Planning Engineer

General Description of Role and Responsibilities:

• Works with all project disciplines to supervise and ensure understanding of total project schedule needs and integration of scheduled activities.
• Develops and maintains the master schedule as per the contractual requirements, specifications, method statement of the project and company standards.
• Analyzes Project progress and performance using Earned Value Management to establish Key Performance Indicators (SV & SPI) and recommend preventive and corrective actions.
• Review and approve baseline, revised, and recovery schedules, including the cash flow, histogram of manpower, histogram of equipment, WBS, calendars etc.
• Review the extension of time claims using the delay analysis techniques (Impact As Planned, Time Impact Analysis, As Planned Vs. As-Built Analysis, Collapsed As-Built, and Windows Analysis).
• Review monthly/weekly schedules.
• Identifies critical and sub-critical activities of the project and analyzes their impact on the overall completion schedule, considering the actual status and trends.
• Monitors project schedules, manpower and quantity reporting to ensure the preparation and presentation of the Critical Items Action Report.
• Monitors project schedule analysis and studies problem areas to determine the criticality of scheduled activities and recommend alternatives for schedule improvement to the project team for discussion and/or decision.
• Review the Construction Look Ahead Schedules, Mitigation and Recovery Schedule in close coordination with the PM/CM, including but not limited to, other relevant Project Staff and the Subcontractors.
• Checks all As-Built Schedules and ensures that they are correct and are closed for all projects.
• Provides lessons learned presentations for scheduling processes.
• Create and maintain risks & issues registers.
• Monitor risks & issues.
• Develop all progress and status reports/dashboards for the Client.
• Maintains standards of safety and complies with Company's Health, Safety and Environment Management System requirements.
• Takes reasonable care of own health and safety and that of others in the workplace.
• Follows and maintains Company standards of Quality in accordance with Company Quality System requirements.
• Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures in place within Hill International, and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor.

Qualifications, Experience, Knowledge, and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, preferably Civil, Architecture, Mechanical, Electrical, or similar technical qualification.
• Minimum 10 years relevant experience in complex Construction Projects, main Contracting, PMO/PMC background, (preferable in Public Buildings, Infrastructure, Airports etc.).
• Experience and demonstrated skill in performing, monitoring, reviewing, and presenting project planning and scheduling functions, which include schedule development, and schedule analysis, with demonstrated skill in establishing criteria, planning, and supervising project scheduling activities.
• Excellent knowledge of productivity analysis and resource calculation.
• Skilled in supervision and training of technical and non-technical personnel.
• Knowledge of engineering, construction and business management techniques customarily acquired by a prolonged course of specialized instruction. Knowledge of current industry and technical developments.
• Proven track record with recognized international standard companies, preferably from Saudi Arabia, particularly in Middle East operations and projects.
• Ability to communicate and work using English. Arabic skills are a plus.
• Expert-level experience in the field of planning and scheduling.
• Proficiency in Project planning Software, such as Primavera P6, MS-Project, MS Office, and others.
• Preference for PSP,  PMI-SP,  PMP.

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