Scheduler Engineer📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Wood, a global leader in consulting and engineering for energy and materials markets, is seeking a Scheduler Engineer for its Al-Khobar office in Saudi Arabia. This full-time position offers an opportunity to contribute to significant regional projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project schedules, ensuring they reflect agreed-upon contract milestones.
• Create and deliver resource-loaded, robust baseline project schedules.
• Produce all project plans and associated documents, including 'S' curves, histograms, and tabulated man-hour/progress data.
• Prepare required weekly and monthly progress reports for the project.
• Provide analysis of progress and schedule performance, including productivity and critical path analysis.
• Furnish the Project Team with relevant planning and reporting information.
• Ensure all services and deliverables conform to Company, Client, and Project QA Plans, policies, requirements, and standards.
• Periodically update schedules to incorporate scope changes, latest progress, and delivery information.
• Assist in the development of change notifications by highlighting schedule impacts and supporting related tracking and re-baselining efforts.
• Obtain deliverable and drawing lists from disciplines, update them, and distribute compiled reports.
• Ensure the project team is consistently aware of The Project targets.
• Provide forecasts for recovery to the plan where required.
• Promote a good working relationship within the Project Controls Teams, other project departments, and client representatives.
• Ensure all planning work is carried out in compliance with Corporate and Project-specific procedures.

Qualifications and Requirements

• A Degree in Engineering is a mandatory requirement.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant scheduling experience is expected.
• Proven experience as an experienced user of Primavera P6.
• Knowledge of ARAMCO standards and procedures is essential.
• Practical applied experience in planning and scheduling is required.
• A strong understanding and application of planning theory, process, and best practices.
• Capability in the development and maintenance of performance targets.
• Expertise in project controls and planning tools.
• Proficiency in using spreadsheets and databases.
• The ability to communicate effectively with all levels up to top management.
• Good numerical, analytical, and literacy skills with a strong attention to detail.
• Possess good planning and organizational skills and be accustomed to meeting tight deadlines.

Required Skills

• Primavera P6
• ARAMCO standards and procedures
• Planning and scheduling
• Planning theory, process, and best practices
• Performance targets development and maintenance
• Project controls and planning tools
• Spreadsheets and databases
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Communication (interpersonal, written, and oral)
• Numerical and analytical skills
• Literacy skills
• Attention to detail
• Planning and organizational skills
• Ability to meet tight deadlines

Work Environment and Location

This is a full-time position based in Al Khobar, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. The role requires 5-10 years of relevant experience.