Resource Planning Specialist

Middle East, Saudi Arabia
- (Market related, Negotiable)

We are seeking an experienced Resource Planning Specialist to join the Project Management Team.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Responsible under the direct supervision of the Admin Area Planning & Performance Management head for assignments related to the following:

- Conducting workforce gap analyses and assessments to identify gap reduction strategies including an evaluation of operational effectiveness, including systems, policies, and standards; identification of defects, gaps, and areas of risk; documentation of workforce trends.
- Designs and implements effective workforce planning strategies; provides advice to senior management on workforce planning to ensure a sufficient number of staff is available to meet organizational objectives as well as on key internal and external workforce trends that could have high impact on senior management staffing decisions.
- Creation, monitoring and evaluation of workforce analytics dashboards to quickly identify competency strengths, weaknesses, and gaps.
- Manage the analysis of workforce metrics in order to optimize the resource capacity planning and maximizing labor utilization rates. Oversees quantitative analysis and creation of predictive models for enhancing forecasting accuracy and improving workforce decision making.
- Must have thorough knowledge of project planning and scheduling practices, calculation methods/ software, standards, and procedures
- Must be expert in data analysis and utilization of MS Excel and other similar tool for analysis and data representation
- Good understanding in using the ORACLE Primavera software versions 15.2 or later
- You will have the ability to collect all timing data in order to plan and forecast the required manpower to execute mega/ capital project
- You will have the full understanding of creating a WBS that contractors can use to develop their baseline schedules and progress measurement systems that enables subsequent reporting in the company's systems
- Understanding and following schedule management best practices
- Preparing all presentation materials to convey the manpower plans to the project team and stakeholders as needed
- Understand the different measurement of productivity such as Man-hours, Full Time Equivalents (FTE’s)etc
- Understand cost weightings as it applies to progress systems for reporting weighted progress reports
- Highly skilled to interface with the various stakeholders on the project team and other key stakeholders to receive the information required for accurate manpower forecast
- It is preferred that you have advanced skills in problem solving such as “What-If” scenario planning to assist in manpower forecast
- Prepare Manhour/ Manpower histograms
- Long-term look ahead schedules & Activity plans to accomplish all work comparing against the manpower availability
- Ensure that all involved parties participate in preparation of resource inputs requirements
- Monthly progress report including narrative and statistics
- Prepare and issue resource action reports (monthly) to project management executives
- Maintain accurate resource schedule and control curves in an updated condition and prepare forecasts of trends
- Understand all relevant documentation pertaining to the project including scope of services, conditions of contract, project execution plan, project schedule etc
- Liaise with Project Control personnel as necessary
- Obtain from operating groups, the latest information pertinent to resource analysis and ensuring its accuracy and completeness
- Attending meetings concerning resource matters
- Liaise with Project Planning Engineer on analysis of project status and reviewing the impact of schedule changes to resourcing upon each other.

**Minimum Requirements**
- Preferably Certified from Professional Organization. Experience in Human Resources would be an added advantage.
- Professional certification is desirable from PMI (PMP) and AACE (PSP).

For more information please contact:

- Sandy Kennedy