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. Why?

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 and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. 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, 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 to provide 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 clinets 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 etc that relate 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, monitor and update the Interface registers and attend all interface-related meetings.
- Bringing team leadership skills as well as 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 among others.
- Preparing and managing a project program, project plan, and schedule
- Identifying and assessing project risks and mitigating these
- 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 labour hours, and other progress measurements for direct hire and subcontract labour), tracking data (daily cost compilation and monitoring), analyzing and reporting (earned value, productivity and risk analysis)
- Developing the project master schedule, update, monitor and review 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, analysing and reporting on KPI's appropriate to the stage of project development.
- Implementating ‘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.

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