Planning Section Head

The main purpose of the job:

To manage scheduling and planning activities of the project as per contract requirements in addition to managing providing strategies & material. To ensure that all project regulations are implemented & analyze the reasons for deviation from the target.

Job responsibility:

• Responsible for preparation of Master Baseline schedules for the entire project and detailed schedule in terms of (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Startup & Commissioning as well as each subcontract package as applicable). And ability to coordinate with project teams/disciplines.
• Develop, review, and validate project schedules, baselines, and work breakdown structures (WBS) in alignment with industry standards.
• Ensure project schedules are realistic, achievable, and optimized, integrating scope, cost, and risk parameters.
• Conduct schedule risk assessments and scenario analysis to evaluate project feasibility and potential delays.
• Responsible for preparation of Master Baseline schedules for the entire project and detailed schedule in terms of (Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Startup & Commissioning as well as each subcontract package as applicable).
• Responsible for resource allocation, loading, and leveling as applicable
• Coordinate with the project manager regarding strategic targets for projects.
• Responsible for identifying project schedule critical path(s)
• Supervise the preparation of project progress reports/presentations to ensure the transfer of the actual situation while highlighting project risks to different stakeholders.
• Coordinating with different project disciplines to ensure the validity of project schedules and awareness of risks.
• Approve, Monitor, analyze, and study subcontractors’ baseline and updated schedules and its impact on the project master baseline schedule.
• Responsible for settling subcontractor’s performance indicators and highlighting performance deviations.
• To prepare delay analysis and project time claims resolution.
• To participate and provide support for project cash flow & invoicing.
• To Build an interactive dashboard provides multiple layers of knowledge about the Project status

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
• +10 years’ experience
• Contractor background in EPC or Industrial field (Power Generation, Oil & Gas Substation, Industrial factories - Cement, Fertilizers…etc.)
• Computer literate especially with Primavera (P6), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint……, etc.).
• Good interpersonal and communication skills with a good command of English.
• Proven track records with project management tools/courses and fair knowledge (Construction Management, PRMG, PMI-SP, or PSP and/or PMP).
• knowledge of database concepts