Senior Planner - Project Scheduling

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 24,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation is seeking a Senior Planner - Project Scheduling in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role focuses on integrated planning, Primavera P6 scheduling, progress control, and delay analysis for major airport and infrastructure projects.

You will manage Level 3 and Level 4 schedules across engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover. Ideal candidates have a Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field and at least 10 years of planning experience, with strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant planning and scheduling experience.
• Strong proficiency in Primavera P6 and schedule control.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain Level 3 and Level 4 project schedules.
• Establish WBS, activity coding, calendars, logic, milestones, and scheduling methodologies.
• Prepare baseline schedules aligned with scope and contractual requirements.
• Integrate engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, testing, and handover into master schedules.
• Monitor interfaces between design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

Critical path analysis

Progress measurement

Forecasting

Delay analysis

Recovery planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Excel

Job description

Senior Planner - Project Scheduling Job Snapshot Role: Senior Planner - Project Scheduling Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Industry: Construction Function: Project-Program Management Experience: Minimum 10 years Job Type: Full-time Position Overview Senior Planner - Project Scheduling in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a senior Construction opportunity with Parsons Corporation focused on integrated planning, Primavera P6 scheduling, progress control, delay analysis, and project forecasting for major airport and infrastructure developments. The role is hiring an experienced planning professional to manage Level 3 and Level 4 schedules across Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, and Handover while providing reliable schedule intelligence for project management and senior leadership.

Job Details

Country: Saudi Arabia City: Riyadh Industry: Construction Function: Project-Program Management Salary: 24000-35000 Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality: Any Job Type: Full-time Role Context The Senior Planner will provide the schedule structure and performance analysis required to keep complex multidisciplinary construction activities aligned with contractual milestones and operational priorities. The role connects engineering releases, procurement commitments, construction sequencing, commissioning, testing, and handover into a single integrated planning framework. Through accurate progress measurement, critical path analysis, forecasting, and early identification of delay risks, the planner will help management protect completion dates and make timely recovery decisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed Level 3 and Level 4 project schedules in accordance with approved project requirements.
• Establish Work Breakdown Structures, activity coding, calendars, logic relationships, milestones, and scheduling methodologies.
• Prepare baseline schedules aligned with approved scope, execution strategies, contractual requirements, and key completion dates.
• Integrate Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, testing, and Handover activities into coordinated master schedules.
• Develop detailed construction schedules covering civil, structural, MEP, infrastructure, utilities, airfield, and specialist works.
• Review Contractor and Subcontractor schedules and verify alignment with approved project baselines and interface requirements.
• Analyze schedule logic, sequencing, constraints, float, interfaces, critical path, and near-critical activities.
• Update schedules using verified progress, approved changes, revised forecasts, and current site information.
• Collect progress data from Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, and supporting project functions.
• Validate reported progress against physical site status, approved documentation, quantities, inspections, and other supporting evidence.
• Compare actual performance against baseline and identify schedule deviations, emerging slippage, and critical constraints.
• Develop recovery schedules, acceleration scenarios, and mitigation plans for delayed activities.
• Provide early warning of schedule risks and recommend corrective actions before delays affect contractual milestones.
• Monitor interfaces between design disciplines, procurement packages, construction activities, specialist systems, and commissioning sequences.
• Track contractual milestones, access dates, design approvals, authority approvals, handover requirements, and key project dependencies.
• Monitor long-lead equipment and material procurement activities and assess their impact on construction and completion dates.
• Coordinate with Procurement teams to track manufacturing, shipment, delivery, and required-on-site dates.
• Integrate engineering deliverables, design reviews, approvals, and release dates into project schedules.
• Monitor construction productivity and compare achieved production rates against planned assumptions.
• Establish activity weightings and progress measurement rules where required.
• Develop and maintain S-curves, progress curves, manpower histograms, dashboards, and schedule performance reports.
• Prepare weekly and monthly schedule updates, planning reports, lookahead schedules, and management presentations.
• Perform schedule variance analysis and identify root causes affecting progress.
• Conduct Time Impact Analysis, delay assessments, and schedule impact evaluations for changes and emerging events.
• Support Extension of Time assessments and claims by providing accurate planning records, chronology, and schedule analysis.
• Coordinate with Commercial and Contracts teams on variations, claims, delay events, and time-related contractual matters.
• Assess schedule impacts arising from design changes, RFIs, technical issues, stakeholder requirements, and scope revisions.
• Maintain schedule risk registers and support qualitative and quantitative schedule risk assessments.
• Participate in planning and schedule risk workshops and develop practical mitigation strategies.
• Forecast key completion dates, interim milestones, sectional handovers, and operational readiness dates.
• Maintain accurate baselines, schedule updates, narratives, progress records, assumptions, and supporting documentation.
• Develop and monitor schedules for airport terminals, runways, taxiways, aprons, roads, utilities, drainage, and external infrastructure.
• Coordinate complex interfaces between airside and landside construction activities.
• Incorporate operational restrictions, airport access controls, permits, shutdowns, temporary works, and phased construction into schedules.
• Develop detailed schedules for earthworks, pavement, utilities, drainage, roads, and major civil infrastructure packages.
• Track authority approvals and design release dates affecting airport and airfield construction.
• Integrate testing, commissioning, integrated systems testing, training, documentation, operational readiness, and Taking-Over activities.
• Monitor planned versus actual manpower, equipment usage, productivity, and production rates.
• Prepare detailed schedule narratives explaining major variances, risks, constraints, and required recovery measures.
• Present planning performance, critical path status, milestone forecasts, and recovery strategies during project review meetings.

