Job Description

Senior Planner

Bechtel

Job ID: 611315

13 Jan 2026

Job ID: 611315

13 Jan 2026

Job Location

Saudi Arabia

Experience

8 to 10 years

Qualification Level

Engineering Graduates/PG

Job Function

Engineering
Telecom

Skillset

Planning and scheduling

Preferred Jobseekers

Jobseekers from any country

Major Responsibilities:

Supervises/directs, reviews, and evaluates schedule durations for all disciplines’ activities relative to the support of project milestones.
Supervises/directs the calculation of durations and other considerations affecting activity durations.
Prepares and analyzes comparisons of scope, quantities, and cost data between projects.
Plans, organizes, and supervises schedule resource loading and leveling.
Coordinates development of all bulk commodity release and installation curves.
Integrates appropriate staffing requirements for each discipline/specialty relative to the overall project needs.
Determines quantity and staffing levels in support of the project needs and schedule philosophy.
Supervises/directs others in obtaining required schedule information by all disciplines.
Supervises others in identifying schedule restraints and their 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.
Supports development of scheduling standards and procedures.
Compiles, summarizes, updates, and maintains historical schedule data. Monitors and reports critical-path and schedule performance of the total project.
Supervises project schedule analysis and studies of problem areas to determine criticality of schedule activities.
Recommends alternatives for schedule improvement to project team for discussion and/or decision.
Coordinates information input into specific studies.
Responsible for integration of activities and total work scope identification.
Evaluates study results and recommends conclusions for project team consideration and discussion.
Supervises/directs project schedule workforce and quantity reporting.
Prepares and presents the Schedule Impact Report.
Leads the development and review of schedule recovery plans, including evaluation of additional resources/costs required to affect such plans.
Prepares and presents planning and scheduling information to management/clients.#LI-NR1

Education and Experience Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or related field.
Minimum 8 to 10 years of professional experience in project controls with emphasis on planning and scheduling.
Experience in performing, monitoring, and reviewing planning and scheduling functions, which include schedule development, control and analysis.
Advanced level of knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and startup work processes, as performed by Bechtel.
Candidate should possess excellent organizational and interpersonal skills with an ability to work closely with peers, external customers, and client counterparts.
Skilled in oral and written communication and ability to work within a culturally diverse organization, recognizing and respecting differences.

Required Knowledge and Skills:
Proficiency in using multiple discipline-specific software applications currently used by Bechtel (e.g., Primavera P6, and Microsoft Office Applications).
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.
Working knowledge of data analytics software applications such as Power BI.
Fully proficient in existing data sources, Excel etc. however all outputs are expected to be provided in Power BI.
Experience in leading a team of Project Control engineers.
Prior Middle-East work experience is preferred, but not a compulsion.

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