Planning Manager - Project Scheduling

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Riyadh seeks a Planning Manager - Project Scheduling to lead the development and maintenance of complex, resource-loaded project schedules for luxury developments. You will drive integration across design, procurement, and construction with strong focus on critical path and schedule recovery.

Ideal candidates bring 10+ years of scheduling leadership, Primavera P6 mastery, and a track record of coordinating multidisciplinary teams on mega projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant engineering or management field; Master’s preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of planning and scheduling experience on large programs.
• Proven ability to review contractor/consultant schedules and manage interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, implementation, and maintenance of comprehensive project schedules for complex design and construction activities.
• Produce resource-loaded programs with cross-disciplinary dependencies and integrated planning.
• Develop baseline, target, recovery, and updated schedules per planning procedures.
• Ensure scheduling activities align with the Schedule Management Plan and project controls.
• Monitor progress of consultants/contractors and identify deviations; implement mitigations.
• Coordinate with teams to reflect recovery actions in updated schedules.
• Perform weekly/monthly schedule updates as design, procurement, and construction progress.

Skills

Primavera P6

Project scheduling

Construction planning

Master schedule development

Baseline schedules

Target schedules

Recovery schedules

Resource-loaded scheduling

Critical path analysis

Schedule variance analysis

Schedule performance monitoring

Delay analysis

Progress measurement

Schedule risk analysis

Schedule mitigation

Interface management

Milestone management

Project controls

Cost and schedule integration

Change management coordination

Risk management

Progress reporting

Schedule dashboards

Planning procedures

Schedule Management Plans

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Team leadership

Strategic planning

Luxury development planning

Mega project scheduling

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Business Management, or relevant discipline

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Project

Power BI

MS Office

Job description

Planning Manager - Project Scheduling Job Snapshot Role: Planning Manager - Project Scheduling Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Industry: Construction Function: Production Engineering/Planning/Scheduling Experience: Minimum 10 years Job Type: Full-time

Planning Manager - Project Scheduling in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a senior Construction opportunity for an experienced planning professional capable of leading integrated scheduling across a high-value luxury development program. The role is focused on developing resource-loaded schedules, controlling critical path performance, reviewing consultant and contractor programs, coordinating design and construction interfaces, and providing management with reliable schedule intelligence for complex project delivery.

Job Details Country: Saudi Arabia City: Riyadh Industry: Construction Function: Production Engineering/Planning/Scheduling Salary: 30000-45000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Lead development, implementation, and maintenance of comprehensive project schedules for complex design and construction activities.
• Produce logically structured and resource-loaded programs that incorporate dependencies across disciplines, packages, contractors, and project areas.
• Develop baseline, target, recovery, and updated schedules in accordance with approved planning procedures.
• Ensure scheduling activities comply with the Schedule Management Plan and established project controls processes.
• Monitor consultant and contractor progress against approved programs and identify emerging schedule deviations.
• Review contractor and consultant schedules for logic, sequencing, durations, interfaces, resources, milestones, and contractual requirements.
• Analyse schedule performance and identify trends requiring management intervention.
• Monitor critical path activities and evaluate their impact on overall project completion.
• Recommend corrective actions and practical mitigation measures when delays or performance issues arise.
• Coordinate with project teams to ensure agreed recovery measures are implemented and reflected in updated schedules.
• Perform weekly and monthly schedule updates as design, procurement, and construction activities progress.
• Review project progress tracking and reporting information before formal submission.
• Ensure schedule information remains accurate, consistent, traceable, and supported by appropriate documentation.
• Preserve planning records and backup documentation in coordination with information management teams.

Planning leadership will extend beyond schedule preparation into broader project controls coordination.

• Provide guidance to planning teams on scheduling, resources, cost interfaces, and risk considerations.
• Support resource planning by determining required workforce and resource levels across project stages.
• Integrate engineering, procurement, and construction requirements into coordinated work sequences.
• Identify interdisciplinary dependencies and establish logical relationships between project activities.
• Coordinate with performing organisations to align individual work packages with the total project program.
• Review schedule data prepared for proposals, commercial discussions, and contract negotiations.
• Work closely with the commercial function to strengthen integrated controls covering budgets, costs, risks, changes, and reporting.
• Support alignment between project schedules and commercial or contractual requirements.
• Participate in strategic planning exercises with project leadership and multidisciplinary stakeholders.
• Provide planning inputs for the establishment and improvement of processes and procedures.
• Evaluate schedule trends, slippage, float erosion, milestone movement, and potential critical path changes.
• Identify schedule risks and develop realistic mitigation plans with project teams.
• Evaluate contractor delay exposure and elevate significant concerns to management.
• Analyse the effect of design decisions, procurement activity, interfaces, and resource availability on project timelines.
• Identify opportunities to improve sequencing and accelerate delivery where technically achievable.
• Support management in assessing alternative delivery scenarios and recovery strategies.
• Ensure schedule reporting clearly communicates key constraints, priorities, and required actions.

