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About the Planning Engineer Role

Mirage is seeking a Planning Engineer to join its team in Riyadh. This role is integral to the successful and timely delivery of projects by functioning within high-performing program and project team environments. The Planning Engineer will utilize project control techniques to ensure project objectives are met while minimizing claims and disputes among stakeholders. This is a full-time position.

Role Overview and Responsibilities

The Planning Engineer is responsible for developing and monitoring project programs within established performance and management frameworks. Key responsibilities include:

• Developing initiation programs for all development stages.
• Establishing an overall development project progress control system for all phases.
• Creating detailed plans for all development phases.
• Effectively presenting project plans to stakeholders.
• Ensuring supplier programs are compliant with detailed plans and progress monitoring systems.
• Monitoring supplier progress rates to ensure alignment with the project plan.
• Developing and implementing action plans for slippage recovery with suppliers.
• Assisting in the analysis of supplier claims and ensuring appropriate responses.
• Managing the close-out planning functions for each project and ensuring correct data administration.
• Reviewing and understanding all relevant project documents and conditions.
• Establishing and defining project control procedures and required resources.
• Developing a suitable work breakdown structure in conjunction with the Project Manager and Client.
• Establishing and communicating cost and schedule baselines, and ensuring control mechanisms are in place.
• Reviewing overall project status with the Project Control Team and recommending corrective actions.
• Ensuring all cost, planning, and document control reports are prepared according to the Project Control Manual.
• Performing other planning management duties as assigned by senior management.

Qualifications and Experience

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications and experience:

• A tertiary qualification (University Graduate) in Project Management, Building Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, Architecture, or a similar field.
• A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience in a planning or project management role.
• Extensive experiential learning in the construction industry (10 years plus).
• Experience with relevant projects of an appropriate scale.
• Experience in KSA is preferred.
• Experience with ground-up/new construction is preferred.
• Active membership in a relevant professional institution is an additional consideration.

Key Attributes

The Planning Engineer should be an effective communicator, problem-solver, and organizer, capable of functioning effectively within business and high-performing program/project team environments.