dammam is seeking an experienced Project Manager to develop and manage project schedules, conduct risk assessments, and ensure project feasibility. The ideal candidate will have a BSc. in Engineering, over 5 years of experience in power generation projects, and familiarity with Primavera and project management methodologies. Competitive compensation offered.

Qualifications

• BSc. Engineering in relevant fields required.
• 5+ years of experience in power generation projects.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop project schedules and work breakdown structures.
• Conduct risk assessments for project feasibility.
• Prepare Master Baseline schedules.

Skills

Project schedule development

Schedule risk assessment

Communication skills

EPC contractor background

Primavera (P6)

Education

BSc. Engineering (Construction Management)

Tools

Primavera (P6)

Microsoft Office

Job description

Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and validate project schedules, baselines, and work breakdown structures (WBS) in alignment with industry standards.
• Ensure project schedules are realistic, achievable, and optimized, integrating scope, cost, and risk parameters.
• Conduct schedule risk assessments and scenario analysis to evaluate project feasibility and potential delays.
• Responsible for preparation of Master Baseline schedules for the entire project and detailed schedule in terms of (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Startup & Commissioning as well as each subcontract package as applicable).
• Responsible for resource allocation, loading, and leveling as applicable
• Coordinate with the project manager regarding strategic targets for projects.
• Responsible for identifying project schedule critical path(s)
• Supervise the preparation of project progress reports/presentations to ensure the transfer of the actual situation while highlighting project risks to different stakeholders.
• Coordinating with different project disciplines to ensure the validity of project schedules and awareness of risks.
• Approve, Monitor, analyze, and study subcontractors’ baseline and updated schedules and its impact on the project master baseline schedule.
• Responsible for settling subcontractor’s performance indicators and highlighting performance deviations.
• To prepare delay analysis and project time claims resolution.
• To participate and provide support for project cash flow & invoicing.
• To Build an interactive dashboard provides multiple layers of knowledge about the Project status

Requirements

• BSc. Engineering (Construction Management, Civil/Mech./Electrical/Arch)
• +5 years’ experience, preferably in SEC substation projects.
• Contractor background in EPC (Power Generation, EHV/HV Substations…etc.).
• Computer literate especially with Primavera (P6), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint……, etc.).
• Good interpersonal and communication skills with a good command of English.
• Proven track records with project management tools/courses and fair knowledge (Construction Management, PRMG, PMI-SP, or PSP and/or PMP).