Senior Planning Manager – Construction Schedules & Controls

Snc-Lavalin; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life insurance

Medical insurance

Annual leave

Gratuity scheme

Discretionary bonus

Flight allowance

Housing allowance

Wellbeing program

Job summary

AtkinsRéalis seeks an experienced Planning Manager to lead planning, scheduling, and project controls for a major site supervision assignment in Riyadh. You will oversee master schedules, monitor performance, and drive schedule risk mitigation across design, procurement, construction, testing and handover.

The role requires 15+ years in planning and 8+ years in a Planning Manager position on megaprojects, with expertise in Primavera P6, CPM, and project controls.

Qualifications

• Experience in planning, scheduling, and project controls for large-scale building projects.
• Strong knowledge of CPM, EV MM and schedule forecasting.
• Experience with site supervision consultancy or PMC environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning, scheduling, and project controls for the project.
• Assess and approve baseline, revised, and recovery schedules.
• Develop and maintain the master schedule across design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning and handover.
• Monitor progress against schedules and milestones; report at various cadences.
• Conduct critical path analysis and identify risks and bottlenecks.
• Evaluate contractor recovery plans and EOT considerations.
• Prepare weekly, monthly and executive progress reports with forecasts.
• Lead schedule review meetings with stakeholders and coordinate with engineering and construction teams.
• Ensure procurement and manpower plans align with the schedule.

Skills

Project planning

Scheduling

CPM

EVM

Risk analysis

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering / Construction Management

Master’s degree preferred

PMP/PMI-SP/AACE/PSP certification

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Project control tools

Job description

AtkinsRéalis seeks an experienced Planning Manager to lead planning, scheduling, and project controls for a major site supervision assignment in Riyadh. You will oversee master schedules, monitor performance, and drive schedule risk mitigation across design, procurement, construction, testing and handover.

The role requires 15+ years in planning and 8+ years in a Planning Manager position on megaprojects, with expertise in Primavera P6, CPM, and project controls.