Planning Engineer

Job description / Role

Job Duties

- Support with the management of building design projects, particularly with respect to schedule and cost control
- Provide support with the development of project management plans, including schedule baselines, project scope baselines, man-hour estimates and budgets, as needed
- Develop scope baseline, detailed work breakdown structures, project activities and critical path charts for building design projects, in coordination with respective Project Managers
- Closely work with Senior Planning Engineer and Project Managers in monitoring and managing project schedules, and implement modifications to schedule baselines, as needed
- Work in managing changes in project scope, potential risks and contingency plans, as needed
- Track the preparation and collection of invoices for K&A's deliverables, in coordination with local Finance teams, as needed
- Work for the preparation periodic project progress reports for building design projects, flagging major issues, as needed
- Liaise with the Architecture & Planning Project Control Unit to provide ongoing project information, as needed, in coordination with respective Project Managers

Requirements

Job Qualifications

- Bachelor's Degree in Architecture or Engineering
- 3+ years of industry experience in building and architectural design, particularly in a design projects planning function
- Demonstrated experience and track record in planning of design projects, including schedule control and cost control
- Demonstrated experience with the usage of project management software (e.g. Primavera)
- Knowledge of building and architectural design
- Knowledge of SAP is a plus
- Strong analytical and problem solving capabilities
- Good communication skills
- Good interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in spoken and written English and Arabic

About the Company

Khatib & Alami, a multidisciplinary urban regional planning, architectural and engineering consulting company, offers clients an integrated approach toward the ever-increasing need for reliable project delivery systems. In-house expertise and the continuous recruitment of bright and innovative professionals enable us to meet the challenges of development with due consideration to environmental protection, social and economic characteristics of society. In close concert with clients, we have been able to consolidate factors that make the resultant project coincide with the client's vision within the time frame and budget set out for implementation.

K&A started its consulting services in Lebanon and extended the areas of its professional activities in accordance with the growth of its experience, and its human and financial resources. The company operates in various countries including Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Sultanate of Oman, State of Qatar, State of Kuwait, Kingdom of Bahrain, Yemen, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Libya, Sudan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Belgium, Gabon and USA. K&A employs around 4,000 professionals and technicians. Since 1984, K&A has continuously ranked among the top 100 International Design firms as published by Engineering News Record (ENR). K&A has also obtained the ISO 9001:2000 certification for its Quality Management System (QMS).