Senior Planning Engineer - Infrastructure (GCC)

Hill; Saudi Arabia; Remote; SAR 360,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill International is seeking an experienced Talent Pool – Planning Engineer to support Water, Roads and Utilities projects across the Middle East. You will develop, update, and monitor project schedules, perform delay analysis, and prepare forecasts to support timely decisions while ensuring delivery within time and cost objectives.

You will review contractor schedules, develop mitigation plans, and maintain Earned Value dashboards, collaborating with site teams, contractors, and project

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil engineering or related field with 10–15 years in planning/scheduling.
• Experience on GCC projects and using Earned Value Management for performance analysis.
• Fluent in English with strong communication and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Review and manage contractor schedules for compliance.
• Collaborate with Contractors to develop delivery, recovery, and mitigation plans.
• Create detailed schedules with resource/cost loading at activity level.
• Maintain deliverable lists for each design project with Project/Engineering Manager.
• Implement progress measurement models and coordinate with Leads for updates.
• Apply Earned Value Management to assess schedule and cost performance.
• Provide weekly Earned Value dashboards at project/sector levels.
• Support construction: review contractor schedules and report progress to PM.
• Prepare weekly/monthly progress reports on construction status.
• Develop schedules to support proposals for new pursuits.
• Attend internal and external meetings on schedule/progress topics.

Skills

Planning & Scheduling

Primavera P6

MS Excel

Communication

Pressure handling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil engineering or related field

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Hill International is seeking an experienced Talent Pool – Planning Engineer to support Water, Roads and Utilities projects across the Middle East. You will develop, update, and monitor project schedules, perform delay analysis, and prepare forecasts to support timely decisions while ensuring delivery within time and cost objectives.

You will review contractor schedules, develop mitigation plans, and maintain Earned Value dashboards, collaborating with site teams, contractors, and project