<h3>Company Description</h3><p>Six Construct, a subsidiary of the BESIX Group, is the largest Belgian construction company operating in the Middle East. The company combines the efforts of a highly skilled workforce, along with strategic planning and innovative use of technology to overcome the most complex business challenges. Six Construct is a multi-services company that operates in the construction of commercial and residential buildings, sport and leisure facilities, infrastructure and marine-related projects. The company currently employs a workforce of approximately 9,000 in the Middle East, and a total of 15,000 worldwide.</p><h3>Job Description</h3><ul><li>Conduct critical reviews and analysis of planning deliverables prepared by other team members to ensure accuracy, consistency, and alignment with project objectives.</li><li>Provide guidance, mentorship, and coordination support to junior planners to foster professional development and ensure quality outputs across the planning team.</li><li>Effectively communicate planning strategies, schedules, and updates to project team members, and confidently defend planning decisions when required.</li><li>Perform delay analysis using various recognized techniques to support claims, assess impacts, and recommend mitigation strategies.</li><li>Deliver comprehensive planning support for large-scale or complex projects, ensuring alignment with contractual and operational requirements.</li><li>Lead and manage the project planning team, ensuring coordination across disciplines and timely delivery of all planning-related outputs.</li></ul><p><strong>Skills and Competencies: </strong></p><ul><li>Very good skills in Primavera</li><li>Proficient in MS Excel</li><li>Good skills in MS PowerPoint</li><li>Familiarity with other planning software, e.g., Tilos</li><li>Good knowledge of English    </li><li>Good understanding of key contract documents and their relation to the planning process</li><li>Committed and resilient</li><li>Good team-player and a leader</li></ul><h3>Qualifications</h3><ul><li>Degree in Civil Engineering; Post-graduate qualifications relating to planning are a plus;</li><li>Over 8 years of project planning and controls experience in construction, with a focus on civil, marine, environmental, and building works—preferably in marine/infrastructure projects.</li><li>Proven expertise in developing comprehensive Work Breakdown Structures (WBS) tailored to the scope and scale of medium-sized projects.</li><li>Skilled in applying various recognized delay analysis techniques to evaluate schedule impacts and support claims or recovery planning.</li><li>Experienced in preparing resource- and cost-loaded baseline programmes that align with project objectives and contractual requirements.</li><li>Proficient in generating detailed progress reports utilizing a range of visual tools to communicate project status effectively to stakeholders.</li><li>Capable of developing recovery and target programmes in response to delays or scope changes.</li><li>Adept at using visual planning tools such as Line of Balance and Time Displacement diagrams to enhance communication and stakeholder understanding of project timelines.</li><li>Flexibility on Project assignment within the Middle East (potentially in remote areas)</li></ul><h3>Additional Information</h3><p>We believe our employees are key to our success, hence, we offer an inspiring working environment where our people feel rewarded &amp; engaged. Career opportunities &amp; training programs are offered to help you develop both personally and professionally and we offer attractive additional benefits to your monthly remuneration.</p>

Besix Group

Planning Engineer - Senior

Besix Group