Turnkey Planning Manager

ALSTOM Gruppe; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global engineering firm is seeking a full-time Turnkey Planning Manager in Riyadh. This role involves leading planning and scheduling for complex railway turnkey projects. You will develop the Integrated Project Master Schedule and conduct risk analyses. The ideal candidate has at least 8 years of experience in project planning within railway systems. A degree in Engineering or Project Management is essential. The firm values continuous improvement and offers a dynamic and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Comprehensive social coverage

Collaborative work environment

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience working on large & complex Turnkey projects.
• Experience managing schedules for multidisciplinary railway projects.
• Must have knowledge of project scheduling tools and risk analysis.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate all planning and scheduling activities for the project.
• Develop and optimize the Integrated Project Master Schedule.
• Conduct schedule risk analysis and recovery planning.

Skills

Project Planning Management

Leadership

Scheduling expertise

Communication skills

Analytical mindset

Team collaboration

Continuous learning

Education

Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or related field

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

Turnkey Planning Manager

Date: 5 Feb 2026

Location: Riyadh, SA

Company: Alstom

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time onsite Turnkey System Planning Manager in Riyadh, SA we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your experience in Project Planning Management, Leadership, and Scheduling expertise in a Railway Turnkey Project. You’ll work alongside collaborative and forward-thinking teammates. You’ll play a pivotal role in leading, coordinating, and controlling all planning and scheduling activities for a multidisciplinary and complex railway turnkey project, ensuring seamless integration across subsystems such as Trackworks, Turnouts & Switches, Power Supply, Signalling, Telecoms, Platform Screen Doors, and more. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (engineering, procurement, and construction teams), develop and optimize the Integrated Project Master Schedule (IPMS), and conduct schedule risk analysis, scenario planning, and recovery planning, ensuring alignment with system integration and operational readiness, and much more.

We’ll look to you for:

• Minimum 8 years of experience working on large & complex Turnkey projects
• Building the project schedule for the Turnkey Project using internal standard Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), contractual targets, and data provided by all stakeholders.
• Preparing and managing detailed schedules for Trackworks, Turnouts, Third Rail, Power, Signalling, PSD, SCADA, Telecoms, System Migration, Integrations and Testing & Commissioning.
• Developing, maintaining, and optimizing the Integrated Project Master Schedule (IPMS) across all subsystems.
• Must have a delivery mindset to ensure coherent implementation of the planning across all project phases: Design, Engineering, Procurement, Installation, Construction, Testing, Commissioning, Integrations, Verification & Validation, Safety assurance, etc.
• Conducting schedule risk analysis, scenario planning, what-if simulations, and recovery planning.
• Ensuring alignment with system integration, milestone interfaces, and operational readiness.
• Tracking and monitoring the implementation of the planning and driving the monthly landing KPI with a clear link to the required activities for execution.
• Performing extension of time analysis and forensic planning.
• Managing claim-related activities and providing robust claim management support.
• Collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary project teams and stakeholders to ensure seamless project execution.
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives to enhance project planning methodologies and tools.

Experience in working with Civil Works Joint Venture groups, Project Management Consultants (PMC), the Engineer and the Client showing collaborative understanding for various Stakeholder Management concepts.

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Degree in Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
• Experience or understanding of planning and scheduling multidisciplinary railway turnkey projects, including Trackworks, Turnouts, Power Supply, Signalling, Telecoms, and other rail systems.
• Advanced Knowledge of project scheduling tools (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project) and techniques such as critical path method (CPM) and resource leveling.
• Familiarity with integrated project master schedules, work breakdown structures (WBS), and risk analysis methodologies.
• Strong communication skills to liaise with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders effectively.
• Proficiency in conducting schedule risk analysis, scenario planning, and recovery planning.
• Ability to manage and optimize complex schedules with a focus on system integration and milestone tracking.
• Analytical mindset for forensic planning and claim management.
• Resilience and adaptability to work under pressure in a dynamic project environment.
• A continuous learning mindset to stay updated on best practices and innovations in project and bid management.

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Work with multidisciplinary railway turnkey projects, including Trackworks, Turnouts, Third Rail, Power Supply, Signalling, Telecoms, Platform Screen Doors, SCADA, Rolling Stock interfaces, and more
• Utilise our inclusive, innovative, and collaborative working environment
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)
• Progress towards mastering Integrated Project Master Scheduling (IPMS) and developing expertise in schedule risk analysis, scenario planning, and forensic planning
• You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.