Senior Planning Engineer

Sccsinternational; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 280,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Elegancia Arabia Trading, a UCC Holding company, seeks a Senior Planning Engineer in Saudi Arabia to lead detailed scheduling, resource allocation, and progress tracking for complex projects. You will drive schedules, compile performance data and report trends to stakeholders, ensuring on-time and within-budget delivery.

Required 8+ years in planning, civil engineering degree with UPDA/MMUP, and expertise in Primavera P6 and SAP ERP. GCC experience is a plus; no salary is disclosed.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in planning engineering.
• Proficient in Primavera P6 and ERP SAP.
• Familiar with local and international construction standards.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, and construction teams.
• Monitor progress and implement corrective actions when schedules slip.
• Prepare status reports and mentor junior planning engineers.

Skills

Planning fundamentals

Scheduling

Risk identification

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

MMUP engineer registration (UPDA)

Tools

Primavera P6

SAP ERP

Job description

Elegancia Arabia Trading, a UCC Holding company, is recruiting a Senior Planning Engineer in Saudi Arabia through the Power International Holding careers board, with the advert dated 8 September 2026 and the location given only as KSA.

The role oversees and manages the planning and scheduling of engineering projects: developing detailed project schedules, coordinating with the other departments and monitoring progress so that projects finish on time and within budget. The holder analyses project requirements, allocates resources, identifies the risks that could delay a project and keeps stakeholders informed.

The responsibilities listed include building and maintaining schedules that carry every task, milestone and deliverable, gathering requirements and priorities from project managers and engineers, monitoring progress against the schedule and putting corrective action in place where it slips, running status meetings, analysing performance data for trends and areas of concern, working with procurement and supply chain teams on the delivery of materials, preparing reports, and mentoring junior planning engineers.

UCC asks for engineering fundamentals, a grounding in the principles of planning and in research and data collection, familiarity with planning software including advanced Primavera P6, knowledge of local and international construction standards, and ERP knowledge, preferably SAP, which the advert states is a requirement. The minimum experience is eight years, five of them relevant, with two years in the GCC a plus.

A bachelor's degree in civil engineering or engineering is required, with MMUP engineer registration (UPDA). No salary and no closing date are published.

The details above are taken from the employer's own posting, read on 09-09-2026. Where the posting does not state something, this page says so rather than estimating it. SCCSI is not the employer, is not a recruitment agency and takes no part in the selection.