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Ref: SP117-15
Job description / Role
Faithful+Gould are looking for Planning Manager to join the team in KSA.
SNC Lavalin's Faithful+Gould business is one of the world's leading integrated project and programme management consultancies, with over 2,400 professionals operating worldwide.
Our aim is to protect and maximize our clients' interests throughout the planning and delivery of projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, on budget. We pride ourselves on collaborating with client teams and developing long-term relationships.
Key services include - Project management, programme management, project controls, commercial management, cost management and expert scheduling and construction planning.
Our industry is going through a digital transformation and we have been investing in and pioneering digital methods to improve all aspects of our service. We have focused our digital transformation around platform modernization and product development and through standardization and automation, we are achieving efficiencies that are directly passed on our clients who benefit from a consistent quality of service as well as the savings.
Active in the Middle East for over 20 years, we have offices in the UAE, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia. We hire and retain only the best people in the industry. Our success is built on recruiting - and then developing - brilliant people from a broad range of professional and cultural backgrounds. It's precisely this diversity of talent that sets us apart.
Acquired by SNC Lavalin in 2017, we also have an extensive depth of geographic exposure across 50 countries and the breadth of 53,000 experts. As one of the largest engineering contractors, we have access to 17,000 staff in the Middle East making us one of the largest multidisciplinary consultancies in the region.
Responsibilities
- Project Planning and Scheduling
- Overseeing & managing Planning Engineers
- Assist in managing logic networks based on critical path (P6)
- Assist in the development and preparation of weekly and monthly progress reports & dashboards to the client
- Assist in the updating of the Baseline Schedule, including executive summary report
- Identify bottleneck areas and alerting management as well as develop solutions
- Coordinate and interface with client, and other sub-contractors daily
- Assist in the development of weekly snap shots as required by the client
- Attend meetings with the client and owner and provide information to team members regarding new direction or updated information
- Developing the appropriate systems and procedures to deliver services to client
- Assist in preparing time extension or delay analysis reports
- Coordinate with the Commercial Team to ensure planning goals are achieved
- Be a team Leader to ensure all deliverables are submitted in a timely fashion
- Review and sign off on all deliverables prior to submission to owner & client
- Interface with the Design Team to ensure issuance of designs meet the planned schedule
- Interface with the clients project managers and zone managers on a daily basis
Requirements
- You will be a recognised expert with a minimum of 15 years experience in a similar role at a senior level, with a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or equivalent from a recognised university.
- You will have experience in development and maintaining baseline programmes starting with very little briefs and input.
- You have considerable Planning & Scheduling experience showing clear career progression in the planning field through working either client side or for a consultancy.
- You will have experience of working on high value, high rise and other building/mixed use projects from pre-concept to handover.
- You will have proven track record in lead a team of professional planners and senior planners.
- You will have experience in dealing with clients on daily basis. You will have experience in working in high pressure environments with very demanding clients.
- Knowledge in the use of Primavera (P6) and MS Project is also essential
- Strong verbal and written communication skills is essential
- Experience in identifying delays and preparing impact or time extension analysis reports
Rewards and Benefits
We offer an excellent package which includes:
- A competitive salary
- Accommodation allowance;
- Transportation allowance;
- 26 calendar days annual leave (based on 6 day working week)
- Medical and life insurance cover;
- Company gratuity scheme;
- Discretionary bonus scheme;
- Annual flight allowance to point of origin
- Employee Assistance Programme - 24 hour free advice on financial, legal and family care specialists and also access to personal health, fitness and nutrition consultants
About the Company
SNC Lavalin’s Faithful+Gould business is one of the world’s leading integrated project and programme management consultancies, with over 2,400 professionals operating worldwide.
Our aim is to protect and maximize our clients’ interests throughout the planning and delivery of projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, on budget. We pride ourselves on collaborating with client teams and developing long-term relationships.
Key services include - Project management, programme management, project controls, commercial management, cost management and expert scheduling and construction planning.
Our industry is going through a digital transformation and we have been investing in and pioneering digital methods to improve all aspects of our service. We have focused our digital transformation around platform modernization and product development and through standardization and automation, we are achieving efficiencies that are directly passed on our clients who benefit from a consistent quality of service as well as the savings.
Active in the Middle East for over 20 years, we have offices in the UAE, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia. We hire and retain only the best people in the industry. Our success is built on recruiting – and then developing – brilliant people from a broad range of professional and cultural backgrounds. It’s precisely this diversity of talent that sets us apart.