Project Planner

Job description / Role

Are you an experienced Project Planner with a proven track record of excellence, seeking the opportunity to work on an major hospitality project in Saudi Arabia.

Our client has a proven track record of success throughout the region. They are going through a period of rapid growth and need to strengthen their operational team with this key appointment.

Take sole responsibility for the overall planning, co-ordination and control of the project, meeting the clients requirements in order to produce a functionally and financially viable project that will be completed on time within authorized cost and to the required quality standards.

Key tasks:
- Drawing up plans and presenting schedules of work using specialist planning computer software.
- Preparing logistics plans and pricing schedules for the project.
- Monitoring progress throughout the construction process and comparing this with the projected schedule of work;
- Liaising with the Project Director and Senior Quantity Surveyor throughout the process, making adjustments to projects as necessary.
- Specifying project objectives and plans including scope, budgeting, scheduling, performance requirements, and selecting project participants.
- Maximising resource efficiency through procurement of labour, materials and equipment.
- Implementing various operations through proper coordination and control of planning, design, estimating, contracting and construction in the entire process.
- Developing effective communications and mechanisms for resolving conflicts

Requirements

- Possess a relevant Engineering Degree qualification.
- Proven track record as a Project Planning Manager working on construction projects in Middle East/North Africa.
- Have a minimum of 10 years working experience.

About the Company

The Highfield Company is a specialist recruitment consultancy that focuses on the international construction and engineering industry sectors. With combined recruitment experience of more than 20 years, the directors have worked on technical and management positions at all levels, from Graduate to Executive, and for many of the Construction industry’s leading companies.

With experience of sourcing candidates for assignments in over 100 countries, The Highfield Company is perfectly equipped to service the needs and requirements of any construction, property or engineering based employer anywhere in the world. Our consultants are specialists in their designated disciplines, which include Building & Construction, Civil Engineering, Oil & Gas, PQS & Cost Consultancy, Project Management, Consulting Engineering, Mechanical & Electrical and Facilities Management.