Senior Scheduler & Planning Engineer – Gas Power Plants

Siemens Energy, Inc.; Riyadh Region; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Siemens Energy is seeking a Senior Scheduler/Senior Planning Engineer to develop and maintain integrated project schedules for large gas-fired power plant projects, including open-cycle and combined-cycle applications. You will integrate schedules across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, construction, commissioning, and handover, ensuring alignment with contractual milestones.

You will lead schedule updates, perform critical-path analysis, assess risks, and prepare look-ahead

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in project planning and scheduling, especially in large engineering or EPC projects.
• Demonstrated experience with gas-fired power plants, particularly combined-cycle projects.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, including schedule architecture and critical-path analysis.
• Strong analytical, communication, and presentation skills; able to challenge senior stakeholders.
• Willingness to travel to project sites and work effectively in a multicultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the integrated Level 1 to Level 4 project schedule and the schedule management plan from handover through commercial operation.
• Translate contract requirements, scope, deliverables, and milestone obligations into a logically linked schedule.
• Integrate schedules for major equipment and site infrastructure across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, and construction.
• Establish and control the baseline, schedule hierarchy, WBS, milestone dictionary, and progress measurement rules.
• Lead the periodic schedule update cycle and verify progress against actual dates and forecast completion dates.
• Perform critical-path and near-critical-path analysis, float assessment, and schedule quality checks.
• Coordinate recovery and acceleration planning with workstream owners and test options.
• Monitor interfaces among OEM, EPC, customer obligations, and site contractors.

Skills

Primavera P6

Critical-path analysis

Schedule development

Stakeholder management

Progress forecasting

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s in Engineering

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Excel

Job description

Siemens Energy is seeking a Senior Scheduler/Senior Planning Engineer to develop and maintain integrated project schedules for large gas-fired power plant projects, including open-cycle and combined-cycle applications. You will integrate schedules across engineering, procurement, manufacturing, logistics, construction, commissioning, and handover, ensuring alignment with contractual milestones.

You will lead schedule updates, perform critical-path analysis, assess risks, and prepare look-ahead