ENGINEER, PLANNING

• 5+ Years of experience with 3+ years’ experience as a Planning engineer in Substations/Overhead Transmission Line Projects or Desalination Plant is a must.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 software.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• Professional certifications will be an added advantage.
• English language proficiency is a must.
• Development of Fully Integrated Baseline EPC Level 3 Schedules in Primavera P6.
• Development of Level 2 Schedules to support proposals.
• Monthly updates of project master Level 3 schedules.
• Conduct critical path analyses and recommend mitigating actions where necessary.
• Production of progress, productive curves, and earned value reporting.
• Recovery schedules, revised baselines, delay analysis, etc.
• Provide more detailed cost reporting, daily or weekly updates as required.
• Track budget and highlight budget impacts to the Project Control Manager.
• Review target budgets in conjunction with Engineering, Project, and Construction Management.
• Support the change control process, establishing the necessary forms, logs, and expediting methods.

Job Purpose:
Create, implement, and monitor project planning activities efficiently, in a timely manner and quality standards as per the defined policies and procedures to achieve departmental operational plans and developments.

Key Accountability Areas:

Policies & Procedures:

• Ensure compliance with policies and guidelines to establish appropriate cost control and schedule practices for the company.

Project Schedule:

• Create and develop project schedules (Baseline, revisions, recovery schedules) for ensuring its implementation in line with schedule best practices.
• Develop project schedule, work breakdown structures, weightages in accordance with Alfanar Planning manuals for follow-up and control.
• Initiate and maintain updated detail project schedules and forecasting reports based on trend analysis throughout the life cycle to ensure project health and highlight any potential risks.

Project Budget:

• Create and maintain updated detail project cash flows and forecasting reports based on trend analysis throughout the life cycle of the project.
• Create project cost structures/breakdowns (tender budget) on SAP for ensuring the implementation of cost control procedure.
• Reconcile/analyze the project budget revisions closely with the Finance department, increasingly in a consultancy role for verification of estimates (Actual Cost, Plan POC, Actual POC, etc.).

Project Reports:

• Analyze project schedule, cost reports & establish reporting frequency on project-to-project stakeholders based on criticality of deliverables on daily/weekly/monthly basis.

Role Accountability:

HR Proficiency:

• Ability to obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job.
• To have a vision and a plan for the career path and how to achieve it.

Delivery:

• Perform the planned activities to meet the operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide a periodic report formatted by detailing the deviation and execution of planned tasks.

Problem-Solving:

• Solve any related problems that arise and escalate any complex operational issues.

Quality:

• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes including specifications for products or processes or related activities.

Business Process Improvements:

• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automation opportunities as much as possible.

Compliance:

• Comply with related policies and procedures and work instructions.

Health, Safety and Environment:

• Ensure compliance with relevant safety, quality, and environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity to guarantee safety, legislative compliance, and delivery of high-quality products/services.

Academic Qualification:
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or any relevant field.

Work Experience:
2 to 5 years.

Technical / Functional Competencies:
Cost Control, Project Planning, Project Scheduling.