Senior Planning & Risk Engineer📣 Job Ad
in Parsons Corporation
about 1 hour ago
| Contract Type | Full-time | |
| Workplace type | On-site | |
| Location | Jeddah |
About the Role
Parsons Corporation is seeking a Senior Planning & Risk Engineer to join its team in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. This role is central to leading project planning, scheduling, and schedule-risk management activities for complex infrastructure and rail projects, ensuring their successful and timely delivery. The position offers an opportunity to contribute to a dynamic environment with a focus on innovation and professional development.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead project planning, scheduling, and schedule-risk management to ensure the successful and timely delivery of complex infrastructure and rail projects.
- Review and approve contractors’ baseline schedules in accordance with contract conditions and Parsons Recommended Practices.
- Validate the compatibility and adequacy of project resources to support timely completion.
- Develop and maintain a Master Schedule that integrates multiple packages and interfaces across design and construction.
- Analyze updated/progress schedules, identify potential delays/slippages and critical events, and recommend mitigation, corrective actions, and recovery plans.
- Conduct "what if" and time-impact analyses to assess the schedule impact of changes, variations, and potential events.
- Prepare regular progress and monthly reports with program analysis, forecasts, and recommendations, and deliver presentations on interim and major milestones.
- Perform detailed assessment of Extension of Time and disruption claims using recognized delay analysis methodologies, including evaluation of concurrent delays.
- Coordinate and resolve planning and scheduling issues with contractors, the Employer, and the Client, and support the finalization of programs, reports, and claims.
- Attend and contribute to kick-off, technical, coordination, and progress meetings, preparing concise and accurate minutes.
- Prepare and maintain trackers/logs for critical issues during design and construction stages.
- Identify schedule-related risks/conflicts, maintain the Project Risk Register, and perform Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis using tools such as Primavera Risk Analysis or Safran Risk.
- Agree on the Progress Measurement System (PMS) and key indicators with consultants/contractors for performance monitoring.
- Issue delay notices and slow-performance letters for contractor-culpable delays, supported by proper contemporary records.
- Lead and mentor a team of planning engineers, providing technical guidance and leadership.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or Construction Management.
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in infrastructure and rail projects.
- Demonstrated experience in project Planning & Scheduling, Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis, and Extension of Time claims.
- Strong knowledge of design processes and construction methodologies in infrastructure and rail projects.
- Proficiency in Primavera P6, Primavera Risk Analysis, Acumen Fuse, and TILOS.
- Excellent analytical, reporting, and communication skills, with the ability to interface effectively with clients, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams.
- Experience performing advanced delay analyses, including concurrent delay demonstration, on major infrastructure and rail programs.
- Proven ability to set up and manage effective progress measurement systems and KPIs.
- Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, and presentation skills.
- Prior experience leading and mentoring planning teams on large, complex projects.
Required Skills
- Project Planning & Scheduling
- Schedule-Risk Management
- Quantitative Schedule Risk Analysis
- Extension of Time Claims
- Delay Analysis Methodologies (including Time Impact Analysis, Window Analysis)
- Concurrent Delay Analysis
- Master Schedule Development and Maintenance
- Progress Schedule Analysis
- Mitigation, Corrective Action, and Recovery Plan Development
- "What-if" Scenario Analysis
- Time-Impact Analysis
- Contract Conditions Interpretation
- Parsons Recommended Practices Adherence
- Resource Compatibility and Adequacy Validation
- Program Analysis and Forecasting
- Progress Reporting and Presentation
- Disruption Claim Assessment
- Planning and Scheduling Issue Resolution
- Employer and Client Coordination
- Program and Claims Finalization Support
- Meeting Management (Kick-off, Technical, Coordination, Progress)
- Meeting Minute Preparation
- Critical Issue Tracking and Logging
- Design and Construction Stage Monitoring
- Schedule-Related Risk and Conflict Identification
- Project Risk Register Management
- Primavera Risk Analysis
- Safran Risk
- Progress Measurement System (PMS) Setup and Management
- Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Management
- Performance Monitoring
- Delay Notice and Slow-Performance Letter Issuance
- Contemporary Record Keeping
- Team Leadership and Mentoring
- Technical Guidance Provision
- Design Process Understanding
- Construction Methodology Understanding
- Primavera P6 Proficiency
- Acumen Fuse Proficiency
- TILOS Proficiency
- Analytical Skills
- Reporting Skills
- Communication Skills
- Client Interfacing
- Contractor Interfacing
- Multidisciplinary Team Interfacing
- Stakeholder Management
- Negotiation Skills
- Presentation Skills
Work Environment
This is a full-time position based in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The role involves working within a dynamic team environment on complex infrastructure and rail projects.
Requirements
- Requires +10 Years experience
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