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Bechtel Corporation Planning Manager in Trojena, Saudi Arabia
Requisition ID: 280241
Relocation Authorized: National/International - Camp
Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project
Work Location: Trojena
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Project Overview:
TROJENA (The Mountains of NEOM) will be an iconic, world-class destination, blending natural and developed landscapes and will offer unique experiences for residents and visitors alike. Located in the northwest of Saudi Arabia in the region of Tabuk just 50km from the coast, TROJENA will be a destination like no other on earth. Based upon the principles of eco-tourism facilities will include a folded vertical village, a lake with water sports and event facilities, high altitude ski village, observatory, world leading health and wellbeing facilities and a nature reserve which will be home to unique wildlife, heritage sites and exploration opportunities. With over 3,600 hotel, 2,200 homes, 9 iconic buildings and 100 world class indoor and outdoor experiences Trojena will become the ultimate mountain destination. Bechtel will provide a full range of project management services to support the delivery of this iconic destination. We encourage you to watch this video which gives a glimpse at what we (you) are about to build! https://www.neom.com/en-us/regions/trojena. Bechtel Saudi Arabia (SABCO) offers competitive salaries, project assignment incentives, free accommodations, as well as regular rotational leaves. Bechtel employees pride themselves on challenging work, accomplishments, rewards all of which are guided by the company values and commitment to keeping us safe. Our project teams thrive in a diverse and inclusive work environment, and we are hiring qualified professionals to help execute this exciting project.
Job Summary:
Working within project management consultancy environment (PMC / Integrated team)
Performs or supervises work done by other entities related to schedule development, maintenance, monitoring, and recovery plan development activities.
Responsible for scheduling activities for large projects; or major projects with significant non-routine requirements; or discipline/project/proposal estimating or staff planning activities that require a high degree of technical skill and experience.
Supports/performs project organizational and administrative activities.
Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions to planning and scheduling problems.
Provides generally non-routine scheduling guidance to projects.
Major Responsibilities:
Prepares detailed staffing plans for planning and scheduling activities. Reviews design scope criteria and quantities. Performs in-depth analysis to identify project schedule impacts and organizes with the project to develop additional estimating bases when information is incomplete.
Makes recommendations to the client on action plans to mitigate schedule risks and schedule GAP analysis.
Helps the maintenance, improvement, integration and major updates of the Client Development and Execution main schedule.
Answerable for organizing the work scope for all entities into the total project plan. Performs regular reviews of project scope in schedules, includes establishing the conceptual scope of schedule studies.
Establishes milestones for the total project or major portions of the project. Reviews project work activities to ensure help of project milestones. Organizes the timely, systematic, and complete acquisition of scope definition and related data.
Reviews the performing organization’s and unit’s work logics and finds whether the schedules will adequately help the overall project schedule. Plans, organizes, and establishes the level of quantification appropriate to the objectives of the effort and to the level of scope definition for each discipline or specialty and designates reference job(s) for source data and/or reconciliations of quantities. Reviews completeness and reasonableness of quantities.
Plans, organizes and supervises schedule resource loading and leveling. Organizes development of all bulk commodity release and installation curves. Integrates appropriate manpower requirements for each discipline/specialty relative to the overall project needs. Finds quantity and manpower levels in help of the project needs and schedule philosophy.
Obtains required schedule information by all disciplines. Identifies schedule restraints and their effects on the total project schedule. Works with all departments to ensure an understanding of the total project schedule needs. Answerable for total integration of schedule activities. Identifies schedule considerations and problems resulting from interdisciplinary or group restraints and interfaces.
Education and Experience Requirements:
BSc in Engineering with 20 years of experience in mega projects delivery, 15 years in project planning and scheduling in large company
Experience in KSA / GCC region (Highly recommended)
Required Knowledge and Skills:
Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, direct, perform, review, and present schedule products independently with minimal supervision. This includes using a high level of professional judgment and knowledge related to technical planning and scheduling skills and engineering design, construction, and procurement practices.
Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions, which include schedule development, control, and variance analysis.
Skilled in oral and written communication.
Strong leadership and organizational Skills.
Skilled in developing sophisticated progress reports.
Knowledge of project management customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.
Advanced level of knowledge in MS Office, Power-BI, Primavera P6 and MS project.
Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions, which include schedule development, control, and analysis, in the field and the home office.
Knowledge of supervision, personnel administration, and training of technical and non-technical personnel.
Skilled in oral and written communication.
Advanced level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes.
Knowledge of engineering and construction management customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.
Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, direct, perform, review, and present schedule products independently with minimal supervision. This includes using a high level of professional judgment and knowledge related to technical planning and scheduling skills and engineering design, construction, and procurement practices.
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