Project Planning Manager - AlUla

Alstom; Medina; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom in Saudi Arabia (AlUla) seeks a Project Planning Manager to drive planning excellence across regions and product lines. You will deploy planning processes, standardize tools, and lead a cross-functional team in a matrix organization.

The role focuses on monitoring planning performance through KPIs, audits, and continuous improvement, while promoting change management and adoption of advanced planning technologies including AI.

Qualifications

• Engineering or business degree with industrial/infrastructure planning knowledge.
• 7+ years planning experience with scheduling tools/techniques.
• Fluent English with strong communication in multicultural teams.
• Able to lead, coach, and mentor in a matrix organization.

Responsibilities

• Lead deployment of planning processes, tools, and standards across regions.
• Monitor and improve planning performance via audits, KPIs, and continuous improvement.
• Animate and develop the planning community through regular communication, training, and development sessions.
• Ensure change management and adoption of planning technologies such as AI.
• Promote and sustain a strong planning culture focused on accuracy, efficiency, and collaboration.

Skills

Planning leadership

Scheduling tools

Multidisciplinary teams

English fluency

Process improvement

Education

Engineering or business degree

Job description

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

At Alstom, we build what millions depend on daily - rail transportation systems that can't afford to fail. We're more than 85,000 people worldwide creating the industry's most diverse portfolio: high-speed trains, metros, trams, maintenance services and integrated systems.

More than a job: a mission

We're looking for a Project Planning Manager - AlUla who will drive excellence in planning, process optimization, and cross-regional coordination. You'll work alongside people who show up with ownership, passion, and dedication.

Your role, your impact

• Lead the deployment of planning processes, tools, and standards across regions and product lines.
• Monitor and enhance planning performance through audits, KPIs, and continuous improvement.
• Animate and develop the planning community through regular communication, training, and development sessions.
• Ensure change management, training, and adoption of innovative planning technologies such as AI.
• Promote and sustain a strong planning culture focused on accuracy, efficiency, and collaboration.

You'll work with sharp, committed teams solving complex challenges that shape the future of mobility. As a Project Planning Manager - AlUla, you'll help set the standards that keep major infrastructure projects on track and connected.

What you bring

• Engineering or business degree with strong knowledge in industrial or infrastructure planning.
• At least 7 years of relevant planning experience, including familiarity with scheduling tools and techniques.
• Ability to lead, coach, and mentor multidisciplinary teams within a matrix organization.
• Fluency in English with excellent communication and facilitation skills in multicultural environments.
• Demonstrated capacity to drive change, improve processes, and contribute to competence development.

How success is measured

• Improvement in planning process quality and compliance across regional teams.
• Effective facilitation of collaboration and engagement within the planning community.
• Achievement of performance KPIs related to planning accuracy, schedule adherence, and team development.

Alstom, a great place to grow

• Contribute directly to Alstom's mission of building efficient, sustainable mobility systems.
• Develop global planning expertise in a strategic rail region like AlUla.
• Engage in continuous growth within a world-class organization committed to innovation and sustainability.

Here, progress isn't always easy - the scale is massive, the tasks are complex - but the impact is real. Because when the system runs, the train moves, and the city connects - that feeling stays with you. And the legacy lasts.

You don't need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you'll be proud.

Important to note

As a global business, we're an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We're committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.