Planning Manager

Job description

the employer is a program management company in the civil engineering sector, established as a joint venture between Aramco, Jacobs, and the Public Investment Fund. With an ambition to be the premier Program Management Company driving sustainable development and innovation within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the employer plays a key role in delivering complex projects that support long-term growth and transformation. As Planning Manager, you will play an important role in shaping project delivery through strong planning leadership, schedule oversight, and close collaboration across multiple stakeholders. This role is central to helping teams maintain momentum, anticipate challenges early, and provide clear visibility to leadership on progress across major housing and infrastructure programs. Responsibilities • Develop and maintain integrated project schedules across housing and infrastructure workstreams. • Monitor planning progress and identify schedule risks, delays, and mitigation actions. • Coordinate with project teams and stakeholders to align milestones and deliverables. • Prepare progress reports, lookaheads, and schedule recovery plans for leadership review

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, construction management, or a related discipline.
• 15 years of planning or project scheduling experience.
• Strong experience using Primavera P6 for complex project scheduling and reporting.
• Experience with baseline schedule management, preparing lookaheads, delay analysis, earned value management, and recovery planning.
• Proven ability to coordinate with project directors, engineering and construction teams, client-side representatives, and leadership reviewing progress and recovery plans.
• Currently based in Saudi Arabia.
• Experience on residential or large-scale housing development projects, including villas and residential buildings, is a plus.
• Experience with risk and mitigation tracking is a plus.

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