Manager - Forensic Planning

LNT/M\-FP/1779666 * REN\-Renewables IC * Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia * Posted On 25 Jul 2026 * End Date 21 Jan 2027 * Required Experience8 \- 10 years **Skills** ---------- #### **Knowledge \& Posting Location** Forensic Planning Planning (Scheduling) Claims Management #### **Minimum Qualification** Bachelor of Technology (BTech) **Job Description** ------------------- **Job Purpose:** The Manager – Forensic Planning is responsible for leading delay analysis, forensic schedule reviews, and claims support functions across projects. The role supports contract administration, dispute resolution, and claim defense/entitlement by providing robust, evidence\-based schedule analyses in accordance with recognized industry standards (e.g., SCL Protocol, AACE International). The incumbent ensures that all time\-related claims are substantiated with accurate data, credible methodologies, and clear narratives, thereby safeguarding organizational contractual and commercial interests. **Key Responsibilities:** * Lead the forensic planning function across multiple projects, ensuring consistency in methodology, quality, and deliverables. * Perform detailed delay analyses using recognized techniques such as Time Impact Analysis (TIA), Windows Analysis, Impacted As\-Planned, Collapsed As\-Built, and other cause\-and\-effect methodologies as appropriate. * Review baseline schedules, updates, and progress data to identify delays, disruptions, concurrency, and productivity impacts. * Establish cause\-effect relationships between events and project delays, ensuring defensible and audit\-ready outputs. * Support preparation, evaluation, and rebuttal of Extension of Time (EOT) claims, disruption claims, and acceleration claims. * Interface closely with Contracts, Commercial, and Legal teams to develop claim strategies and responses. * Provide expert input for formal notices, claim submissions, and dispute resolution processes including adjudication, arbitration, or litigation support. * Review subcontractor and supplier claims to assess entitlement, quantum, and risk exposure to the organization. * Develop and maintain contemporaneous records strategy in coordination with project teams to strengthen claim positions. * Conduct forensic audits of project schedules and records to identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for claim recovery or defense. * Ensure alignment of forensic analyses with contract provisions, including delay, concurrency, float ownership, and mitigation obligations. * Prepare clear, structured, and contractually robust reports, including narratives, schedule extracts, and evidentiary support. * Provide guidance and training to project planning teams on best practices for record\-keeping, baseline integrity, and delay identification. * Participate in negotiations with clients, consultants, and subcontractors on time\-related claims and disputes. * Support management in risk identification and mitigation related to time and cost impacts across projects. * Drive continuous improvement in forensic planning tools, processes, and templates. **Key Deliverables:** * Forensic delay analysis reports compliant with SCL/AACE guidelines. * Extension of Time (EOT) entitlement assessments. * Claim narratives and supporting documentation. * Rebuttal reports for client or subcontractor claims. * Expert\-ready documentation for dispute resolution proceedings.