Senior Construction Scheduler & Project Controls Lead

Parsons

Riyadh

On-site

SAR 112,000 - 179,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, is seeking a Project Planner - Construction Scheduling to support schedule development, progress monitoring, and reporting for building or infrastructure projects. The role focuses on reviewing contractor programs, validating progress data, tracking milestones, and communicating schedule concerns clearly.

Ideal candidates have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Construction Management and a minimum of five years' experience in project planning

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
Minimum five years of experience in project planning and scheduling.
Background supporting building or infrastructure construction projects.
Experience within construction supervision, project-management consultancy, engineering consultancy, or contractor environments.
Ability to prepare, review, and update detailed construction schedules.
Understanding of baseline programs, recovery plans, and look-ahead schedules.
Familiarity with progress measurement and schedule-performance analysis.
Ability to identify critical activities, delays, and emerging delivery risks.
Strong analytical, reporting, and problem-solving skills.
Effective communication and coordination abilities.
High attention to schedule detail and supporting documentation.
Ability to work under deadlines and manage competing priorities.
Confidence working with multidisciplinary project teams.
High-rise building experience is advantageous.
Previous professional experience in Saudi Arabia or the GCC is preferred.
Planning or project-management certification would be beneficial.

Responsibilities

Prepare and maintain project schedules based on approved scope and milestones.
Align planning activities with contractual and client requirements.
Develop schedule structures, activity logic, and delivery sequences.
Review contractor baseline schedules for completeness and feasibility.
Assess revised programs, recovery schedules, and periodic updates.
Monitor actual performance against planned dates and approved baselines.
Validate reported progress using project records and team input.
Identify delays, critical activities, emerging risks, and schedule constraints.
Assess potential effects on interim milestones and project completion.
Conduct schedule analysis and communicate areas requiring management attention.
Support weekly and monthly progress reporting.
Prepare planning narratives, look-ahead programs, and dashboard updates.
Coordinate with project managers, engineers, contractors, and other stakeholders.
Collect accurate progress information from multidisciplinary teams.
Track key milestones, submissions, approvals, deliverables, and interfaces.
Maintain logs for schedule issues, delays, and required follow-up actions.
Support the evaluation of extension-of-time claims and schedule submissions.
Assist with reviewing delay evidence and reported time impacts.
Maintain planning records and supporting schedule-control documentation.
Ensure reports remain consistent with project procedures and agreed standards.
Provide timely schedule information for progress meetings and management reviews.
Support corrective-action and recovery planning when performance falls behind target.
Manage several planning priorities within required reporting deadlines.