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Planning Director

Requisition ID: 267984 

  • Relocation Authorized: International - Camp 
  • Telework Type: Full-Time Office/Project 
  • Work Location: Sharma 

Company Overview:

Since 1898, we have helped customers complete more than 25,000 projects in 160 countries on all seven continents that have created jobs, grown economies, improved the resiliency of the world's infrastructure, increased access to energy, resources, and vital services, and made the world a safer, cleaner place. Differentiated by the quality of our people and our relentless drive to deliver the most successful outcomes, we align our capabilities to our customers’ objectives to create a lasting positive impact. We serve the infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; and Mining & Metals markets. Our services span from initial planning and investment, through start-up and operations. Core to Bechtel is our values – ethics, safety, quality, people, culture, relationships, innovation and sustainability, and our covenants – integrity, respect, collaboration, trust, and delivery. They are what we believe, what customers can expect, and how we deliver.

 

Project Description:

Saudi Arabian Bechtel Company is providing Project Management Consultancy services (including technical, commercial, and construction management) for the development of certain defined aspects of the NEOM Infrastructure in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.” NEOM is a planned cross-border city in the Tabuk Province of north-western Saudi Arabia. The site is near the Red Sea and the borders of Egypt, Israel, and Jordan. It will cover a total area of 26,500 km2 (10,200 sq mi) and will extend 460 km along the coast of the Red Sea. NEOM will be the home and workplace to more than a million residents from around the world. It will include towns and cities, ports and enterprise zones, research centres, sports and entertainment venues, and tourist destinations. As a hub for innovation, entrepreneurs, business leaders, and companies will come to research, incubate, and commercialize new technologies and enterprises in ground-breaking ways.

 TROJENA (The Mountains of NEOM) will be an iconic, world-class destination, blending natural and developed landscapes and will offer unique experiences for residents and visitors alike. Located in the northwest of Saudi Arabia in the region of Tabuk just 50km from the coast, TROJENA will be a destination like no other on earth. Based upon the principles of eco-tourism facilities will include a folded vertical village, a lake with water sports and event facilities, high altitude ski village, observatory, world leading health and wellbeing facilities and a nature reserve which will be home to unique wildlife, heritage sites and exploration opportunities.  With over 3,600 hotel, 2,200 homes, 9 iconic buildings and 100 world class indoor and outdoor experiences Trojena will become the ultimate mountain destination. Bechtel will provide a full range of project management services to support the delivery of this iconic destination. We encourage you to watch this video which gives a glimpse at what we (you) are about to build! https://www.neom.com/en-us/regions/trojena.

 

Role Overview:

Working within project management consultancy environment (PMC),

  • Coordinates with PMC Project Directors, client director and mangers to review progress and performance, supporting the assessment of priorities and the development of mitigations plans.

  • Performs or supervises work done by other entities related to schedule development, maintenance, monitoring, and recovery plan development activities.

  • Responsible for scheduling activities for large projects; major projects with significant non-routine requirements; or discipline/project/proposal estimating or staff planning activities that require a high degree of technical skill and experience.

  • Supports/performs project organizational and administrative activities.

  • Demonstrated skill in identifying, analyzing, and providing innovative solutions to planning and scheduling problems.

  • Provides generally non-routine scheduling guidance to projects.

 

Position Duties / Responsibilities:

  • Prepares detailed staffing plans for planning and scheduling activities. Reviews design scope criteria and quantities. Performs in-depth analysis to identify project schedule impacts and organizes with the project to develop additional estimating bases when information is incomplete. 

  • Makes recommendations to the client on action plans to mitigate schedule risks and schedule GAP analysis.

  • Responsible for the maintenance, improvement, integration, and major updates of the Client main schedule.

  • Responsible for organizing the work scope for all entities into the total project plan. Performs regular reviews of project scope in schedules, includes establishing the conceptual scope of schedule studies.

  • Establishes milestones for the total project or major portions of the project. Reviews project work activities to ensure help of project milestones. Organizes the timely, systematic, and complete acquisition of scope definition and related data.

