Project Planner

Role Summary

Project Planner are responsible to estimate a timescale for a project and to ensure that the outlined deadlines are met. They work closely with site managers and other engineers to ensure a project runs on schedule and that material supplies are sufficient.

• Pre-contract and post contract participation in planning, sending out RFQ’s and assembling supplier quotes, details for ordering etc
• Coordination with procurement department on follow up and follow through of orders, delivery dates, escalating when required and resolving issues
• Act as an interface between company and external parties and client for ensuring procurement is completed and closed out
• Acting as a link between client and Setting Out team on projects assigned
• Participating in initial review of new jobs and highlighting RFI’s, scope of work and discrepancies.
• Function as an effective interface in overlooking items in production and clearing up any communication issues, coordination between production and setting out team
• Assist in managing project correspondence with external parties
• Assist in collating / understanding and highlighting implications of technical information for materials to be used
• Participate in team meetings and generate when required follow up notes and report to catalyze follow through and accountability
• Contribute to increasing team efficiency by giving support operationally and administratively proposing innovations in procedure if it is deemed necessary
• Effective interface between procurement, clients and setting out team as directed by Project Director
• Coordination of interfaces between client/external parties and internal parties as directed by Project Director
• Effective presentation and reporting skills capable of perceiving project phases and plotting dependencies on tracking reports to facilitate follow through and organization
• Maintaining effective communication with subcontractors and suppliers to assure timely and efficient completion of jobs, clear communication of issues, and clear documentation of entire process with job site team

• 7-10 years’ Experience in a fitout company
• 5-Star hotels, Public Areas, and Rooms
• Commercial Projects are additional advantage
• Has worked on High Rise buildings projects
• Preferably located in Jeddah, however, willing to be relocated to different cities in KSA
• Ready to join as soon as possible
• Worked on Extension of Time using different techniques
• Baseline Schedules, updates, EVM, Weekly and monthly reports
• Preparing the dashboards
• Worked on Primavera P6, MS Project will be an advantage
• Understanding the proper sequencing of the project
• Working on Multiple projects