Senior Engineer - Planning

Company Description

At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s
improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water
or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical
expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings,
water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – ‎47,000 strong –
driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid
work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or
at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your
integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe
and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves
to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create
transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our
technical and professional development programs and diverse career
opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit
in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on,
the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and
your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of
experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and
construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and
equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

Job Description

Lead planner responsible for all planning assets associated with project
works. Team leader mentoring and guiding other planners/schedulers with strong
presentation, problem solving and client interface skills with extensive
multidisciplinary engineering experience. GCC experience essential and KSA
experience ideal.The candidate must have strong interpersonal and effective
communication skills and be a team player as the role is one of several
planning leads on a giga project program of works.Skilled in the development
of commercial strategies. Capable of participating in negotiations.Requires a
demonstrated ability to effectively lead the project controls function on a
medium to large project. Documents employee performance issues and plays an
instrumental role in resolution as appropriate.Assumes mentoring and training
roles as requested and identifies high potential employees to
management.Conducts root cause analysis. Drafts comprehensive project
procedures.Possesses proven knowledge of scope control and change
management.Utilizes extensive knowledge of construction contracting including
the manner in which contract type effects implementation of project controls
systems.Reviews performance trends, prepares analysis and cost impact and
monthly project performance reports, and recommends contractor invoices for
approval.Evaluates manpower, labor hour, and labor cost requirements versus
budget limitations.Oversees the production and maintenance of accurate project
schedules. Expert understanding of schedule resource loading and
leveling.Assists the Project Manager in budgeting and managing incentive
programs.Holds an expert understanding of schedule, critical path analysis,
resource loading and leveling.Establishes and maintains client relationships.
Has the ability to review and analyze project program and oversee the
production of accurate progress/performance reports. Able to review and assess
(as required) raw data that comes from project automated systems.Serves as a
key participant in client and/or subcontractor negotiationsParticipates in
staffing decisions for projects. Ensures that a tracking database is developed
and maintained to cross check subcontractor funding is aligned with work
authorization and expenditures. Involved in tracking system to insure that
Project Management team is fully aware of detailed change order status.

Qualifications

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: TBC PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: TBC

Additional Information

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in
great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us,
and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded
firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational
work with big impact and work flexibility.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the
diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust
global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure
firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and
we’ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let’s get started.

ReqID: J10052595

Business Line: Transportation

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: ME and Africa