Planning Engineer (RC)

JASARA Program Management Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

JASARA Program Management Company is seeking an experienced Planning Engineer to join our expert team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The successful candidate will support planning and scheduling efforts, ensuring project timelines are met and risks are effectively managed.

Qualifications include a degree in Engineering or a related field, 8-10 years of relevant experience, and proficiency in Primavera P6. Strong communication skills in English and experience with client management are also essential. Join us to contribute to significant projects in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• 8–10 years of relevant planning experience within complex design and construction programs.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and scheduling of own work to meet required timelines.
• Assist with scope planning and create work breakdown structure.
• Coordinate with the Commercial function on budget and risk management.

Skills

Planning and scheduling

Communication skills

Analytical problem-solving

Software proficiency (Primavera P6, Microsoft Office)

Client relationship management

Education

Degree in Engineering, Architecture, or related field

Primavera Certification or other project management certification

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word)

Power BI

Job description

JASARA PMC is seeking an experienced Planning Engineer to join our expert team.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and scheduling of own work to meet required timelines and outputs.
• Ensure risks are captured, raise them to the team, and offer mitigation solutions.
• Assist with scope planning, specifying in‑scope requirements to facilitate creating the work breakdown structure.
• Support production of the project schedule and maintain it as per Consultant Contractor schedule.
• Support adherence to the schedule, schedule management plan, planning processes, and WOW.
• Coordinate with the Commercial function to implement an effective controls system on budget, cost, report, risk, and change management.
• Review prepared schedule data for proposals or contract negotiations.
• Assist with resource planning to indicate levels of resources.
• Identify potential and occurring problems affecting the work schedule at the site and recommend solutions.
• Continually improve the quality of schedule presentation and documentation.
• Clarify the needs of the team to ensure effective service delivery.
• Produce project progress tracking and reporting; recommend improvements to maintain schedule quality.
• Evaluate reports and assist with producing baseline target schedules for submission.
• Update schedules weekly/monthly as design and construction work develops.
• Respond accurately and in a timely manner to team queries regarding schedule submissions.
• Integrate inter‑discipline schedule requirements and constraints to establish logical work sequences for assigned disciplines.
• Identify key interfaces.
• Coordinate Project Controls Cost function to implement effective controls.

Qualifications

• Degree and/or postgraduate qualification in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Business Management, or a relevant field of study.
• Primavera Certification (preferred) or other project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2).
• 8–10 years of relevant planning experience within complex design and construction programs across private and/or government sectors.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Proficiency in enterprise‑level management software such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word).
• Preferred skills include Power BI.

Additional Skills

• Analytical and thorough problem‑solving ability.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Flexibility and adaptability in responding to changing business requirements.
• Effectively manage and prioritize workload to meet tight deadlines.
• Leverage existing relationships to identify and develop client relationships and provide strategic input to maximize project outcomes.