Job description

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 60 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is recognized by ENR as one of the Top 225 International Design Firms and one of the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms. We are also ranked by World Architecture as the 51st largest global architecture firm and the #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2024 WA100 Survey.

We invite you to join us. Why?

When you join KEO, you’ll discover more than just a job – you’ll find a supportive environment that fosters your professional development through internal global mobility and career development and does so within a culture that supports company-wide health and well-being through on-demand counselling services and regular workplace clinics. You will be invited to celebrate community events such as sports days, fun-runs, in-house sports teams and beach clean ups. In addition to your competitive package and benefits you will have access to a suite of policies that include hybrid working arrangements, individual athletic sponsorship, study assistance sponsorship, employee referral rewards.

We envisage success in this role to include;

• Developing and maintaining project schedules, sequencing, phasing, and logistics in coordination with the Senior Planning Engineer and Project Leadership.

  
  

• Monitoring and analyzing project progress, cost data, productivity, and earned value metrics, and reporting performance against approved plans.

  
  

• Reviewing contractor work programs, verifying actual progress, and assessing schedule compliance and delays.

  
  

• Managing schedule updates in Primavera and supporting delay analysis, change orders, and Extension of Time (EOT) evaluations.

  
  

• Monitoring cost plans and cash flows, consolidating results into monthly consultant and project control reports.

  
  

• Preparing and reporting KPIs, project metrics, and risk-related inputs appropriate to the project stage.

  
  

• Coordinating long-lead item schedules and supporting procurement tracking with contractors and suppliers.

  
  

• Participating in contract administration, project meetings, and monthly reporting activities.

  
  

To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that your career journey to date will include a minimum of 12 years work experience in project Cost & Planning and delay analysis partnered with a Bachelor degree (Preferably in Engineering).

Additional Requirements:

• Proven experience in hotel or mixed-use projects.
• Solid understanding of delay analysis methodologies and claim review and preparation.

• Strong knowledge of relevant laws and regulations.

  
  

• Proficiency in Primavera P6 and other planning tools (for review purposes).

  
  

KEO’s performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its’ contribution to client success wherever we work.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award-winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.