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Planning Engineer - Senior

Planning Engineer - Senior

Six ConstructSohar, Al Batinah North Governorate, Oman
22 days ago
Job description

Job Description

  • Conduct critical reviews and analysis of planning deliverables prepared by other team members to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with project objectives.
  • Provide guidance, mentorship, and coordination support to junior planners to foster professional development and ensure quality outputs across the planning team.
  • Effectively communicate planning strategies, schedules, and updates to project team members, and confidently defend planning decisions when required.
  • Perform delay analysis using various recognized techniques to support claims, assess impacts, and recommend mitigation strategies.
  • Deliver comprehensive planning support for large-scale or complex projects, ensuring alignment with contractual and operational requirements.
  • Lead and manage the project planning team, ensuring coordination across disciplines and timely delivery of all planning-related outputs.

Skills and Competencies :

  • Very good skills in Primavera
  • Proficient in MS Excel
  • Good skills in MS PowerPoint
  • Familiarity with other planning software, e.g., Tilos
  • Good knowledge of English
  • Good understanding of key contract documents and their relation to the planning process
  • Committed and resilient
  • Good team-player and a leader
  • Qualifications

  • Degree in Civil Engineering; Post-graduate qualifications relating to planning are a plus;
  • Over 8 years of project planning and controls experience in construction, with a focus on civil, marine, environmental, and building works—preferably in marine / infrastructure projects.
  • Proven expertise in developing comprehensive Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) tailored to the scope and scale of medium-sized projects.
  • Skilled in applying various recognized delay analysis techniques to evaluate schedule impacts and support claims or recovery planning.
  • Experienced in preparing resource- and cost-loaded baseline programmes that align with project objectives and contractual requirements.
  • Proficient in generating detailed progress reports utilizing a range of visual tools to communicate project status effectively to stakeholders.
  • Capable of developing recovery and target programmes in response to delays or scope changes.
  • Adept at using visual planning tools such as Line of Balance and Time Displacement diagrams to enhance communication and stakeholder understanding of project timelines.
  • Flexibility on Project assignment within the Middle East (potentially in remote areas)
  • Additional Information

    We believe our employees are key to our success, hence, we offer an inspiring working environment where our people feel rewarded & engaged. Career opportunities & training programs are offered to help you develop both personally and professionally and we offer attractive additional benefits to your monthly remuneration.

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