Project Scheduler & Controls Lead (On-site Riyadh)

AECOM Middle East Ltd; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 156,000 - 268,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is hiring a Project Planner - Scheduling and Controls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role develops, integrates, and maintains schedules for complex building and capital programs, establishing robust schedule logic and delivering reliable performance information for informed decisions.

The ideal candidate has five years+ planning experience, proficiency with Primavera P6 and MS Project, and a track record of CP analysis and schedule optimization across large multidisciplinary projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Project Management or related technical discipline.
• Minimum five years of project planning and scheduling experience.
• Proven ability to develop schedules from first principles.
• Experience leading planning workshops.
• Proficiency with Primavera P6, Microsoft Project or equivalent software.
• Strong critical-path analysis capabilities.
• Experience developing work breakdown structures.
• Ability to optimize schedule logic and activity sequencing.
• Experience integrating multiple schedules into master programs.
• Knowledge of contractor progress measurement and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed project schedules from first principles.
• Produce Gantt charts using recognized planning software.
• Define activities, milestones and deliverables across the project lifecycle.
• Establish realistic durations with project managers and team leaders.
• Build logical activity sequences and resource assumptions.
• Develop schedule dependencies, leads, lags and float calculations.
• Identify and communicate the project critical path.
• Integrate individual schedules into master program schedules.
• Provide clear portfolio-level visibility of project performance.
• Update schedules according to established reporting cycles.
• Verify the accuracy of schedule information before distribution.
• Conduct critical-path and schedule-risk analyses.
• Review contractor programs for logic and contractual alignment.
• Identify potential delays and recommend mitigation measures.
• Evaluate changes, variations and scope modifications.
• Assess schedule impacts arising from design or methodology changes.
• Coordinate with risk and cost-management professionals.
• Support spend forecasting and proactive mitigation planning.

Skills

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Project scheduling

Schedule development

Gantt charts

Work breakdown structures

Critical-path analysis

Schedule logic

Master program schedules

Contractor program review

Progress measurement

Earned Value Management

Cost-loaded scheduling

Cash-flow forecasting

Schedule-risk analysis

Change-impact assessment

Delay mitigation

Resource allocation

Capacity planning

Program reporting

Planning workshops

Stakeholder coordination

Microsoft Excel

Data analysis

Project controls

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Project Management or related

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

AECOM is hiring a Project Planner - Scheduling and Controls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This role develops, integrates, and maintains schedules for complex building and capital programs, establishing robust schedule logic and delivering reliable performance information for informed decisions.

The ideal candidate has five years+ planning experience, proficiency with Primavera P6 and MS Project, and a track record of CP analysis and schedule optimization across large multidisciplinary projects.