Summary
Dar Al Riyadh is seeking a Senior Planner in Medina to independently review and monitor contractor programmes for infrastructure, urban development, or mixed-use projects. The role covers schedule analysis, progress validation, delay and risk identification, recovery plans, EOT submissions, reporting, and coordination across project functions. Applicants should have an engineering degree or related qualification, 15–22 years of total experience, 10–12 years in similar planning roles, and 8–12 years of GCC/KSA experience. Advanced Primavera P6 knowledge and experience in PMC or engineering consultancy environments are preferred.
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Key Responsibilities:
- Review and assess Contractor baseline and updated programmes for compliance with project requirements.
- Verify integration of design, approvals, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover activities.
- Independently monitor actual progress against approved planned progress.
- Perform critical path, float, schedule variance, and trend analyses.
- Validate Contractor-reported progress against actual site conditions and verified accomplishments.
- Identify delays, programme risks, trends, and potential impacts on key milestones.
- Review Contractor recovery programmes and mitigation measures.
- Review and monitor Contractor look-ahead schedules.
- Monitor design and procurement activities that may impact construction progress.
- Monitor interfaces, dependencies, and constraints between project packages and stakeholders.
- Develop PMC planning dashboards, progress curves, schedule reports, and management updates.
- Support the assessment and review of Extension of Time (EOT) submissions.
- Coordinate programme information with Construction, Commercial, Contracts, Engineering, and other project functions.
- Forecast project completion dates and key project milestones based on current performance and trends.
- Monitor testing, commissioning, handover, and close-out milestones.
- Provide independent programme assessments, recommendations, and early warnings to the Client.
- Support project planning meetings and communicate key schedule issues and recommendations to project stakeholders.
Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a related discipline.
- Minimum 15–22 years of total professional experience.
- 10–12 years of experience in similar planning/scheduling roles.
- 8–12 years of GCC/KSA experience.
- Strong experience in PMC or engineering consultancy environments providing independent programme oversight is preferred.
- Proven experience on infrastructure D&B, major urban development, or mixed-use development projects.
- Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6 and project scheduling principles.
- Strong understanding of baseline management, critical path analysis, float analysis, progress measurement, delay analysis, and schedule forecasting.
- Experience reviewing Contractor programmes, recovery schedules, look-ahead programmes, and EOT submissions.
- Strong understanding of design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover activities and their schedule interfaces.
- Excellent analytical, reporting, communication, coordination, and stakeholder management skills.
- Saudi Arabia/GCC project experience is strongly preferred.