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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.