Planning Manager

Job description / Role

At Fluor we take on the toughest challenges in engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance and project management. Our clients trust Fluor to deliver services that optimize their assets, improve their competitive position, and increase their long term business success.

An excellent opportunity exists for an enthusiastic and highly motivated professional to join the team as planning manager on our Sharq Project based in Qatar

Sharq Crossing Programme comprises of three iconic bridges linked with an immersed tube which spans the area of Doha Bay in the State of Qatar. The constituent components of the Programme comprise:

West Bay Bridge:
West Bay Bridge is a two-deck tied arched structure incorporating a longitudinal park and cable car system, extending to an island of terraced levels providing recreational facilities and a marina. The longitudinal park extends via an elevated walkway, from the proposed Corniche Park to the bridge portal island offshore from the West Bay area.
The bridge touches land with a small pedestrian bridge and a shaded canopy for cable-car users while road traffic is maintained through an immersed tube tunnel.

Cultural City Bridge:
Cultural City Bridge comprises of a series of cable-stayed structures that skim across the bay in a pattern of descending scales creating a long bridge thus reducing the lengths of the submerged tunnel links.

Sharq Bridge:
Sharq Bridge is a tubular structure which spans the inlet adjacent to Dohas new Hamad International Airport. While necessarily of low profile to accommodate air traffic, the bridge offers a novel, sleek conceptual form providing new visitors to Doha with their first stunning view of downtown Dohas skyline.

Submerged tunnel links:
Connecting each of the three bridges the immersed tube tunnels are designed to meet the international traffic management and safety requirements.

The immersed tube tunnel link between Sharq bridge and West Bay bridge consists of three lanes each way, and two lanes in each direction between West Bay bridge and Cultural City bridge.

Key Responsibilities

1. Management of the Business
- The post holder actively participates as part of the project management team in the general running of the company, achieving the project targets; and seeking to positively influence the progression and growth of the project.
- Establish Programme Master Schedule (Level 1) using PRIMAVERA P6 software as the basis for overall time management and control of the individual Projects
- Prepares individual Project Schedules (Level 2) for tunnel, bridges, land side construction, etc. based on the agreed Programme Master Schedule
- Prepare individual time schedules (Level 2) for design work, procurement, tendering, construction and commissioning
- Process check the detailed time schedules forwarded by the bidders if in compliance with the Programme Master Schedule and milestone dates during tender evaluation
- Check the detailed programmes forwarded by the Lead Designer, Consultants and DBOM contractors if in compliance with the Programme Master Schedule, contractual milestone dates and interfaces. Link such detailed programmes with the Level 2 programmes
- Check and monitor the progress of the activities on a regular basis, latest every month
- In case of deviations from the planned progress request immediate rectification of any shortfalls
- In case of delays evaluate the consequences and request acceleration measures to bring the progress back to schedule

2. Management of the Department
- Responsible for effectively managing the projects Planning function to ensure best practices are followed, costs are controlled.
- Prepare monthly Progress Reports
- Minute the weekly Progress Meetings

3. Staff
- Ensure the right calibre of staff are recruited, and in accordance with company policy and procedures.
- Lead, motivate, communicate with, develop, appraise and performance manage staff to ensure they are fully motivated to achieve best performance to meet the companys needs.
- Ensure the department operates in accordance with Company policies and procedures.

Requirements

- University Bachelor or equivalent degree in Engineering.
- A minimum of 10 years of applicable industry experience and a minimum of 5 years working with PMC Contractors is preferred.
- Good spoken and written English.
- Experience with infrastructure projects namely bridges, roads and tunnels needed

When joining Fluor, you will be given a great opportunity to develop, grow and take on more responsibility, with future opportunity for career advancement.

To take the next steps in your career please apply via the link to the MENA Recruitment Team.

About the Company

Fluor Corporation is one of the world's largest, publicly owned engineering, procurement, construction, and maintenance services companies. Over the past century, Fluor, through its operating subsidiaries, has become a trusted global business leader by providing exceptional expertise and technical knowledge across every phase of a project. Clients rely on Fluor to deliver world-class solutions that optimize their assets, improve their competitive position, and increase their long-term business success.