Planning Manager

AtkinsRéalis; Riyadh Region; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance

Medical insurance

Annual leave balance

Company gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus program

Annual flight contribution

Transportation & housing allowances

Employee Wellbeing Program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a highly experienced Planning Manager to lead planning, scheduling, and project controls for a major site supervision assignment in Riyadh. You will work with the Client, Project Director, Resident Engineer, and contractors to drive schedule optimization and timely delivery.

The role requires 15+ years of total planning experience, strong CPM/EVM knowledge, and advanced Primavera P6/Microsoft Project skills. Fluency in English is essential; Arabic is a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in civil engineering, construction management, project management, or related discipline.
• Master's degree preferred in engineering or PM.
• Professional certification such as PMP, PMI-SP, AACE, PSP or equivalent is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, scheduling, and project controls activities for the project.
• Review and approve contractor baseline schedules and recovery programs.
• Develop and maintain the master schedule covering design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning and handover.
• Monitor performance against schedules and milestones; conduct critical path analysis and risk assessment.
• Provide weekly/monthly/exec progress reports and lead schedule review meetings.

Skills

CPM

EVM

Schedule forecasting

Risk assessment

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering

Master's Degree in Engineering/Construction Management/PM

PMP/PMI-SP/AACE/PSP certification

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Project control reporting tools

Job description

Overview

We are seeking a highly experienced Planning Manager to lead project planning, scheduling, project controls, progress monitoring, and reporting activities for a prestigious site supervision consultancy assignment in Riyadh. The Planning Manager will be responsible for ensuring that the project is delivered in accordance with approved schedules, contractual milestones, and client objectives. The role involves working closely with the Client, Project Director, Resident Engineer, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams to provide strategic planning support, schedule analysis, risk assessment, and performance reporting throughout the construction lifecycle. The successful candidate will play a key role in identifying potential delays, mitigating schedule risks, and ensuring effective project execution from mobilization through commissioning and handover.

Your role

• Lead and manage all planning, scheduling, and project controls activities for the project.
• Review, assess, and recommend approval of contractor baseline schedules, revised schedules, and recovery programs.
• Develop and maintain the overall master schedule incorporating design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover activities.
• Monitor project performance and progress against approved schedules and contractual milestones.
• Conduct critical path analysis and identify schedule risks, delays, and potential bottlenecks.
• Analyze contractor progress and verify reported progress against actual site achievements.
• Evaluate mitigation and recovery plans proposed by contractors to address project delays.
• Prepare and present weekly, monthly, and executive progress reports highlighting schedule performance, risks, and forecast completion dates.
• Lead schedule review meetings and planning workshops with project stakeholders.
• Coordinate with engineering, construction, commercial, and supervision teams to ensure schedule alignment.
• Review and monitor procurement schedules, material delivery schedules, and authority approval timelines.
• Assess contractor manpower, equipment, and resource allocations against project requirements.
• Perform productivity analysis and monitor construction performance indicators.
• Maintain and update project dashboards, progress measurement systems, and project control tools.
• Support commercial teams in the evaluation of Extension of Time (EOT) claims, delay analysis, and disruption claims.
• Conduct forensic schedule analysis and provide recommendations on schedule-related contractual matters.
• Identify potential project risks and opportunities and support the maintenance of the project risk register.
• Ensure compliance with project controls procedures, reporting standards, and client requirements.
• Monitor testing, commissioning, and handover activities to ensure timely project completion.
• Provide strategic advice to project leadership on schedule optimization and project delivery improvements.
• Mentor and supervise planning engineers and project control staff.

About You

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Master's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or Project Management is preferred.
• Professional certification such as PMP, PMI-SP, AACE, PSP (Planning & Scheduling Professional), or equivalent is highly desirable.
• Minimum 15+ years of total professional experience in planning, scheduling, and project controls.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in a Planning Manager role on major building and construction projects.
• Proven experience in large-scale building developments, convention centers, hospitality projects, hotels, resorts, mixed-use developments, or comparable mega-projects.
• Extensive experience within Site Supervision Consultancy, PMC, or Engineering Consultancy environments.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and project control reporting tools.
• Strong understanding of Critical Path Method (CPM), Earned Value Management (EVM), and schedule forecasting techniques.
• Demonstrated experience in delay analysis, claim assessment, and Extension of Time evaluation.
• Good knowledge of FIDIC contracts and construction contract administration processes.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and problem-solving skills.
• Experience in Saudi Arabia or GCC projects is highly preferred.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to interpret technical, commercial, and contractual information to support project decision-making.
• Fluency in English is required; Arabic language skills are an advantage.

Rewards & benefits

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This Includes

• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, familycare, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.