Planning Engineer

Dar Al Riyadh Group; Medina; On-site; SAR 550,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Dar Al Riyadh Group is seeking a senior Planning & Scheduling professional to manage the renovation of a luxury high-rise hotel. You will oversee baseline development, monitor critical paths, and produce dashboards for executive reporting.

You will review contractor plans, perform time-delay analyses, and coordinate with PM, QS, engineers, client, and contractor. Saudi Arabia-based assignment with extensive brownfield experience required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in construction planning, scheduling, and project controls.
• Proven experience managing programmes for high-rise buildings, five-star hotels, luxury hospitality developments, or major renovation projects.
• Strong experience in phased brownfield renovation, testing and commissioning, and sectional handovers.
• Expert proficiency in Primavera P6 and advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project and project reporting or dashboard tools.
• Strong knowledge of baseline development, critical-path analysis, resource loading, progress measurement, and schedule forecasting.
• Experience preparing S-curves, manpower histograms, progress dashboards, and look-ahead programmes.
• Practical knowledge of Earned Value Analysis and project performance measurement.
• Experience evaluating Extension of Time claims and conducting Time Impact Analysis.

Responsibilities

• Manage planning and scheduling activities for the renovation of a high-rise, five-star hotel.
• Review contractor baseline programme and recommend approvals or revisions.
• Verify schedule logic, sequencing, durations, calendars, constraints, and resource loading.
• Ensure baseline covers design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, phasing, and closeout.
• Monitor critical and near-critical paths and identify delays.
• Track progress against the approved baseline on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.
• Verify reported progress reflects actual on-site work.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports, S-curves, manpower histograms, milestone trackers, dashboards.
• Develop two-week, four-week, and three-month look-ahead schedules.
• Perform Earned Value Analysis and report schedule and cost performance.

Skills

Primavera P6

Microsoft Excel

MS Project

Scheduling

Project controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Bachelor's degree in Architectural Engineering

Construction Management

Related discipline

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Earned Value Systems

Job description

• Manage planning and scheduling activities for the renovation of a high-rise, five-star hotel.
• Review the contractor’s detailed baseline programme and recommend approval or required revisions.
• Verify schedule logic, activity sequencing, durations, calendars, constraints, resource loading, and cost loading.
• Ensure the baseline programme covers design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, phased handovers, and project closeout.
• Monitor critical and near-critical paths and identify potential schedule delays.
• Track daily, weekly, and monthly progress against the approved baseline programme.
• Verify that reported progress percentages reflect the actual work completed and inspected on site.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports, S-curves, manpower histograms, milestone trackers, and executive dashboards.
• Develop two-week, four-week, and three-month look-ahead schedules.
• Perform Earned Value Analysis and report schedule and cost performance indicators.
• Analyse progress variances and recommend mitigation, acceleration, or recovery measures.
• Review and monitor the contractor’s recovery and revised programmes.
• Assess the schedule impact of design changes, late approvals, procurement delays, access restrictions, and phased handovers.
• Review Extension of Time claims using appropriate forensic delay-analysis methods, including Time Impact Analysis.
• Maintain records of schedule updates, delays, instructions, progress evidence, and mitigation actions.
• Coordinate planning information with the Project Manager, Quantity Surveyor, discipline engineers, client, and contractor.
• Monitor procurement schedules for long-lead materials, equipment, specialist systems, and imported hotel finishes.
• Consider Madinah Central Area delivery restrictions, site access, working-hour limitations, and logistical constraints in project planning.
• Forecast completion dates and promptly report schedule risks and required management decisions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Architectural Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
• Valid Saudi Council of Engineers registration is mandatory.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in construction planning, scheduling, and project controls.
• Proven experience managing programmes for high-rise buildings, five-star hotels, luxury hospitality developments, or major renovation projects.
• Strong experience in phased brownfield renovation, testing and commissioning, and sectional handovers.
• Expert proficiency in Primavera P6 and advanced Microsoft Excel.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Project and project reporting or dashboard tools.
• Strong knowledge of baseline development, critical-path analysis, resource loading, progress measurement, and schedule forecasting.
• Experience preparing S-curves, manpower histograms, progress dashboards, and look-ahead programmes.
• Practical knowledge of Earned Value Analysis and project performance measurement.
• Experience evaluating Extension of Time claims and conducting Time Impact Analysis or other recognised delay-analysis methods.
• Previous experience working with an engineering consultancy or construction supervision consultant.
• Strong analytical, reporting, coordination, and presentation skills.
• Understanding of procurement, construction sequencing, site logistics, and phased hotel handovers.
• Experience in Madinah Central Area or similarly congested and access-restricted locations is preferred.
• PMI-SP, AACE Planning and Scheduling Professional, or an equivalent certification is preferred.
• Fluency in written and spoken English is mandatory; Arabic is preferred.