4D Planner

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services organisation which provides consultancy, delivery, operations and programme management services to businesses that invest in, own and operate assets. 

To deliver consistently excellent advice to our clients, we mobilise expert, flexible and entrepreneurial people who are at the very top of their profession and are inspired to deliver to make the difference.

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Turner & Townsend is one of the leading consultancy providers in the global real estate and infrastructure sector. We have a thriving digital team globally, and we are growing the capability within the region. 

We are now looking for a talented 4D planner and visualiser to join our Riyadh office. Your role will be crucial in supporting the successful delivery of the programmes and projects we are working on. 

The 4D planner will work as an integrated project team member, providing strategic advice on the 4D best practice, drafting 4D requirements, and producing high-quality 4D visualisations, analysis and scenarios for work winning and throughout project delivery phases. The ideal candidate will have technical skills (BIM, project planning, 3D/4D/5D) and experience in planning and scheduling major construction programmes. The 4D planner will be responsible for professional service delivery, ensuring that value-added service meets client objectives.

The individual will have the opportunity to work alongside a highly skilled team implementing and delivering digital best practices, including 4D strategy on a major programme scale.

As a 4D planner and visualiser within the KSA at Turner & Townsend you will be responsible for:

• To work with Turner & Townsend's client and project delivery team to deliver 4D visualisations and standards, manage the 4D processes across the programme, and report against the client’s and project requirements.
• Establish the programme 4D strategies, guidelines, and standards, and ensure the supply chain, including contractors and PMCs, deliver according to the requirements.
• Deliver high-quality 4D visualisations utilising multiple 4D visualisation and post-production software such as Synchro, Fuzor, Twinmotion, Adobe Premiere Pro, and others as necessary.
• Utilise 3D BIM models to align with the breakdown of the Construction Programme / Selection Sets and splitting & cutting 3D elements to create 4D construction simulations that can be used for constructability analysis, coordination, illustration, visualise changes and what-if’s, progress representation, etc.
• Coordinate with the project team to generate initial 3D models from 2D drawings for preliminary 4D staging analysis during pre-concept, concept and bidding stages
• Monitor progress of design by consultant/contractor using 4D BIM tools
• Update schedule as the design develops and use 4D BIM for programme optioneering and staging
• Develop a baseline schedule and monitor against a full end to end CPM schedule
• Attend all project meetings & workshops
• Prepare schedule progress updates and earned value graphics
• Review contractors’ schedules and progress reports
• Understand the Architectural, Structural and MEP coordination process
• Implement 4D BIM planning from concept design through detailed design and execution for project strategic planning as well as detailed 4D BIM analysis of construction activities
• Implement 4D for site logistics and temporary works management
• Strengthen the delay analysis using 4D BIM tools and techniques (what-ifs, as-planned vs. as-built, TIA, etc.)
• Synchronise Baseline P6 Programme and 3D BIM model using 4D software and maintain the updates inside Synchro software and be able to update changes executed in Primavera P6 as well as in Revit models back to Synchro software.
• Work with the construction team to analyse various construction methods and perform constructability analysis using 4D BIM
• Use knowledge of BIM software to assist the design and BIM team with the development of 3D models, federated 3D BIM models for multiple disciplines, design coordination and clash detection and preparing 4D scheduling models
• Liaise with engineers and designers on assigned projects to be able to read and understand engineering drawings, specifications, building codes, and other technical product and material specifications
• Coordinate and work with the BIM team and assist in the development of the Company’s BIM Standards and establish regional presence to support the growth of BIM use for construction in relation to 4D Planning.

• Minimum 7 years of professional experience in planning and scheduling of major construction programmes including schedule development, monitoring & control, schedule analysis.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering or construction related subject
• Prior experience working in the BIM/VDC teams of construction teams
• Advanced knowledge of BIM, design development, construction documents, technical and engineering knowledge
• Experience in the creation of site logistics models, temporary works models, plant & equipment, other 3D models required to enhance the visual representation of construction sequence
• Extensive experience in creation and managing of 4D simulations in close coordination with the project delivery team during the complete project lifecycle (initiation to handover)
• Understanding of the BIM execution plans and BIM Level of Details
• Ability to understand and read CPM schedules in Primavera P6
• Knowledge in Autodesk Navisworks and ACC for model navigation, clash detection, selection sets, etc.
• Knowledge of Autodesk Revit, Sketchup for initial 3D model development with sufficient level of detail to suit preliminary 4D sequencing
• Knowledge and prior experience working with Bentley Synchro for 4D Phasing
• Knowledge and experience working with multiple 4D software such as Fuzor, Reconstruct, Bexel Manager, and Revizto is highly desirable.
• Knowledge and experience of Twinmotion, Enscape, Unity and Unreal Engine are desirable.
• Knowledge of working with Microsoft Power BI for developing data analytics visuals
• Experience of Autodesk InfraWorks to generate site massing and surroundings
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to gather, organize and interpret data for process monitoring or business case development
• Training and upskilling project delivery teams on the use of 3D and 4D BIM workflows, BIM processes, standards and tools
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and earned value implementation using P6.
• Certification in Synchro 4D, Revit, Primavera P6, etc. desirable.
• Construction related portfolio of previous work to review as part of interview process.

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