Lead Planning Engineer

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development. In addition to your competitive package and benefits, you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, and employee referral rewards.

Responsibilities

Our newest opportunity is for a talented Lead Planning Engineer to join our award-winning team based on our project in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The project is a major Mixed-Use development of national importance and pride.

This position is responsible for leading the planning team and providing valuable support to the Project Leadership with proactive solutions to issues as well as assisting with uncovering concerns and solving them alongside the Contract/Commercial team with the clients' needs at the forefront.

We envisage success in this role to include:

• Understanding of technical and design leadership in all aspects of the design process including production, construction techniques, procedures, codes and standards related to Civil / Planning Engineering.
• Supporting the implementation of the interface management process.
• Assisting the exchange of Interface Technical Queries involving the contractors as necessary, to identify the main criticalities and monitor their progress, as well as updating the Interface registers and attending all interface-related meetings.
• Bringing team leadership skills and the ability to communicate directly with clients, consultants, agencies, local authorities, the design review team, and other KEO staff.
• Understanding of local building codes in country, alongside International Building Codes, LEED requirements, and other similar sustainability standards.
• Preparing and managing a project program, project plan, and schedule.
• Identifying and assessing project risks and mitigating them.
• Working alongside the team to prepare project procedural plans.
• Demonstrating knowledge of design, construction techniques, procedures, codes, and standards.
• Demonstrating experience and capability in all aspects of planning and scheduling within the construction and engineering environment.
• Working in conjunction with the planning manager and project leader in the development of overall project procurement strategy, sequencing, phasing, and logistics.
• Planning, cost, and schedule metrics and tools (work breakdown structure), collecting performance data (installed quantities, expended labor hours, and other progress measurements for direct hire and subcontract labor), tracking data (daily cost compilation and monitoring), analyzing and reporting (earned value, productivity, and risk analysis).
• Developing the project master schedule, updating, monitoring, and reviewing contractor construction schedules, submittals, material delivery, procurement logs, and daily follow-up in addition to the necessary productivity measurement studies and associated corrective measures.
• Preparing, implementing, analyzing, and reporting on KPIs appropriate to the stage of project development.
• Implementing ‘Work Order’ procedures in conjunction with QA/QC staff.
• Identifying and tracking actual and potential changes to the project scope, ensuring estimates of cost changes and schedule impact are given visibility with the client and project management.
• Reviewing and approving contractor’s work programme submissions.
• Maintaining and reporting on project metrics issued from and through consultants, contractors, and document control.

Qualifications

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include 15+ years' work experience partnered with a Bachelor's Degree in Engineering.

Experience in Microsoft Office, Primavera, and Microsoft Project applications is essential. Candidates with experience gained within the consultancy sector on major scale mixed-use development projects will be of great interest.

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety, and our people. We embrace diversity and recognize its contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.