Responsible for development of Planning team & function across the projects directorate.

 Effectively managing the company’s Planning function to ensure best practices are followed, costs are controlled, the Department maximises revenue generation and contribution to the company’s operating profit and increases the value added to the company.

Lead and Mentor Project Planners.

Prepare projects baseline schedules, including the relevant needed projects resources (Human and equipment's) according to internal standards, technical and contractual requirements .

Prepare the project's baseline budget (resources and materials), update it and review it with the PM for final approval in order to ensure project profitability and prevent unexpected expenses

Monitor the implementation of the schedule (including the progress of execution, the subcontractors work, the shop drawings and materials submissions, the initialization and follow-up on procurement activities as well as the provision and use of resources).

Perform cost control activities (quantities, past expenses and delays, present and future commitments and variation orders), prepare the cost breakdown and the cash flow in order to highlight and analyze budget deviations for future deviations prevention.

Check on the cost allocation of resources to make sure they are well entered on Butec Information System and according to the preset rules/codification guidelines and analyze any identified expenses that are affecting the budget.

Follow-up on contractual events (disruptions, variations, Extension of time), coordinate with the concerned party to evaluate and reduce their relevant impact on the contractual planning and the overall budget and prepare the Extension of time schedule.

Prepare regular reports, provide a complete analysis of the major deviations in terms of planning and cost and propose appropriate suggestions to optimize the project’s cost.