Lead Airport Planning Engineer | Primavera P6 Expert

Vanderlande Industries GmbH

Riyadh

On-site

SAR 300,000 - 420,000

Full time

10 days ago

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Job summary

Vanderlande Industries GmbH in Riyadh, KSA, seeks a Sr. Planning Engineer to lead detailed project scheduling using Primavera P6 and coordinate cross-functional teams across Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation, and Commissioning.

The role requires strong leadership, analytical capabilities, and stakeholder management, with expertise in baseline scheduling, resource planning, delay analysis, and EOT support within large-scale infrastructure or airport projects.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in civil, mechanical, electrical, construction engineering, or related discipline.
10+ years of planning and project controls experience, preferably in large-scale infrastructure, EPC, airport, BHS, or MHS projects.
Advanced expertise in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Excel; knowledge of Microsoft Project and Power BI is preferred.
Strong experience in baseline scheduling, resource planning, critical path analysis, delay analysis, EOT preparation, and schedule optimization.
Experience preparing management reports, dashboards, S-curves, histograms, and project presentations.
Strong leadership, analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
Proven ability to mentor junior planning team members and work in multicultural environments.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain detailed project schedules using Primavera P6, including WBS, milestones, baseline schedules, and critical path analysis.
Coordinate schedules with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation, and Commissioning teams.
Monitor project progress and update schedules weekly and monthly.
Prepare progress reports, dashboards, S-curves, histograms, earned value analysis, and look-ahead schedules.
Identify schedule risks, delays, and slippages, and recommend mitigation, recovery, and acceleration plans.
Review subcontractor schedules and monitor performance against approved programmes.
Analyze delays and disruptions and support EOT and delay analysis requirements.
Support tender planning by preparing bid schedules and resource-loaded programmes.
Present schedule performance, risks, and corrective actions during project review meetings.
Mentor Planning Engineers and Coordinators and review their planning deliverables for accuracy and quality.
Promote consistent planning standards, reporting methods, and continuous improvement across projects.