Site Scheduling & Planning Engineer - Ref - QSMBS24

TRACTEBEL; Al-Qassim Province; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Tractebel, Owner's Engineer for the Al Khushaybi BESS IPP, seeks a Site Scheduling & Planning Engineer to manage project schedules, monitor contractor progress, and coordinate interfaces at the Al Khushaybi site in the Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in Scheduling & Planning, Substation and BESS experience in KSA, and professional certification; familiarity with schedule risk assessment and recovery planning is a plus; the project showcases 500 MW over 4 hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Scheduling & Planning is mandatory.
• Substation and BESS-related experience in KSA is required.
• Professional certification in scheduling/planning is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the project schedule to ensure timely progress.
• Monitor contractor schedule updates and validate reported progress.
• Identify critical paths and highlight potential delays.
• Prepare weekly and monthly schedule performance reports for Owner.
• Conduct schedule risk assessments and propose mitigations.
• Review contractor recovery plans and assess improvement feasibility.
• Coordinate discipline interfaces to maintain sequencing.
• Analyze change impacts and support delay claim evaluations.
• Validate look-ahead schedules against baseline programme.
• Track manpower and equipment resources against planned curves.

Skills

Scheduling & planning

Project scheduling

Schedule risk assessment

Progress monitoring

Interface coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Scheduling & Planning

Substation & BESS experience in KSA

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Job Title

Site Scheduling & Planning Engineer, Renewable- Project Based at Site

Email Id

[e-mail]

Work Location / Project Location

Al Khushaybi, Qassim Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Job Summary

Tractebel has been appointed as the Owner's Engineer for the Al Khushaybi Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Independent Power Project (IPP) in the Al Qassim Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The project is being developed by ENGIE and its consortium partners under the Saudi Power Procurement Company (SPPC) Battery Energy Storage Program. The Al Khushaybi BESS facility has a capacity of 500 MW with 4 hours of storage duration(2,000MWh).

As Owner's Engineer, Tractebel is responsible for providing independent technical oversight and assurance throughout the project lifecycle, including design review, engineering management, technology assessment, construction supervision, testing and commissioning support, and verification of compliance with contractual, regulatory, and international technical standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the project schedule ensuring timely progress.
• Monitor contractor schedule updates and validate reported project progress.
• Identify critical path activities and highlight potential schedule delays.
• Prepare weekly and monthly schedule performance reports for Owner.
• Conduct schedule risk assessments and propose effective mitigation measures.
• Review contractor recovery plans and evaluate schedule improvement feasibility.
• Coordinate discipline interfaces to maintain consistent project execution sequencing.
• Analyze change impacts and support delay claim evaluations.
• Validate look-ahead schedules ensuring alignment with baseline programme.
• Track manpower and equipment resources against planned project curves.

Education

Mandatory

• Bachelor’s degree & certification in Scheduling & planning
• Must Have Substation & BESS related Experience in KSA

Preferred

• Relevant professional certification related to the role/discipline
• Professional membership or accreditation, where applicable
• Experience with BESS project is preferable