Bechtel Corporation Looking for Lead Planner at Riyadh Full Time

Requisition ID:  254546

Requisition Posting End Date: 05/13/2022

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 are 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.

SUMMARY:

A major mining customer has engaged Bechtel M&M to assist them with the development of a Master Plan for their future mining metals projects. They are targeting a major increase in production which will require major exploration and project development activity and will be managed under an overall Master Plan.

M&M requires an experienced Lead Planner to manage the development of this Master Plan. This is a short-term position of approx. 12 weeks duration which may lead to further long-term work. The Master Plan is to be developed with the customer in their Middle East offices. The role may be on a short-term assignment basis in the customer’s offices or a combination of business trips and remote work.

The Lead Planner is responsible for the set-up of the Master Plan incorporating input from the customer, Bechtel SME’s and selected consultants. A key element of the role is to lead the team in development of the Master Plan, interfacing across organizations, departments, disciplines (engineering, procurement and construction), and presenting to Bechtel and customer Project Management Teams, so excellent communication and presentation skills are essential. The Lead Planner will be responsible for reporting on the Master Plan development and ensuring quality and consistency across all parts of the Master Plan. The Lead Planner will demonstrate skill in identifying, analyzing, and providing workable solutions to planning and scheduling problems.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Defines project needs for the Master Planning in accordance with established Bechtel and client strategy, contractual requirements and objectives.
2. Provides supervision and assistance to other team members in the development and integration of information into the Master Plan.
3. Develops a schedule for the Master Plan development.
4. Coordinates, and maintains the level of quantification appropriate to the objectives of the effort and to the level of scope definition for each discipline or specialty.
5. Collects, verifies, and integrates work scope for all entities into the Master Plan.
6. Reviews the representation of the contract scope in the Master Plan.
7. Prepares and analyzes comparisons of scope, quantities, and cost data between reference projects.
8. Supervises/directs, reviews, maintains, and evaluates schedule durations for activities relative to the support of customer project development milestones.
9. Identifies requirements for “micro schedules” in order to manage critical elements of the work. Including various work streams within the Master Plan.
10. Reviews vendor / subcontractor schedules for current Ma’aden projects to be incorporated into the Master Plan.
11. Performs project schedule analysis and studies of problem areas to determine criticality of schedule activities.
12. Recommends alternatives for schedule improvement to project team for discussion and/or decision.
13. Develops and reports critical-path and schedule performance of the total project.
14. Interfaces with designated Bechtel management and client counterparts for specific planning and scheduling tasks
15. Supports development of other personnel during the Master Planning activity.

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.
• Extensive planning experience in Mining & Metals or related industry.
• Has a successful track record of leading teams and inter-discipline coordination.
• Skilled in oral and written communication (English language) and presentations of schedule materials.
• Advanced level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes for EPCM & EPC direct hire projects.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize, direct, perform, review, and present schedule products independently with minimal supervision.
• Advanced user of Primavera 6 and Microsoft Office applications.

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.
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