The Senior Planning & Scheduling Engineer will lead planning and scheduling activities, providing technical oversight and reporting on project progress, milestones, and critical paths. The role requires expertise in scheduling large-scale infrastructure projects, strong analytical skills, and experience in GCC countries.
The project involves extensive land development, including civil infrastructure, utilities, and urban facilities. The Senior Planning & Scheduling Engineer will oversee project planning, develop detailed schedules, and monitor progress to ensure timely delivery.
- Develop, maintain, and update project schedules using recognized planning tools (Primavera P6, MS Project, or equivalent).
- Monitor project progress and provide early identification of schedule risks and delays.
- Coordinate with project management, design, civil, MEP, and other disciplines to integrate schedules across all project activities.
- Support program controls, planning and implementation. Including coordinating high-level resources, schedules and budgets in line with Program objectives
- Preparation and review of options for phased deliverable to meet Program milestones.
- Preparation and review of master Level 1, 2 & 3 schedules including monitoring progress against specific schedules provided by 3rd party appointed Consultants including but not limited to PMO, PMC and Contractor.
- Support preparation and implementation of Program level KPI performance indicators, compliance, improvements and risks
- Prepare progress reports, dashboards, and executive summaries for senior management and clients including providing technical support for Program presentations
- Conduct schedule reviews, scenario analysis, and “what-if” planning exercises to optimize project delivery.
- Support risk management by identifying potential schedule-related risks and proposing mitigation measures.
- Ensure adherence to project milestones, critical path analysis, and timely completion of activities.
- Mentor and guide junior planning and scheduling engineers.
- Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, or related field; Master’s preferred.
- 15+ years of experience in project planning and scheduling for large-scale land development or infrastructure projects.
- Proven experience in GCC countries, preferably Saudi Arabia.
- Strong knowledge of scheduling software (Primavera P6, MS Project, or equivalent).
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
Ability to coordinate across multidisciplinary teams and manage complex project schedules.
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