The Planning Manager will also lead coordination and team performance.

• Manage, coach, and mentor junior planning professionals to strengthen technical capability and delivery quality.
• Allocate planning activities effectively and monitor completion against required deadlines.
• Promote knowledge sharing across the planning team and relevant internal stakeholders.
• Respond accurately and promptly to questions relating to schedule submissions, assumptions, and progress.
• Encourage collaboration between planning, design, construction, commercial, project controls, and other delivery teams.
• Identify critical project interfaces and manage coordination to prevent avoidable delays.
• Maintain effective communication with consultants and contractors regarding planning expectations and corrective actions.
• Continuously improve the quality of schedules, reports, presentations, and planning documentation.
• Seek opportunities to improve planning services provided to individual project teams.
• Build a working environment that encourages accountability, cooperation, and timely resolution of issues.

Safety and professional standards remain integral to planning activities.

• Promote a Safety First culture and confidently exercise Stop Work authority when unsafe activities or conditions are identified.
• Support applicable health, safety, and wellbeing requirements across project activities.
• Demonstrate professional workplace behaviours aligned with program values and delivery expectations.
• Maintain awareness of the relationship between planned activities, site conditions, and safe construction sequencing.
• Ensure assigned work is planned and completed within agreed timelines and quality requirements.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor 's degree in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Business Management, or a relevant discipline.
• Master 's degree is preferred.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant planning and scheduling experience.
• Demonstrated experience working on mega or large-scale complex design and construction programs.
• Background in private or government sector developments involving high-value, luxury, royal, or VIP projects is highly desirable.
• Strong understanding of engineering, procurement, and construction processes.
• Advanced knowledge of construction methods, project sequencing, resource planning, and schedule development.
• Familiarity with luxury construction requirements and specialist material considerations is advantageous.
• Proven ability to review and challenge contractor and consultant schedules.
• Strong understanding of critical path analysis, schedule recovery, progress measurement, and delay mitigation.
• Experience managing and developing planning teams.
• Ability to coordinate schedules across multiple project disciplines and external organisations.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Able to manage competing priorities and demanding reporting deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Confident working with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Primavera certification is desirable.
• Recognised project management certification such as PMP or PRINCE2 is advantageous.

Skills Set

• Primavera P6
• Project scheduling
• Construction planning
• Master schedule development
• Baseline schedules
• Target schedules
• Recovery schedules
• Resource-loaded scheduling
• Critical path analysis
• Schedule variance analysis
• Schedule performance monitoring
• Delay analysis
• Progress measurement
• Contractor schedule review
• Consultant schedule review
• Design schedule integration
• Construction sequencing
• Engineering scheduling
• Procurement scheduling
• Resource planning
• Schedule risk analysis
• Schedule mitigation
• Interface management
• Milestone management
• Project controls
• Cost and schedule integration
• Change management coordination
• Risk management
• Progress reporting
• Schedule dashboards
• Planning procedures
• Schedule Management Plans
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Office
• Power BI
• Team leadership
• Strategic planning
• Luxury development planning
• Mega project scheduling

Why Join Us

This position offers the opportunity to influence the delivery of a major high-value development program within Saudi Arabia 's expanding Construction sector. Senior planning professionals in Riyadh are increasingly required to manage sophisticated schedules, multidisciplinary interfaces, contractor performance, project controls integration, and executive reporting across complex developments. The role provides substantial exposure to strategic program delivery while offering a pathway toward senior project controls, program controls, and project management leadership.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation delivers engineering, infrastructure, construction management, project controls, and technology services for complex programs around the world. Its operations in Saudi Arabia support major development and infrastructure initiatives, providing experienced professionals with opportunities to contribute to technically demanding projects and large-scale programs requiring advanced planning, coordination, and delivery expertise.