Senior Planning Engineer

Job description / Role

Job Summary
The Senior Planning Engineer supports with planning activities pertaining to schedule and cost control throughout the project lifecycle. The jobholder also reviews and comments on contractors’ work programs and continuously monitors contractors’ activities against approved plans. The jobholder also supports Project Managers with the review, assessment and management of variations in project scopes. He develops periodic progress reports highlighting key project risks and deviations from plans in coordination with supervision teams.

Responsibilities
• Review and check the contractor’s work program during the pre-construction phase, ensuring compliance with project requirements
• Review, comment and follow up on the finalization on contractors’ submittals, including staffing proposals, organization charts, shop drawings, method statements, project procedures, traffic management plans, etc. during the pre-construction phase
• Support the verification and communication of project scope baselines, including goals, deliverables and success criteria to relevant stakeholders
• Provide input on the development of project risk management plans, including the identification of potential risks and corresponding contingency plans
• Monitor project schedules and investigate reasons for delays with contractors and recommend corrective measures
• Monitor contractors’ daily activities and resource allocation against project plan
• Support with reviewing, assessing and responding to all claims raised by the contractor regarding scope, schedule and cost changes of projects and assist with the management of variation orders with client and contractors, as needed
• Support with the review of contractors’ unit rates for new work items not covered in the original Bills of Quantities
• Monitor project progress and support with the management changes in project scope of work with clients and contractors, as needed
• Track and check the versions of drawings and specifications and ensure that all relevant parties are using the latest revised construction drawings
• Support with reviewing and commenting on the contractors’ testing and commissioning plan, as needed
• Support during the Hand-Over and Defects Liability Period, as needed
• Support with the preparation and issuance of Take-Over Certificates, Defect Liability Certificates, Final Accounts and Statements of Completion, as needed
• Develop periodic project progress reports and highlight deviations from the work program accordingly
• Support with the review of contractors’ payment certificates
• Provide input for the preparation of invoices for supervision services to clients and support local Finance teams with the collection of invoices, as needed

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• 7+ years of experience in overseeing project planning activities of large-scale infrastructure construction, with a specific focus on roads and highways projects
• Demonstrated experience with utilization of latest construction management and planning software and tools
• PMP Certification is preferred
• Knowledge of construction supervision services
• Understanding of international engineering standards and codes
• Excellent planning and organizational skills
• Good financial planning and budgeting skills
• Good analytical and problem solving skills
• Good time management skills
• Good communication and presentation skills
• Excellent knowledge of scheduling and planning software (e.g. Primavera)
• Proficiency in spoken and written English
• Experience within the Middle East highly desirable

About the Company

Khatib & Alami, a multidisciplinary urban regional planning, architectural and engineering consulting company, offers clients an integrated approach toward the ever-increasing need for reliable project delivery systems. In-house expertise and the continuous recruitment of bright and innovative professionals enable us to meet the challenges of development with due consideration to environmental protection, social and economic characteristics of society. In close concert with clients, we have been able to consolidate factors that make the resultant project coincide with the client's vision within the time frame and budget set out for implementation.

K&A started its consulting services in Lebanon and extended the areas of its professional activities in accordance with the growth of its experience, and its human and financial resources. The company operates in various countries including Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Sultanate of Oman, State of Qatar, State of Kuwait, Kingdom of Bahrain, Yemen, Jordan, Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Libya, Sudan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Belgium, Gabon and USA. K&A employs around 4,000 professionals and technicians. Since 1984, K&A has continuously ranked among the top 100 International Design firms as published by Engineering News Record (ENR). K&A has also obtained the ISO 9001:2000 certification for its Quality Management System (QMS).