Senior Planning Engineer – Onsite, KSA (Data Center)

Role overview

Responsibilities

• Establish client relationships and communicate with technical and management personnel; review project plans, requirements, and specifications.
• Develop WBS, CPM baseline schedules, and integrated master schedules with clients and contractors; load schedules with resource and cost information.
• Analyze resource bottlenecks and strain, and update monthly and weekly schedules and reports.
• Prepare and present management updates on progress, findings, and recommendations.
• Review consultant, contractor, and vendor schedules for achievability and compliance with client standards and contract specifications.
• Report schedule changes, delays, and accelerations; track and report onsite construction productivity.
• Develop and implement an earned value system; identify risks and recommend mitigations; perform what-if and delay analyses.
• Act as the main company-client communication link on contracts and progress, handling client demands.

Required qualifications

• At least 12 years of construction planning and scheduling experience.
• Bachelor's degree in construction engineering, engineering, project management, or a related technical field.
• Excellent understanding of construction and scheduling best practices.
• High proficiency in Primavera P6, including resource management, loading, tracking, leveling, and reporting; high proficiency in Microsoft Project.
• Experience developing reports for different audiences, including critical path, resource histogram, and forecast reports.
• Client-facing experience and ability to explain complex construction programs to technical and management audiences.
• Strong communication skills and advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel for reporting and dashboards.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's degree in Construction Management.
• Power BI, data center, or Earned Value Management experience.
• PSP or PMI-SP certification; active PMI, AACEi, or similar association membership.

Position details

• Primary location is on-site in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
• Position classification is salary-based full-time regular hours.
• The role is a future opportunity tied to planned expansion in Saudi Arabia and is not currently active or an offer of immediate employment.

Productivity tools

• Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365, and Power BI.

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