Lead Planner

Lead Planner – Hatch Maaden Partnership – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Hatch is seeking an experienced Lead Planner to join our team supporting the Hatch Maaden partnership in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This role is responsible for leading project planning, scheduling, and progress measurement across large multi‑disciplinary projects, ensuring alignment with project objectives and best practices.

• Establish and manage the integrated project planning and scheduling process for the Pre‑Feasibility and Feasibility Study phases of a mining project, providing schedule governance, progress reporting, risk analysis, and strategic planning support.
• Assist with the development of project execution strategies.
• Support assessment of alternative development scenarios and project phasing options.
• Develop high‑level schedules for Early Works, Detailed Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning, and ramp‑up.
• Support capital cost estimating teams with schedule assumptions and timelines.
• Establish baseline schedules, milestones, critical paths, and resource commodity curves.
• Monitor and update project schedules, including progress tracking and variance analysis.
• Support schedule risk assessments and contribute to mitigation strategies.
• Ensure integration between contractor schedules and the overall project controls framework.
• Provide insights for monthly reporting and short‑term look‑ahead planning.
• Support change management and earned‑value tracking processes.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of planners/schedulers.
• Promote a strong safety culture aligned with Hatch and Maaden standards.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• 8–12 years of planning experience, including leadership responsibility on large projects.
• Strong expertise in Primavera P6 and planning best practices.