Senior Planning Engineer

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented **Senior Planning Engineer **to join our team In this role you will get to be part of the planning team of this project.

Responsible and accountable for ensuring that all work is in full coordination with Qiddiya Investment Company (QIC) and with Jacobs and Mace delivery partners. QIC is providing strategic direction for all partners in the three-way partnership with Jacobs and Mace on a city-wide basis. Reports directly to the Sector Director and Projects Control Director.

**What You'll Be Doing**:

- Expertise in Planning, Progress reporting, Contractor schedule analysis and claim analysis
- Takes a lead in preparing schedule data for proposals or contract negotiations as requested and checks and confirms that the correct scope of work is reflected on assigned schedules.
- Integrates inter-discipline schedule requirements and constraints to establish logical work sequences for assigned disciplines or specialties.
- Reviews and assesses the work sequences with the total project plan.
- Establishes and implements methods for determining activity durations within assigned disciplines or specialties.
- Develops quantity release and/or installation curves for assigned disciplines/areas or specialties.
- Reviews Contractor’s/Consultant’s Baseline schedules and weekly updates.
- Reviews and approves invoice verification for payment based on cost-loaded schedules, as required.
- Reviews schedule data and identifies and acquires information needed to complete work logics to interface between assigned disciplines, specialties and/or projects.
- Develops specific project codes of accounts and work breakdown structures and recommends appropriate modifications and revisions for new work items assigned.
- Determines critical-path activities for assigned discipline or specialties and identifies significant activities supporting inter
- discipline requirements and identifies critical path for discipline or specialty work activities.
- Identifies, analyzes and monitors schedule deviations for assigned disciplines or specialties including subcontractor submittals and recommends corrective action/work-around solutions for project considerations.
- Develops and writes the schedule commentary that appears in the monthly progress and similar reports. Identifies and reports activities that have a critical or potential impact on the schedule and prepares and presents the Critical Items Action Report.
- Prepare the needed reports.
- Ensures adherence to all corporate, contractual, ethics and safety standards, policies, and procedures.
- Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

**What Required Skills You'll Bring**:

- Degree in Engineering or related discipline.
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in construction projects, specifically management experience across multi-disciplinary teams.
- Advantageous to have extensive experience of significant PM/CM contracts.
- Scheduler Certified is a plus.
- Strong communication skills in English, written and spoken.
- Expertise in Primavera P6 and Microsoft office, and construction knowledge. Experience in Power BI a plus.

**What Desired Skills You'll Bring**:

- Motivate team player with a high regard to accuracy and accountability and ability to meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated teamwork and management skills.
- Proven experience of working within complex construction environment.
- Ability to follow through & clearly deliver work instructions in a complex stakeholder environment.
- Ability to work in a matrix organization (dual reporting). Ability to interact with senior-level management. Ability to consult, motivate, and negotiate effectively with client groups, co-workers, employees, vendors, and contractors.
- Must function effectively under time constraints, schedule workload to meet deadlines, and can prioritize.
- Strong Contractor Management skills.
- **Technical Skills**
- Expert in Primavera Scheduling, Advanced Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Power BI, etc.
- Contract management experience, EOT analysis experience.
- Earned Value and other progress measurement KPIs.
- **Soft Skills**
- Strong analytical skills
- Strong computer skills
- Good listening skills
- Inquisitive and curious
- Good verbal and written communication, both English and Arabic
- Coachable
- Good organizational and time management skills

**Minimum Clearance Required to Start**:
Not Applicable/None

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran.