Senior Digital Infrastructure Planning Lead

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation in Riyadh is seeking a Planning Manager – Digital Infrastructure to translate a city-wide masterplan into phased implementation plans for fiber, networks, data centers, and smart systems.

With 15+ years in ICT/telecom planning, you will lead forecasting, capacity modelling, and stakeholder coordination across districts, authorities, and operators to ensure operational readiness and timely delivery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, ICT, Telecommunications, Digital Infrastructure, Urban Planning, Infrastructure Planning, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in ICT, telecommunications, smart city, data center, utilities, or major infrastructure planning.
• Experience in city-wide, giga-project, mixed-use or campus digital infrastructure programs.
• Strong capability in phased implementation planning and baseline tracking for complex networks.

Responsibilities

• Support the Planning Director in translating the city-wide masterplan into phased implementation plans.
• Manage day-to-day planning coordination for digital infrastructure packages, baselines, phasing logic, sequencing and interfaces.
• Coordinate planning for fixed fiber networks, mobile networks, data centers, edge facilities, and district connectivity requirements.
• Lead demand forecasting and capacity planning for fiber, mobile, data center, and smart city use cases.
• Embed operational readiness into planning schedules, including commissioning and handover activities.

Skills

Digital infrastructure planning

Strategy/Planning

ICT planning

Telecom planning

Smart city planning

Data center planning

Fiber networks

Mobile networks

MMR planning

POP planning

Duct corridors

District connectivity

Demand forecasting

Capacity planning

Capacity modelling

Phased implementation planning

Planning baselines

Phasing logic

Sequencing

Constructability inputs

Critical interfaces

Co-build opportunities

CMP submissions

DMP submissions

Fiber routes

Tower siting plans

Duct-bank layouts

Right-of-way coordination

Utility dependencies

Access corridors

Bypass routes

Redundancy paths

Commissioning planning

Handover planning

Planning dashboards

Issue logs

Risk registers

Decision papers

Steering committee inputs

Technical review comments

CST requirements

SBC requirements

MOMRAH requirements

SDAIA coordination

SEC coordination

NWC coordination

MNO coordination

TowerCo coordination

FiberCo coordination

Data center operator coordination

Cybersecurity requirements

Operational resilience

Integrated system testing

Cutover planning

O and M access

As-built documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, ICT, Telecommunications, Digital Infrastructure, Urban Planning, Infrastructure Planning, Project Management, or a related discipline

Job description

Parsons Corporation in Riyadh is seeking a Planning Manager – Digital Infrastructure to translate a city-wide masterplan into phased implementation plans for fiber, networks, data centers, and smart systems.

With 15+ years in ICT/telecom planning, you will lead forecasting, capacity modelling, and stakeholder coordination across districts, authorities, and operators to ensure operational readiness and timely delivery.