Planning & Scheduling Manager

WS Atkins International General Contracting Company; Saudi Arabia; Hybrid; SAR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tax-free salary

Life insurance

Medical insurance for dependents

Annual leave

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Planning & Scheduling Manager to lead scheduling across major infrastructure projects in a PMC environment. You will develop integrated master schedules, monitor progress, and provide strategic planning support to project and client leadership.

The role requires deep expertise in Primavera P6, Primavera Risk Analysis, and Microsoft Project, with strong reporting and risk analysis skills.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of planning and scheduling experience on major infrastructure projects.
• 8+ years in a Planning Manager or Scheduling Manager role.
• Experience in PMC, engineering consultancy, or major infrastructure organization.
• Experience on roads, highways, bridges, tunnels, interchanges and transportation projects.
• Desirable: experience with Middle East authorities and agencies.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6, Primavera Risk Analysis, MS Project, Power BI and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, maintenance, and management of master program schedules for large infrastructure programs.
• Establish planning procedures, scheduling standards and project controls.
• Develop baselines for design, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning.
• Ensure schedules are integrated and compliant with contracts.
• Monitor schedule performance and advise on variances and recoveries.
• Prepare executive dashboards and progress presentations.

Tools

Primavera P6

Primavera Risk Analysis

Microsoft Project

Power BI

Excel

Job description

AtkinsRéalis is looking for a Planning & Scheduling Manager, in Riyadh, KSA. The Planning & Scheduling Manager will be responsible for leading all planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, and reporting activities across major roads, highways, bridges, interchanges, and transportation infrastructure projects within a Project Management Consultancy (PMC) environment. The role will ensure effective development and management of integrated project schedules, monitor project performance, identify schedule risks and recovery opportunities, and provide strategic planning support to project and client leadership teams. The Planning & Scheduling Manager will play a key role in driving schedule certainty and supporting successful project delivery within approved timelines.

Responsibilities

• Planning & Scheduling Lead the development, maintenance, and management of master program schedules for large-scale infrastructure projects. Establish planning procedures, scheduling standards, and project controls processes in line with client and PMC requirements. Develop and review baseline schedules for design, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning phases. Ensure project schedules are fully integrated across all disciplines and stakeholders. Validate contractor schedules and ensure compliance with contractual requirements. Monitor schedule performance and baseline adherence throughout the project lifecycle. Develop and maintain work breakdown structures (WBS), project coding structures, and scheduling methodologies.
• Schedule Control & Performance Monitoring Analyze project progress and identify critical path activities. Monitor schedule variances and recommend corrective actions. Assess project performance using key performance indicators (KPIs). Lead recovery planning workshops and develop mitigation plans for schedule delays. Evaluate contractor recovery schedules and acceleration proposals. Ensure schedule updates are accurate, timely, and aligned with site progress. Collaborate with cost control, risk management, engineering, procurement, and construction teams to ensure schedule alignment. Support forecasting and project performance reporting. Integrate planning activities with project controls processes and reporting requirements. Participate in change management assessments and evaluate schedule impacts arising from design changes, variations, and claims.
• Schedule Risk Analysis Lead Schedule Risk Analysis (SRA) activities for major infrastructure projects. Conduct critical path assessments and schedule health checks. Perform quantitative schedule analyses using Monte Carlo simulations. Develop schedule confidence assessments (P50, P80, P90). Identify schedule risk drivers and recommend mitigation measures. Support contingency planning and informed decision-making through risk-based scheduling.
• Reporting & Stakeholder Management Prepare executive dashboards, look-ahead programs, schedule analysis reports, and progress presentations. Present project schedule status and key risks to senior management and client representatives. Facilitate planning meetings, progress review sessions, and schedule coordination workshops. Interface with clients, contractors, consultants, and regulatory authorities regarding schedule performance and delivery strategies. Provide strategic planning advice to Project Directors and Program Directors.

About you

Minimum 20 years of experience in planning and scheduling for major infrastructure projects. Minimum 8 years of experience in a Planning Manager or Scheduling Manager capacity. Proven experience working within a PMC, engineering consultancy, or major infrastructure organization. Demonstrated experience on large-scale roads, highways, bridges, interchanges, tunnels, and transportation infrastructure projects. Experience working with government authorities and major transportation agencies in the Middle East is highly desirable. Strong understanding of project lifecycle planning from concept design through construction and handover. Advanced proficiency in: Primavera P6, Primavera Risk Analysis, Microsoft Project, Power BI, Advanced Microsoft Excel

Rewards & 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.

AtkinsRéalis is seeking 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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