Jr. Planning Engineer

Role Overview

Group AMANA seeks a Jr. Planning Engineer to join its team in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The role supports planning, scheduling, monitoring, and reporting of design and build projects across the industrial, commercial, and data center sectors.

Company Overview

Group AMANA is a regional leader in design-build construction, specializing in industrial construction for over three decades. The company champions intelligent solutions that improve building methods and delivers turnkey solutions for fast-track projects. Group AMANA is a human-centric organization committed to learning and development opportunities for all employees and fosters an inclusive environment welcoming qualified candidates from all backgrounds.

Role Purpose

The Jr. Planning Engineer will support project delivery by preparing and maintaining schedules, monitoring construction progress, updating schedules to reflect actual conditions, preparing progress reports, and coordinating with internal teams and external stakeholders to ensure effective time and project management across design-build initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Scheduling

• Review contract and tender documents to understand scheduling requirements, key milestones, reporting obligations, and contractual notices.
• Prepare and maintain tender, baseline, look-ahead, micro, and recovery schedules using Primavera P6.
• Ensure project schedules are accurate, logically sequenced, resource loaded, and aligned with the approved construction methodology and project requirements.

Progress Monitoring & Reporting

• Monitor actual progress through site visits, daily construction reports, timesheets, completed quantities, and regular coordination with site teams.
• Update schedules to reflect actual progress, revisions, variations, acceleration measures, delays, and recovery plans.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports, resource histograms, cash in and cash out curves, and schedule presentations for clients and internal stakeholders.
• Monitor productivity, planned versus actual performance, critical activities, and project milestones, highlighting any schedule variances or areas of concern.
• Maintain accurate planning records, reports, productivity data, and schedule updates within the approved project filing system.

Risk & Delay Management

• Identify potential delays and project risks, communicate their impact to the Project Manager, and recommend appropriate mitigation and recovery strategies.
• Conduct delay analysis and support the Contracts team in preparing Extension of Time claims, including impacted schedules, narratives, methodologies, and supporting documents.

Stakeholder Coordination

• Coordinate with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Cost Control, Quantity Surveying, and Contracts teams to ensure effective project planning and time management.
• Coordinate with subcontractors and suppliers to obtain progress updates and ensure their activities remain aligned with the overall project schedule.
• Participate in site progress and coordination meetings, follow up on planning actions, and provide clear schedule updates to relevant stakeholders.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering (BSc is mandatory).
• Minimum 1 year of relevant experience in project planning, preferably with contractors in data center or industrial projects.
• One or more of the following certifications is mandatory: PMP (Project Management Professional), PMI-SP (Scheduling Professional), or PSP (Planning & Scheduling Professional).

Skills & Competencies

• Proven expertise in Primavera P6 and Power BI.
• Strong understanding of contractual and commercial implications related to project scheduling.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to interact confidently with clients and consultants.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.

Additional Information

• Candidate must be Saudi Talent.
• This posting is intended to build the talent pool; shortlisted candidates will be contacted as recruitment activities progress.