Senior Planning Engineer

Parsons; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 320,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Saudi Arabia seeks a highly experienced Senior Planning Engineer to develop a Master Schedule that integrates multiple packages and dependencies, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with client expectations.

The role emphasizes project controls, progress monitoring, regular reporting, and risk-based decision making, with leadership of planning engineers to maintain robust schedules across complex infrastructure projects. GCC experience is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil/mechanical/electrical engineering or construction management.
• 16+ years of experience in planning and scheduling infrastructure projects.
• Experience on infrastructure and utilities projects with interface and coordination requirements.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 scheduling software.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage a Master Schedule integrating multiple packages with interdependencies.
• Develop, implement, and maintain project controls systems and tools.
• Evaluate planning information, identify delays and mitigation measures.
• Prepare regular progress reports and presentations for program issues.
• Assess claims including Extension of Time and Disruption using delay analysis methods.
• Provide technical leadership to planning engineers and ensure compliance of project controls processes.
• Identify risks, document them in the Project Risk Register, and perform what-if analyses.

Skills

Master Schedule integration

Project controls

Progress monitoring

Reporting and communication

Claims and dispute resolution

Team leadership

Risk management

Primavera P6

Education

Bachelor's degree in civil/mechanical/electrical engineering or construction management

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

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Job Description

Parsons is seeking a highly skilled Senior Planning Engineer to join their team. This role involves developing a Master Schedule that integrates multiple project packages, taking into account their interdependencies. The goal is to identify and assess how changes in one schedule or project affect others, while effectively managing client expectations and ensuring timely delivery.

What You'll Be Doing

• Schedule Management: Develop and manage a Master Schedule integrating multiple packages, considering interdependencies to assess the impact of changes across projects.
• Project Controls: Develop, implement, and maintain project controls systems and tools, ensuring compliance and resolving planning issues as they arise.
• Progress Monitoring: Evaluate and verify planning and scheduling information, identifying potential delays and suggesting mitigation measures.
• Reporting and Communication: Prepare regular progress reports and presentations, addressing program issues to ensure timely project completion.
• Claims and Dispute Resolution: Assess claims, including Extension of Time and Disruption, using leading delay analysis methodologies.
• Team Leadership: Provide technical leadership and guidance to planning engineers, ensuring effective project controls processes and compliance.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks and conflicts, documenting them in the Project Risk Register, and conduct "what-if" analyses to assess time impacts of changes.

What Required Skills You'll Bring

• Bachelor's degree in civil/mechanical/electrical engineering or construction management from a recognized institution.
• Minimum 16+ years of experience in planning and scheduling Infrastructure Projects
• Successful applicants will have experience working on infrastructure and utilities projects coupled with an excellent overall understanding of the construction industry and interface and coordination requirements in the industry
• Proficiency in scheduling software, particularly Primavera P6.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring

• Good written and oral communication skills
• Management capabilities
• GCC experiences preferred
• Thorough knowledge of industry best practices and regulations.

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

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