Senior Planning Engineer – Dar Al Riyadh

Job Description

<strong>Responsibilities: </strong><p><br></p><ul><li>Lead the project controls &amp; Document Control staff for efficient project control delivery. </li><li>Prepares the Project Controls plan for assigned projects. </li><li>Provide oversight and review of the Consultant’s planning and scheduling of the assigned projects including Consultant staff plans and manpower histograms and project progress measurement, etc. </li><li>Responsible for effective execution of Project Controls programs on the assigned program in accordance with Project Controls Department Procedures. </li><li>Reviews contract drafts to ensure they include adequate cost and scope definition and meet Project Controls requirements. Coordinates development of all data in support of negotiations. </li><li>Apply all planning and scheduling techniques as appropriate in accordance with the approved Project Controls/Execution Plan. </li><li>Ensure that the Project Controls Systems provide the best possible control tools for the supervisory staff on the project to allow them to control their work efficiently </li><li>Lead the process of capital budget determination and the effective determination of the scope of work accordingly. </li><li>Maintain up-to-date knowledge of planning software and techniques as used on the contract and ensure as well that the staff maintain their skill and knowledge </li><li>Ensure that the Department Manager, project manager, and other stakeholders are aware of any potential threats to completion on schedule, and propose remedial action </li><li>Prepare internal and client weekly and monthly project status reports </li><li>Review of Engineering Consultants’ schedules and programs </li><li>Develop a staffing plan and execution for the project organization to ensure the resource is available </li><li>Prepares, coordinates, and directs Project Controls presentations to client management, as required. </li><li>Directs project control activities. Develops, interprets, and executes policy, objectives, and standards applicable to cost and schedule control and analysis activities. </li><li>Appraise performance of subordinates and identify/implement training and development needs </li></ul><p><br></p>Establish and promote good working relations with his team, project staff, and the client<p><br></p><strong>Requirements: </strong><p><br></p><ul><li>Bachler degree on Urban Planning or Civil Engineering or related filed. </li><li>Minimum 11 years overall experience in a related filed </li><li>Registered engineer with the Saudi Council of Engineers </li><li>Preferred Certificated Project Management Professional (PMP or Prince 2) </li><li>Knowledge of computer programs for Planning &amp; Scheduling (Primavera, MS Project </li><li>Advanced knowledge of computer programs for project management, preferably including Microsoft Project, Primavera, MS office, Power BI </li><li>Analyze Projects performance and prepare reports highlighting all the potential risk and issues with project and recommend suitable solutions. </li><li>Excellent oral, analysis and presentation skills are required in performance of this position. </li><li>Knowledge of Quality Management Systems and Quality Control procedures. </li><li>Systematic thinking, Planning and organization skills. </li><li>Communication, Project management and Problem-solving skills. </li><li>Fluent in both written and spoken Arabic and English.</li></ul>