Planning Engineer

The Planning Engineer’s role is to function and deliver within the business and high performing programme / project team environments, using project control techniques to ensure successful and timely delivery of projects, while minimising claims and disputes between project stakeholders.

The Planning Engineer will develop working project programmes and monitor these within the performance and management framework established for the development. The Planning Engineer is an effective communicator, problem-solver and organizer.

Qualifications and Experience

• Tertiary qualification (University Graduate) in either Project Management, Building Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Architecture or similar plus a minimum of 7 years relevant experience in a planning / project management role
• Extensive experiential learning in the construction industry (10 years plus)
• Relevant projects of an appropriate scale
• KSA experience preferred
• Experience with ground up / new construction is preferred
• Active membership of a relevant professional institution is an additional consideration

Responsibilities

• Develop initiation programmes for all development stages
• Develop an overall development project progress control system for all phases
• Develop initiation programmes and detailed plans for all development phases
• Develop an overall development project progress control system for all phases
• Effectively present project plans to stakeholders
• Ensure supplier programmes are compliant and in line with the detailed plan and progress monitoring systems
• Monitor suppliers Rate of Progress to ensure that this is consistent with the project plan
• Draw up action plans for the recovery of slippage and implement these with suppliers
• Assist with the analysis of supplier claims to ensure that these are appropriately responded to Close-out planning functions for each project and ensure of data is correctly administered for the project • Review and understand all relevant project documents and conditions
• Establish and define project control procedures and identify the level of resources required to operate them
• Develop in conjunction with the Project Manager and Client, a suitable work breakdown structure for the project
• Establish and communicate cost and schedule baselines and ensure control mechanisms are in place to monitor performance
• Review overall project status with the Project Control Team and recommend corrective action where necessary
• Ensure that all cost, planning and document control reports are prepared in accordance with the Project Control Manual
• Other planning management duties as assigned by the Project Director / Senior Project Manager

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.