MANAGER PLANNING

About El Seif Engineering Contracting Company

El Seif Engineering Contracting Company operates with core values of excellence, integrity, and innovation. The company focuses on meticulous planning and expert construction, upholding high standards to ensure projects are delivered with precision. With half a century of experience across various industries, including public infrastructure and military applications, El Seif addresses complex challenges and delivers results by continuously pushing the boundaries of innovation to create sustainable solutions.

The Role of Manager - Planning

El Seif Engineering Contracting Company is seeking a Manager - Planning to join its team. This full-time role involves leading and managing the planning function within projects, ensuring adherence to company policies, procedures, and ethical standards. The Manager - Planning will be responsible for overseeing planning engineers, developing project schedules, identifying risks, and providing strategic input to project management and human resources.

Key Responsibilities

• Select, supervise, and retain planning engineers, enforcing policies and procedures to enhance project effectiveness.
• Provide input to Human Resources on succession planning, employee career growth, and organizational structure.
• Manage the development of KSA national employees within the function to support corporate and project objectives and Saudization targets.
• Lead knowledge dissemination to build internal capabilities and maximize performance.
• Manage the planning team in projects, ensuring high standards of respect, integrity, accountability, agility, quality, safety, and corporate governance.
• Ensure compliance with the Code of Ethics policy and company values across the function's employees.
• Manage day-to-day responsibilities of the project planning team in accordance with business plans, policies, procedures, and approved budgets.
• Align with key internal and external stakeholders and report status regularly to the Director – Planning.
• Develop baseline schedules for projects and prepare schedule revisions, identifying scope as per contract.
• Develop schedules of deliverables in accordance with project execution plans and ensure timely execution.
• Identify and report project risks to the Director - Planning, recommending or directing corrective measures as needed.
• Highlight project areas of concern to Top Management.
• Ensure planning resources are assigned to projects with proper handover.
• Oversee projects’ technical submission status and schedules.
• Manage time responsibility among client, contractor, and third party, supporting the Contracts & Commercial function in the claim process.
• Manage the preparation of Revised Schedules and Extension of Time (EoT) Claims, minimizing concurrent delays and maximizing compensable EoT and schedule impact analysis.
• Lead the preparation of schedule-related reports, ensuring the correct scope of work is reflected.
• Ensure revisions to project construction schedules are timely circulated to all relevant functions and service providers.
• Ensure 30-day and 90-day look-ahead schedules are developed on projects per site.
• Assign work, provide instructions, and evaluate the performance of professional and technical staff.
• Review overall project status with the Project Management team and recommend corrective action.
• Provide continuous on-site support to project staff and clarify work plan details.
• Ensure clear understanding of timeframes as per contract and resolve related conflicts.
• Empower project staff with tools and methods for project completion within predefined timeframes.
• Develop and manage the projects planning team’s Key Performance Indicators and ensure regular reporting.
• Manage all orders and deliveries for external processes, prepare reports for management, and manage demand and supply of materials.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned by the Planning Director.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor of Engineering, Civil or a relevant degree related to project management and/or construction is required.
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant planning experience, with at least 3 years in a managerial role.
• Project management experience in the development and/or construction of multiple large-scale and complex civil and infrastructure projects.
• Regional work experience and knowledge of local culture is an added benefit.
• Well-versed in identifying and mitigating project risks.
• Capable of predicting project cost to complete and adhering to budgeted project plans.
• Proficient level of business advisory in planning for construction projects.
• Advanced knowledge of scheduling and planning along with project management skills.

Work Type

This is a full-time position within El Seif Engineering Contracting Company.

Application Process

Candidates who meet the specified qualifications and experience are encouraged to apply for this role.