Ideal Profile

Ideal Profile A Bachelor 's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline is required, supported by at least 10 years of relevant planning and scheduling experience. Candidates should have substantial experience developing and managing complex integrated schedules for major construction, infrastructure, airport, or multidisciplinary projects. Strong exposure to Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, and Handover planning is essential. Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 is required, together with strong practical experience in critical path analysis, progress measurement, schedule control, forecasting, productivity monitoring, and delay analysis. Experience conducting Time Impact Analysis and supporting Extension of Time assessments is highly desirable. Candidates should also understand construction sequencing, resource requirements, change management, schedule risk, and contractual planning obligations. Previous airport or airfield project experience is particularly valuable due to the complex interfaces, operational constraints, phased works, authority approvals, and commissioning requirements associated with aviation developments.

Skills Set

• Project Planning and Scheduling
• Primavera P6
• Level 3 Scheduling
• Level 4 Scheduling
• Work Breakdown Structure
• Baseline Scheduling
• Critical Path Analysis
• Near-Critical Path Analysis
• Progress Measurement
• Schedule Control
• Schedule Updating
• Schedule Variance Analysis
• Delay Analysis
• Time Impact Analysis
• Extension of Time
• Claims Support
• Recovery Planning
• Construction Planning
• Engineering Planning
• Procurement Planning
• Commissioning Planning
• Handover Planning
• Progress Forecasting
• S-Curves
• Progress Curves
• Manpower Histograms
• Productivity Analysis
• Schedule Risk Management
• Schedule Risk Registers
• Lookahead Planning
• Long-Lead Procurement Tracking
• Interface Management
• Project Controls
• Change Management
• Airport Construction Planning
• Airfield Construction Planning
• Runway Scheduling
• Taxiway Scheduling
• Apron Scheduling
• Utilities Scheduling
• Infrastructure Scheduling
• Integrated Systems Testing
• Operational Readiness
• Management Reporting

Why Join Us

Why Join Us Riyadh 's expanding aviation and infrastructure programs create strong demand for senior planners capable of coordinating complex construction schedules across design, procurement, site execution, commissioning, and operational readiness. This position provides exposure to major airfield and infrastructure packages while giving the planner direct influence over milestone forecasting, recovery strategies, delay assessment, and project decision-making. It also offers valuable opportunities to strengthen advanced Primavera P6 and project controls expertise within large multidisciplinary programs.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation delivers engineering, infrastructure, construction management, and program management services for major developments in Saudi Arabia and international markets. Its multidisciplinary teams integrate planning, project controls, engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning expertise to maintain schedule visibility and support reliable delivery of complex infrastructure and aviation projects.