Required to join an expanding Facilities Management company in Saudi Arabia. They manage FM on behalf of their clients across several different sectors. They require a Project Planner to join the team in Riyadh.

Responsibilities:

• To provide advice to the Project Director on effective strategies to manage and control all FM services efficiently and cost-effectively.
• To support the development and ongoing reporting of management information.
• To act as the team leader for tasks undertaken by the document control team.
• Monitor all work in progress to ensure that quality, statutory code, and operational standards are met.
• Support with the preparation of the joint business plans together with relevant stakeholders and partners.
• To monitor the governance processes and to support with managing and mitigating risks.
• Support with the monitoring of statutory compliance, to ensure that it is maintained across the contract and that proactive monitoring plans are in place that adhere to best practices in facilities services.
• To support the client, where applicable, in the event of any emergency or disaster, ensuring appropriate communication links between all parties.
• Support the whole team to drive improved performance from outsourced suppliers against KPIs through an established link with Service Level Agreements, Pricing Schedule(s), and potential incentivization mechanisms.
• Conduct regular audits across the portfolio to ensure performance consistency against agreed KPIs.
• Support the budgeting process and support the wider team with forecasting, and reporting of operating and project expenses.
• Provide advice on suitable asset management strategies for new equipment

• Engineering Degree and/or technical diploma in facility or industrial maintenance/management.
• A formal project management qualification, i.e. Prince2
• 10 years experience in Facilities Management.
• 5 years experience in a project management role
• A proven track record working on challenging projects and ensuring KPIs are achieved
• Excellent communication & presentation skill