Senior Planning Engineer for Major Projects (Primavera P6)

KEO International Consultants; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

KEO International Consultants in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Senior Planning Engineer to lead project programmes from inception to delivery. You will work closely with the Project Director and team to ensure schedules meet objectives, resources, and client expectations.

The role requires extensive Primavera P6 expertise, strong analytical ability, and proven track record on major projects within a PMC/consultancy environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of relevant planning and scheduling experience.
• Proven experience as a Senior Planning Engineer on major construction or development projects in a PMC/consultancy environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6.
• Strong knowledge of planning and scheduling methodologies, baseline management, progress measurement, critical path analysis, and schedule forecasting.

Responsibilities

• Developing, maintaining, and monitoring detailed project programmes in line with project requirements and approved delivery strategies.
• Working closely with the Project Director, Project Controls Manager, consultants, contractors, and project teams to ensure effective planning and programme management.
• Preparing and maintaining baseline, current, and recovery programmes using Primavera P6.
• Reviewing contractor programmes, schedules, and progress updates to ensure they are realistic, achievable, and aligned with project objectives.
• Monitoring actual progress against the approved baseline programme and identifying delays, slippages, critical activities, and potential impacts on project completion.
• Performing critical path analysis and providing recommendations to mitigate delays and protect key project milestones.
• Reviewing contractor progress, productivity, resources, and planned versus actual performance.
• Preparing regular progress reports, dashboards, look-ahead programmes, and other planning deliverables for the project management team and client.
• Supporting the preparation and implementation of recovery and acceleration programmes where required.
• Coordinating with design, procurement, commercial, construction, and other project disciplines to ensure programme activities are properly integrated.
• Reviewing programme updates and assessing the impact of changes, variations, delays, and other project events on the overall schedule.
• Supporting the Project Controls Manager with schedule risk analysis, forecasting, progress measurement, and performance reporting.
• Reviewing contractor claims and extension-of-time submissions from a planning and programme perspective and providing supporting analysis as required.
• Maintaining accurate records of programme updates, progress data, key milestones, delays, and schedule changes.
• Participating in progress and coordination meetings and providing clear updates on programme status, critical activities, and areas requiring management attention.
• Identifying potential programme risks and working with the project team to develop appropriate mitigation measures.
• Ensuring consistency and integration between the project programme, procurement activities, design deliverables, construction activities, and project controls.
• Providing planning and scheduling guidance to junior team members and supporting the development of the project planning function.
• Ensuring compliance with KEO policies, procedures, quality standards, and client requirements.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Scheduling knowledge

Project coordination

Leadership

Attention to detail

Education

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

Tools

Primavera P6

Power BI

Job description

KEO International Consultants in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Senior Planning Engineer to lead project programmes from inception to delivery. You will work closely with the Project Director and team to ensure schedules meet objectives, resources, and client expectations.

The role requires extensive Primavera P6 expertise, strong analytical ability, and proven track record on major projects within a PMC/consultancy environment.