Scheduling Manager - Project Controls

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 468,720 - 691,920; Full time

Job summary

Parsons in Riyadh is seeking a Scheduling Manager – Project Controls to lead Level1–Level4 schedules, integrate master schedules, and drive earned value analysis across engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning.

You will provide reliable schedule insights, support recovery plans, and participate in weekly and monthly progress reviews with project teams and clients. This senior role requires deep experience in planning, controls, and stakeholder coordination on complex projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field.
• 15+ years of related project controls, planning, and scheduling experience on large‑scale projects.
• Previous experience as a Planning Manager, Scheduling Manager, or Scheduling Lead.
• Strong experience performing, monitoring, and reviewing schedule development, control, progress analysis, and forecasting.
• Experience coordinating schedules across multidisciplinary teams, contractors, consultants, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Establish planning and scheduling standards, procedures, coding structures, calendars, WBS, CBS, reporting formats, and governance controls.
• Develop, integrate, and maintain Level1–Level4 schedules and the Integrated Master Schedule.
• Ensure schedules contain robust logic, clear dependencies, valid interfaces, accurate milestones, and realistic activity sequencing.
• Prepare detailed schedules with activity‑level resource loading, cost loading, progress rules, and measurable deliverables.
• Implement deliverable‑based progress measurement methods and coordinate with discipline leads for regular schedule updates.
• Apply earned value management techniques to assess schedule performance, cost performance, progress trends, and delivery efficiency.
• Maintain bi‑weekly earned value analysis dashboards at project and sector level.
• Review, check, and evaluate contractor and consultant schedules against contract requirements and approved procedures.
• Monitor work progress, compare actual performance against approved programmes, and report key findings to the Project Director and Project Controls Manager.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports covering schedule status, performance trends, risks, milestones, variance analysis, and recovery actions.
• Lead the review and finalisation of contractor and design‑consultant baseline schedules and recovery schedules.
• Assess schedule submissions for logic quality, critical path validity, float use, milestone compliance, resource loading, and contractual alignment.
• Lead schedule risk assessments and quantify impacts on milestones, contingency, interfaces, and delivery commitments.

Skills

Planning and scheduling

Project controls

Integrated Master Schedule

Level1–Level4 schedules

WBS & CBS

Schedule coding

Baseline and recovery schedule review

Resource‑loaded scheduling

Earned‑value management

Progress reporting

Look‑ahead planning

Stakeholder management

Microsoft Excel

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Role Overview

Scheduling Manager – Project Controls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a senior construction position that focuses on schedule development, integrated master schedule management, progress measurement, earned value analysis, contractor schedule review, and project reporting for complex large‑scale developments.

This role supports project leadership by providing reliable schedule analysis, early warning of delays, progress reporting, recovery planning, and time‑impact assessment to maintain delivery confidence across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, consultants, contractors, and client‑facing stakeholders.

Job Details

Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Industry: Construction
Function: Project Management
Job Type: Full‑time
Experience: 15+ years planning and scheduling experience
Salary: SAR 42,000–62,000 per month (estimated; confirm with employer)

Key Responsibilities

• Establish planning and scheduling standards, procedures, coding structures, calendars, WBS, CBS, reporting formats, and governance controls.
• Develop, integrate, and maintain Level1–Level4 schedules and the Integrated Master Schedule.
• Ensure schedules contain robust logic, clear dependencies, valid interfaces, accurate milestones, and realistic activity sequencing.
• Prepare detailed schedules with activity‑level resource loading, cost loading, progress rules, and measurable deliverables.
• Implement deliverable‑based progress measurement methods and coordinate with discipline leads for regular schedule updates.
• Apply earned value management techniques to assess schedule performance, cost performance, progress trends, and delivery efficiency.
• Maintain bi‑weekly earned value analysis dashboards at project and sector level.
• Review, check, and evaluate contractor and consultant schedules against contract requirements and approved procedures.
• Monitor work progress, compare actual performance against approved programmes, and report key findings to the Project Director and Project Controls Manager.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports covering schedule status, performance trends, risks, milestones, variance analysis, and recovery actions.
• Lead the review and finalisation of contractor and design‑consultant baseline schedules and recovery schedules.
• Assess schedule submissions for logic quality, critical path validity, float use, milestone compliance, resource loading, and contractual alignment.
• Lead schedule risk assessments and quantify impacts on milestones, contingency, interfaces, and delivery commitments.
• Recommend mitigation measures, recovery strategies, resequencing options, and acceleration opportunities where schedule risks arise.
• Govern schedule change‑control processes and ensure changes are supported by clear time, cost, and scope impact analysis.
• Perform time‑impact analyses and support claims or forensic schedule reviews for contractor and consultant claims when required.
• Facilitate weekly and monthly schedule reviews, look‑ahead planning sessions, and progress coordination meetings.
• Drive accountability for schedule deliverables across all project teams.
• Analyse critical path and near‑critical path activities, identify constraints, and escalated schedule threats with practical recommendations.
• Support project controls reporting through schedule forecasting, trend analysis, variance reporting, and management dashboards.
• Present schedule findings clearly to senior stakeholders, project teams, clients, and delivery partners.
• Promote consistent planning discipline, accurate reporting, and proactive issue resolution across project controls activities.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related field.
• 15+ years of related project controls, planning, and scheduling experience on large‑scale projects.
• Previous experience as a Planning Manager, Scheduling Manager, or Scheduling Lead.
• Strong experience performing, monitoring, and reviewing schedule development, control, progress analysis, and forecasting.
• Experience working across both field and home‑office project environments.
• Expertise in progress measurement systems, variance analysis, trend analysis, critical path analysis, near‑critical path analysis, and resource‑loaded scheduling.
• Experience coordinating schedules across multidisciplinary teams, contractors, consultants, and stakeholders.
• Practical experience performing time‑impact analyses and supporting claims or forensic schedule reviews.
• Experience on high‑end hospitality projects is preferred.
• Knowledge of KSA or GCC project experience with internationally reputed firms is strongly preferred.
• Strong professional judgment in technical planning, scheduling methods, schedule risk, and project controls reporting.
• Proficient in project controls software, scheduling tools, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Office applications.
• Familiarity with earned‑value management concepts and standard project controls reporting practices.
• Excellent communication, presentation, stakeholder management, and influencing skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to drive outcomes in complex project environments.

Required Skills

• Planning and scheduling
• Project controls
• Integrated Master Schedule
• Level1–Level4 schedules
• WBS & CBS
• Schedule coding
• Baseline and recovery schedule review
• Resource‑loaded and cost‑loaded scheduling
• Progress measurement systems
• Earned‑value management and analysis
• Schedule performance and cost performance analysis
• Critical path and near‑critical path analysis
• Schedule forecasting, variance analysis, and trend analysis
• Schedule risk assessment and scenario planning
• Time‑impact analysis and forensic schedule review
• Claims support and contractor/consultant schedule review
• Look‑ahead planning and progress reporting
• Project controls dashboards
• Engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning coordination
• Microsoft Excel and Office
• Stakeholder management and presentation skills