Senior Planning Manager - Construction and Infrastructure Projects

Job Snapshot
- Role:
Senior Planning Manager

- Location:

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Industry: Construction
- Function:
Project Management

- Experience:

Minimum 15 years
- Job Type: Full Time
- Work Arrangement:
On-site

Parsons is seeking an experienced Senior Planning Manager to lead project planning, scheduling, progress measurement, reporting, and schedule risk management activities for large-scale construction and infrastructure projects in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Senior Planning Manager will be responsible for ensuring that project schedules are fully integrated, accurately reflect actual progress, and remain aligned with strategic objectives, contractual obligations, program milestones, and delivery requirements.

The successful candidate will work closely with project management consultants, contractors, designers, internal stakeholders, and senior leadership to maintain reliable scheduling information, identify emerging risks, and support timely project delivery. This senior position requires extensive experience in Primavera P6, integrated master scheduling, critical path analysis, delay assessments, progress measurement, and construction project controls. The role also involves providing technical leadership to planning teams, reviewing contractor submissions, evaluating extension-of-time claims, and implementing consistent planning and reporting procedures across complex multidisciplinary projects.

Job Details
- Country:
Saudi Arabia
- City:
Riyadh
- Industry: Construction
- Function:
Project Management
- Salary:
Not disclosed
- Gender: No Preference
- Candidate Nationality:
Not specified
- Job Type: Full Time
- Work Arrangement:
On-site

• Lead planning and scheduling activities for large-scale construction, infrastructure, and development projects.
• Develop, maintain, and align detailed project schedules with the Integrated Master Schedule.
• Ensure project schedules reflect approved program milestones, delivery phases, contractual obligations, and strategic objectives.
• Coordinate schedule integration across multiple construction packages, disciplines, and project interfaces.
• Maintain consistency between contractor schedules, consultant deliverables, and overall program requirements.
• Review scheduling assumptions, activity sequences, dependencies, and project constraints.
• Ensure planning activities support approved project delivery timelines and established governance requirements.

• Lead the preparation, review, and updating of baseline schedules, look-ahead schedules, and revised project programs.
• Develop and assess recovery schedules, acceleration programs, and alternative delivery strategies.
• Review contractor and consultant scheduling submissions for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with project requirements.
• Verify that schedules contain logical activity relationships and appropriate dependencies.
• Assess resource loading and schedule structure where required by project or contractual provisions.
• Monitor schedule changes and evaluate their impact on approved milestones and delivery objectives.
• Maintain appropriate scheduling documentation to support project reviews and management decisions.

• Establish and maintain effective systems for measuring project and construction progress.
• Implement approved progress measurement methodologies, including physical progress, weighted milestones, and earned value indicators.
• Monitor key performance indicators and other project performance measures.
• Coordinate with contractors, consultants, and project teams to obtain reliable progress information.
• Verify reported progress against available supporting evidence and established measurement criteria.
• Identify inconsistencies between reported progress and approved project schedules.
• Maintain accurate performance information to support project controls and management reporting.

• Conduct detailed schedule reviews and critical path assessments.
• Analyze critical and near-critical activities affecting project completion.
• Monitor float consumption, schedule trends, project interfaces, and key delivery constraints.
• Perform forensic schedule assessments, time impact analysis, and delay analysis.
• Evaluate the potential impact of schedule changes, disruptions, and emerging project risks.
• Identify scheduling issues requiring…