Planning Engineer_Jubail IWTP

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The Role of Planning Engineer

WSP is seeking a Planning Engineer for the Jubail IWTP project. This full-time role is based in Riyadh and Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia. The Planning Engineer is responsible for developing and maintaining project schedules, coordinating engineering and construction sequences, and ensuring the timely delivery of all project milestones. The role involves executing planning responsibilities in line with specific obligations derived from the project company/EPC contractor’s Scope of Work for infrastructure projects such as Independent Water Transmission Pipelines (IWTPs), pumping stations, substations, tanks/reservoirs, and associated facilities. The successful candidate will work closely with EPC contractors, design and site teams, and Project Company representatives to monitor, analyze, and drive progress from Financial Close through PCOD and during the Warranty period.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, review, and update the overall integrated project schedule covering engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning phases.
• Review and validate the EPC Contractor’s detailed execution schedule, including milestones and time-impact analysis.
• Perform monthly schedule reviews, lead schedule gap analysis, and recommend mitigation measures for delays.
• Analyze baseline versus actual progress, identify critical/near-critical paths, and maintain accurate progress reporting throughout implementation.
• Ensure all governmental approval and permitting timelines are integrated into the project schedule.
• Support the review of the EPC Contractor’s project implementation schedule for feasibility across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning.
• Incorporate design review workflows including basic engineering review cycles, detailed engineering review cycles, and workshops (HAZOP, constructability, BIM-based reviews).
• Integrate all required design, approval, and coordination activities as per OE obligations.
• Monitor day-to-day and weekly construction progress and verify alignment with the schedule.
• Maintain updated tracking of site activities including labor and resource deployment, material delivery schedules and inspections, and FAT/delivery sequencing.
• Track Non-Conformance Reports (NCRs), punch lists, and QA/QC documentation impacts on the schedule.
• Coordinate planning interfaces between the EPC contractor, O&M contractor, and all external agencies.
• Prepare monthly schedule reports, recovery plans, look-ahead schedules, and executive updates.
• Support monthly progress meetings with the EPC Contractor, lenders, Project Company, and internal stakeholders.
• Issue meeting minutes related to planning and ensure closure of planning-related action items.
• Develop and maintain commissioning schedules, ensuring logical sequence and dependencies across systems.
• Track test readiness, test execution, and test certification timelines (SAT, FAT, performance tests).
• Coordinate schedule alignment for EPC and O&M handover processes.
• Track warranty-related punch lists and closure timelines on a monthly basis.
• Integrate plant rectification, NDC tests, O&M feedback loops, and EPC contractor commitments into the schedule.

Qualifications and Experience

• Candidates should possess 5-10 years of relevant experience.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position located in Riyadh and Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia.