SR.ENGINEER, PLANNING (Eastern Region)

Alfanar Precast; Al Khobar; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

alfanar Construction, a leading EPC company in Saudi Arabia, is seeking a Scheduling and Cost Control professional to develop integrated baseline EPC schedules using Primavera P6 and support Level 2 schedules for proposals. The role covers monthly progress updates, earned value reporting, and critical path analyses to inform project decisions.

You will coordinate with project teams to maintain master schedules, track budgets in SAP, and generate formal monthly status reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or any relevant field must be held.
• Experience in EPC scheduling and project controls is preferred.
• Strong knowledge of Primavera P6 and SAP for budgets and progress tracking.
• Ability to develop and maintain baseline schedules and critical path analyses.
• Excellent reporting and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop fully integrated Baseline EPC Level 3 schedules in Primavera P6.
• Develop Level 2 schedules to support proposals.
• Provide monthly progress updates and earned value reporting.
• Conduct Critical Path Analyses and recommend mitigation actions.
• Maintain project master schedules and recovery baselines as needed.
• Prepare monthly status reports and communicate deviations to project managers.

Skills

Scheduling

Cost control

Resource planning

Reporting

Problem solving

Quality control

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

SAP

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Headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, we operate construction and manufacturing businesses, design & development centers and a host of facilities in the Middle East and other countries.

alfanar is involved in:

• Electrical, Electromechanical and Civil Engineering Construction
• Manufacturing and Marketing Electrical Construction Products

Our Main Divisions:

alfanar Construction is classified as a Grade I contractor by the Contractors Classification Committee of the Government of Saudi Arabia.

alfanar Construction is an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) company with a track record of consistent growth. We have emerged as a strong EPC contractor in the Energy, Infrastructure as well as Engineering Services sectors in Saudi Arabia.

With the support of special purpose service units, alfanar Construction continuously strives to provide appropriate and timely solutions to clients, conforming to international standards.

The core EPC activities of alfanar Construction are in the fields of:

• Power and Water Projects
• Transmission and Distribution Projects
• Building Construction (Industrial & Commercial) Projects

Conduct Critical Path Analyses and recommend mitigating actions where necessary, review target budgets, and initiate a monthly progress reports of project updates.

Key Accountability Areas

Scheduling Management:

• Developing the fully integrated Baseline EPC Level 3 schedules in primavera P6
• Developing Level 2 Schedules to support Proposals.
• Monthly updates of Project Master Level 3 schedules
• Conduct Critical Path Analyses and recommend mitigating actions where necessary.
• Production of progress, productive curves and earned value reporting.
• Regular project team reviews, Public Planning Meeting and Last Planner Meetings.
• Recovery schedules, revised baselines, delay analysis etc.
• Attending Lead Engineer's Meetings.
• Highlight delays in advance to the project control manager/project manager.

Cost Control Management:

• Support project team in development of action plans to avoid / minimize cost / schedule overruns.
• Track budget and highlight budget impacts to the project control manager.
• Budget update in SAP
• Review target budgets in conjunction with engineering, project and construction management.
• Support the change control process, establishing the necessary forms, logs and expediting methods.
• Invoicing

Resource planning:

• Initiate day-to-day discussions with all groups involved in a project to assess the change / schedule implication of ongoing work.
• Estimation of resources based on site productivity.

Reporting:

• Responsible for project updates and monthly progress reports, schedule forecasts and updates with impact of changes.
• Responsible for actual and forecast progress curves and staffing histograms.
• Collection of information / production of monthly Status Reports for Project Managers.
• Production / issue of formal reports (with input from Projects).
• Initiating ad hoc progress reports to facilitate effective controls within EPC.
• Provide statistical data for management reviews.

Role Accountability

• Ability to obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job
• To have a vision and a plan for the career path and how to achieve it.

Delivery:

• Perform the planned activities to meet the operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide a periodic report formatted by detailing the deviation and execution of planned tasks.

Problem-Solving:

• Solve any related problems arise and elevate any complex operational issues.

Quality:

• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes including specifications for products or processes or related activities.

Business Process Improvements:

• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automations opportunities as much as possible.

Compliance:

• Comply to related policy and procedures and work instructions.

Health, Safety and Environment:

• Ensure compliance of relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity to guarantee safety, legislative compliance, and delivery of high-quality products/services.

Academic Qualification

Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering or Any relevant field