Planning Engineer (RC)

Role Overview

JASARA PMC is seeking an experienced Planning Engineer to join the team. This position is based in Saudi Arabia and involves developing and managing comprehensive schedules for infrastructure works, ensuring timely and efficient project delivery.

Company Overview

JASARA PMC is an organization contributing to the successful execution of high-profile infrastructure projects pivotal to Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030.

Role Purpose

Develop, produce, and maintain project schedules for complex infrastructure works. Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders to optimize project workflows, manage risks, and ensure adherence to planning processes and schedule management protocols throughout project delivery.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Scheduling

• Support planning and scheduling of own work to meet required timelines and outputs.
• Produce the Project schedule and maintain as per Consultant/Contractor schedule requirements.
• Assist with producing Baseline/Target schedules for submission.
• Update schedules weekly/monthly as design and construction work develops.
• Continually improve the quality of schedule presentation, information, and documentation.
• Recommend appropriate improvements, ensure optimal project schedule quality, and evaluate reports.

Scope & Resource Planning

• Assist with scope planning by specifying in-scope requirements for the project to facilitate creating the work breakdown structure.
• Assist with resource planning to indicate the levels of resources required.
• Assist in integrating inter-discipline schedule requirements and constraints to establish logical work sequences for assigned disciplines or specialties.
• Support in identifying key interfaces.

Risk & Issue Management

• Ensure risks are captured, raise to team, and offer mitigation solutions.
• Support in identifying potential and occurring problems affecting the work schedule at the site and recommend solutions to the relevant team or department.

Coordination & Controls

• Coordinate with the Commercial function in relation to implementing an effective controls system on budget, cost, report, risk, and change management.
• Assist in coordinating Project Controls/Cost function to implement an effective controls system.
• Support adherence to the schedule, Schedule Management plan, planning processes, and ways of working.

Reporting & Communication

• Support in producing Project progress tracking and reporting.
• Review prepared schedule data for proposals or contract negotiations.
• Respond accurately and in a timely manner to team queries regarding the content of the schedule submission.
• Assist in clarifying the needs of the team to ensure the delivery of effective services.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree and/or postgraduate qualification in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Business Management, or relevant field of study.
• Eight to ten years of relevant planning experience working within complex design and construction programs across private and/or government sectors.
• Primavera Certification preferred.
• Recognized project management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) desirable.

Skills & Competencies

• Demonstrate strong written and verbal skills in English.
• Proficient use of enterprise-level management software, such as Primavera P6 and MS Office (Excel, Word); Power BI preferred.
• Analytical and thorough problem-solving ability.
• Flexibility and adaptability in responding to changing business requirements.
• Effectively manage and prioritize workload and deliver to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Leverage existing relationships to identify and develop client relationships and provide strategic input to maximize project outcomes.