Senior Planning Engineer (Roads & Highways)

Parsons International

Doha, Qatar

Ref: HP094-1172

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

The Senior Planning Engineer is part of the shared services team and will be providing all necessary assistance to the construction supervision team with respect to all planning and scheduling issues and progress of the works. He will be responsible for the review and approval of the submitted work program by the contractor and he will monitor the work progress during the construction and reports to the SRE. He will participate and coordinate with the contractor to produce recovery work programs in case of delays and he will participate in assessment and analysis of time related claims.

Job Responsibilities:
- Review, check and evaluate the Contractors time schedule of works;
- Following the review, recommend, acceptance / rejection of the Contractors time schedule to SRE for forwarding the recommendation to the Engineer (PMC) and PWA for program acceptance;
- Monitor the work progress, compare to the accepted program of work and report to the SRE;
- Coordinate with the Planning Engineers of PWA/PMC and the Contractor on all scheduling issues and progress;
- Prepare weekly, monthly (or any period agreed with the Engineer (PMC) / PWA) reports about the status of construction progress;
- Evaluate, and forecast project progress and performance against the established accepted / amended schedule with critical milestones;
- Assess the impact(s) of design/construction changes and schedule slippages;
- Inform the SRE (for the purpose of informing PMC / PWA) of any potential delays in the project completion or the milestones;
- Analyze, assess and participate in discussions about any suggested recovery program by the Contractor to mitigate any delays.
- Participate in the assessment and analysis of time related claims by the contractor.

Requirements

- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.
- Minimum of 20 years experience performing, monitoring, reviewing and presenting project cost engineering functions which include cost estimating, cost control, cost analysis and proposal activities with demonstrated skill in establishing criteria, planning and supervising project cost engineering activities.
- Minimum of 10 years related experience in Roads and Highways projects is a must.
- Experience and demonstrated skill in supervising cost estimates, cost control, and overall project reporting activities. Knowledge of engineering, construction, and business management techniques customarily acquired by prolonged course of specialized instruction. Knowledgeable of current industry and technical development.
- Primavera P6 practical experience is a must.

About the Company

Parsons is a leader in many diverse markets such as infrastructure, transportation, water, telecommunications, aviation, commercial, environmental, planning, industrial manufacturing, education, healthcare, life sciences and homeland security.

Parsons provides technical and management solutions to federal, regional and local government agencies as well as private industries worldwide.

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