Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities

The Key Objectives For This Role Are

Ensure development and maintenance of detailed project schedules aligned with construction milestones and contract deliverables.
Monitor site progress and proactively address deviations through reforecasting and recovery plans.
Coordinate closely with construction, procurement, and engineering teams to validate schedule inputs and identify risks.
Support management with regular performance reports, look-ahead plans, and scenario analyses.
Uphold planning standards, procedures, and compliance with project control protocols across site teams.

Responsibilities

Key Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

Develop, manage, and update detailed project schedules using Primavera P6 or similar tools, ensuring alignment with contractual requirements and construction milestones.
Monitor on-site progress against baseline schedules and work plans; analyze variances and recommend recovery strategies where delays are identified.
Coordinate closely with construction, engineering, procurement, and subcontractor teams to gather input and validate schedule updates and forecasts.
Lead the preparation of weekly and monthly project reports, including progress curves, look-ahead schedules, and delay analysis.
Implement and maintain planning procedures and reporting standards, ensuring schedule control is in full compliance with project governance.
Support claims and change management processes by providing schedule impact assessments and time extension justifications.
Mentor and guide junior planners and site schedulers, ensuring consistency, quality, and accuracy in planning deliverables.
Engage with clients and key stakeholders during progress meetings and site walkthroughs to provide clear updates and projections.
Identify planning-related risks and opportunities early and work collaboratively to develop mitigation strategies and contingency plans.

Qualifications

Skills And Qualifications

What makes you remarkable?

At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you dont match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world s most critical challenges.

Qualifications

Minimum of 15 years of progressive experience in project controls, with at least 5 years in a lead role overseeing large-scale, site-based projects.
Bachelors degree in engineering, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline; a master s degree is an added advantage.
Experience in the middle east is preferred
Be a team player where recognition of team performance as a whole is a greater priority than projecting individual contribution
Be able to work in a team environment and handle multiple project responsibilities
Assuring that work and project promises are successfully delivered and appropriate reviews have been conducted
Establishing and maintaining engineering processes, systems and tools (software)

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