  • Reviews the performing organization and unit work logics and finds whether the schedules will adequately help the overall project schedule. Plans, organizes, and establishes the level of quantification appropriate to the objectives of the effort and to the level of scope definition for each discipline or specialty and designates reference job(s) for source data and/or reconciliations of quantities. Reviews completeness and reasonableness of quantities.

  • Plans, organizes, and supervises schedule resource loading and leveling. Organizes development of all bulk commodity release and installation curves. Integrates appropriate manpower requirements for each discipline/specialty relative to the overall project needs. Finds quantity and manpower levels in help of the project needs and schedule philosophy.

  • Obtains required schedule information from all disciplines. Identifies schedule restraints and effects on the total project schedule. Works with all departments to ensure an understanding of the total project schedule needs. Responsible for total integration of schedule activities. Identifies schedule considerations and problems resulting from interdisciplinary or group restraints and interfaces.

  • Verifies consistency with previous reports to ensure compatibility. Responsible for issuing reports required by Bechtel management and project procedures.

  • Helps the development of scheduling standards and procedures. Compiles, summarizes, updates, and maintains historical schedule data. Monitors and reports the critical path and schedule performance of the total project.

  • Organizes information input into specific studies. Responsible for integration of activities and total work scope identification. Evaluates study results and recommend conclusions for project team consideration and discussion. Supervises/directs project schedule staffing and quantity reporting.

  • Responsible for preparing and presenting the Schedule Impact Report. Answerable for leading the development and review of schedule recovery plans, including evaluation of additional resources/costs required to affect such plans.

 

Basic Qualifications:

  • BSc in Engineering with 25 years of experience in mega projects delivery

  • 20 years in project planning and scheduling in large company

  • Experience in KSA / GCC region (Highly recommended)

  • Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, direct, perform, review, and present schedule products independently without supervision. This includes using a high level of professional judgment and knowledge related to technical planning and scheduling skills and engineering design, construction, and procurement practices.

  • Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions, which include schedule development, control, and variance analysis.

  • Skilled in oral and written communication.

  • Strong leadership and organizational Skills.

  • Skilled in developing sophisticated progress reports.

  • Knowledge of project management customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.

  • Advanced level of knowledge in MS Office, Power-BI, Primavera P6 and MS project.

 

Job Knowledge:

  • Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions, which include schedule development, control, and analysis, in the field and the home office.

  • Knowledge of supervision, personnel administration, and training of technical and non-technical personnel.

  • Skilled in oral and written communication.

  • Advanced level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes.

  • Knowledge of engineering and construction management customarily acquired over time through specialized instruction or practical experience.

  • Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, direct, perform, review, and present schedule products independently with minimal supervision. This includes using a high level of professional judgment and knowledge related to technical planning and scheduling skills and engineering design, construction, and procurement practices.

  • Experience in Eco-Tourism and / or High-end Sport and Well Being Facilities is an advantage.

  • Claims Management Experience is an advantage.

  • KSA/ GCC Experience is an advantage.

Shaping tomorrow together

Bechtel is one of the most respected global engineering, construction, and project management companies. Together with our customers, we deliver landmark projects that foster long-term progress and economic growth. Since 1898, we’ve completed more than 25,000 extraordinary projects across 160 countries on all seven continents. We operate through four global businesses: Infrastructure; Nuclear, Security & Environmental; Energy; and Mining & Metals. Our company and our culture are built on more than a century of leadership and a relentless adherence to our values, the core of which are safety, quality, ethics, and integrity. These values are what we believe, what we expect, what we deliver, and what we live.  
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Bechtel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, national origin, disability, citizenship status (except as authorized by law), protected veteran status, genetic information, and any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local law.

In accordance with the laws of Saudi Arabia, Bechtel has adopted mandatory COVID-19 safety protocols for all work locations in the country. These requirements may include vaccination and testing. Any and all offers of employment with Bechtel in Saudi Arabia are expressly conditioned upon the applicant’s willingness and ability to comply with all COVID-19 related safety laws and Bechtel protocols in place at the time of a candidate’s start date. A candidate’s failure or refusal to comply with such laws and protocols renders an issued offer null and void.
This requirement cannot be waived by a recruiter, manager, or supervisor. Your submission of an application for employment with Bechtel in Saudi Arabia constitutes your understanding and acknowledgment of this express condition.
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