Planning & Scheduling Engineer

WS Atkins & Partners Overseas Engineering Consultants; Riyadh; Hybrid; SAR 320,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Comprehensive life insurance

Medical insurance for dependents

Annual flight contribution

Relocation assistance

Discretionary bonus program

Transport & housing allowances

Employee Wellbeing Program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis is seeking a Planning & Schedules Engineer to lead project planning for major road and infrastructure programs in Saudi Arabia. You will manage the Master Project Schedule, validate contractor schedules, and forecast delays while aligning with contractual requirements.

The role requires 15+ years of planning experience, expert Primavera P6 skills, and strong leadership to mentor the planning team and coordinate across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 15 years of professional planning experience on major infrastructure projects.
• Expert-level proficiency in Primavera P6; strong MS Project knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Master Project Schedule using Primavera P6.
• Review contractor baseline schedules for logic, resources and contract alignment.
• Monitor progress with periodic updates and schedule variances; propose corrective actions.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Job Description Overview

AtkinsRéalis is currently looking for Planning & Schedules Engineer (ideally a Saudi National) is responsible for leading all aspects of project planning, scheduling, forecasting, and delay analysis across major road and infrastructure programs. This role provides strategic oversight of project timelines and ensures that all activities are executed in alignment with approved project milestones and contractual requirements. By establishing robust project controls and effective coordination mechanisms, the Planning & Schedules Manager plays a critical role in securing timely project delivery and supporting overall program success.

Your role Develop, manage, and continuously optimize the Master Project Schedule using Primavera P6, ensuring full integration of all project components and alignment with approved scope, resources, and timelines. Review and evaluate contractor baseline schedules, ensuring logical sequencing, resource loading, and consistency with contractual requirements; prepare detailed recommendations and justifications for approval or revisions. Monitor and track project progress through periodic updates, assessments of work performance, and analysis of schedule variances; identify deviations and propose corrective actions where necessary. Conduct schedule forecasting and completion date analysis, including preparation of mitigation and recovery plans for delayed or at-risk activities. Lead schedule risk assessments, performing what-if analyses, impact evaluations, and delay analyses to support Extension of Time (EOT) claims and contractual decision‑making. Prepare high-quality progress dashboards, KPIs, and executive-level reports, presenting clear insights on schedule status, risks, and performance trends. Collaborate closely with project managers, discipline engineers, consultants, and contractors to validate progress data, resolve schedule conflicts, and maintain alignment between project participants. Ensure full compliance with contractual and industry-standard planning and scheduling requirements, with preference for familiarity with FIDIC-based contracts. Lead, mentor, and supervise the planning team, providing guidance, training, and performance oversight to junior planning engineers and schedulers.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 15 years of professional planning experience, with exposure in managing major infrastructure projects (roads, bridges, highways etc..)
• Demonstrated expert-level proficiency in Primavera P6 and strong working knowledge of MS Project and other planning tools.
• Strong command of project controls methodologies, including earned value management, productivity analysis, and schedule forecasting.
• Proven expertise in delay analysis, preparation of Extension of Time (EOT) submissions, and interpretation of contractual requirements.
• Excellent leadership, analytical thinking, problem‑solving abilities, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary project environment.

Explore the rewards and benefits

• Tax-free salary
• Comprehensive life insurance coverage.
• Premium medical insurance for you and your dependents.
• Generous annual leave balance.
• Flexible and hybrid work solutions.
• Remote work opportunities outside of country.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Relocation assistance.
• Transportation & housing allowances (available for remote work locations).
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, 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.

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.

Created by the integration of long-standing organizations dating back to 1911, AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear company dedicated to engineering a better future for our planet and its people. We create sustainable solutions that connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. We deploy global capabilities locally to our clients and deliver unique end-to-end services across the whole life cycle of an asset including consulting, advisory & environmental services, intelligent networks & cybersecurity, design & engineering, procurement, project & construction management, operations & maintenance, decommissioning and capital. The breadth and depth of our capabilities are delivered to clients in strategic sectors such as Engineering Services, Nuclear and Capital.

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