Sr. Engineer - Planning

Senior Planning Engineer

Northern Provision - Saudi Arabia

About El Seif:

Building the Future - One Project at a Time!

Excellence, Integrity and, Innovation - every step of the way.

At El Seif, we embrace and embody our core values of excellence, integrity, and innovation in every aspect of our work from meticulous planning to expert construction, we consistently uphold the highest standards of excellence, ensuring that our projects are delivered with precision and attention to detail. With half a century of diverse experiences across a wide range of industries, ranging from public infrastructure to military and defense applications, we have honed our expertise and gained indispensable insights that enable us to tackle complex challenges and maintain our standard of delivering exceptional results. Our forward-thinking approach sets us apart as a trusted partner in the construction industry. By continuously pushing the boundaries of innovation, we strive to pioneer the future of construction, creating sustainable and impactful solutions that leave a lasting legacy.

Major Responsibilities:

Corporate

·Support the development of KSA national employees across the team to support corporate objectives, Saudization targets and the knowledge dissemination culture to ensure optimal building of internal capabilities and maximize their performance.

·Conduct affairs with the highest standards of respect, integrity, accountability, agility, quality, safety and corporate governance

·Ensure compliance with Code of Ethics policy and adopting company values

·Adopt and utilize systems and ERP

Functional

·Implementation of instructions, Deadlines, work Methodologies, project execution plan, procedures, procurement plan and overall project strategies in order to prepare baseline schedule

·Takes a lead in preparing Tender schedules as requested and checks that the correct scope of work is reflected on assigned schedules

·Integrates inter-discipline schedule requirements and constraints to establish logical work sequences for assigned disciplines or specialties

·Develops specific work breakdown structures and recommends appropriate modifications and revisions for new work items assigned

·Provide site management the planned manpower requirements

·Identify and analyze preliminary risks and recommend corrective measures

·Oversee data inputs related to project execution plans and support development of required plans (constructability plan, procurement plan, engineering plan, construction schedule, budgets, mobilization plan) and budgets as per submitted bid

·Ensure budgets, schedules, WBS and CBS are set-up in EPM and EPPM

·Ensure EPM and EPPM users are selected and trained and assigned to the project

·Support the performance of project controls resources activities on sites

·Monitor performance of equipment and manpower, material deliveries and wastage and overall project cost controls

·Identify, analyze and monitor schedule deviations for assigned disciplines or specialties including subcontractor and recommend corrective action/work-around solutions for project considerations

·Prepare action plan and arrange action plans’ weekly meetings

·Highlight activities with delay risk, allocate ownership of action plan, as well as identify target dates for completing the action plan

·Review all the documents (letters, request for information, site inspection request, variation orders, drawings etc.) and identify the ones related to the delay events that will be used for preparation of claims for extension of time

·Implementation of standard methods of delay analysis (as planned impacted, time impacts analysis etc.) for the preparation of claims for extension of time

·Performing other duties related to the job as assigned by the Planning Department Manager

Knowledge, Skills, Competencies and Experience:

·Bachelor of Engineering, Civil or relevant degree related to project management and/or construction is required

·Minimum 8 years of relevant planning experience and working in sites

·Advanced training courses in latest versions of Primavera, including EPPM

·Professional knowledge in construction methods and procedures

·Professional knowledge in project planning and scheduling software

• Good ability in analyzing and solving issues effectively
• A robust collaborator and effective team player
• Delivery-oriented professional with proven records of delivering success
• Strong written and oral communication
• Highly responsible and reliable with exceptional attention to detail
• Highly skilled in team management and able to work cohesively as part of the wider organization
• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Proven ability to handle complex projects with a focus on results
• Well experienced in scheduling and planning for construction projects
• Demonstrate good project management skills provided with high ability of data gathering and assessment

·Well experienced in contract management and record keeping