Planning Engineer - Project Scheduling and Controls

Planning Engineer
- Project Scheduling and Controls Job Snapshot Role:
Planning Engineer
- Project Scheduling and Controls

Location:

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Industry: Construction Function:
Production Engineering/Planning/Scheduling

Experience:

Minimum 10 years Job Type: Full-time

Position Overview Planning Engineer
- Project Scheduling and Controls in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia is a Construction opportunity focused on integrated project scheduling, progress measurement, delay analysis, recovery planning, and schedule performance across major infrastructure and construction programs. AECOM is hiring an experienced Planning Engineer to develop master schedules, analyze critical activities, validate contractor programs, monitor physical progress, support extension-of-time assessments, and provide reliable project controls information for management decision-making.

Job Details Country:
Saudi Arabia City:
Riyadh Industry: Construction Function:
Production Engineering/Planning/Scheduling Salary:  Estimated salary range based on similar jobs in the job city; please confirm the final offer with the employer. Gender: Any Candidate Nationality:
Any Job Type: Full-time

The Planning Engineer will provide the scheduling structure and performance intelligence needed to keep complex projects aligned with contractual milestones and delivery objectives. The role covers the full project lifecycle, linking engineering, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover activities into a coordinated master program. A major responsibility is identifying schedule pressure before it becomes a critical delivery issue. Through critical path analysis, progress verification, trend monitoring, and schedule-impact assessment, the engineer will provide early warning of delays, interface conflicts, procurement risks, and resource constraints.

The position will also support commercial and contractual decision-making. Reliable delay records, milestone verification, progress measurement, and schedule narratives will help project leaders evaluate claims, certify progress, develop recovery strategies, and communicate project status accurately to stakeholders.

• Develop integrated master schedules covering engineering, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover.
• Establish logical activity sequencing based on project scope, interfaces, and contractual requirements.
• Review contractor work breakdown structures for completeness and alignment with project objectives.
• Evaluate Level 1 through Level 4 schedules submitted by contractors.
• Verify schedule logic, activity durations, milestones, calendars, and constraints.
• Maintain current integrated project schedules throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop progress measurement methodologies suited to contractual and project requirements.
• Align progress measurement with approved schedules of values and milestone structures.
• Monitor critical path and near-critical activities for emerging delivery risks.
• Identify schedule deviations and provide timely warning to project management.
• Analyze resource constraints that may affect planned progress.
• Prepare planned versus actual S-curves for performance monitoring.
• Develop resource histograms and supporting schedule analytics.
• Produce short-term and three-month look-ahead schedules for management review.
• Review contractor weekly and monthly planning submissions.
• Confirm that look-ahead programs remain consistent with the approved master schedule.
• Verify reported physical progress against field records and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate with site teams to validate construction progress.
• Review progress evidence before incorporating updates into project schedules.
• Analyze schedule slippage and determine causes affecting delivery.
• Perform critical path analysis to understand the impact of delays.
• Develop schedule recovery and acceleration scenarios.
• Recommend corrective actions to restore planned project performance.
• Assess the schedule implications of changes, constraints, and emerging project events.
• Support extension-of-time claim evaluations through structured delay analysis.
• Develop chronological records of delay events and associated schedule impacts.
• Perform schedule-impact assessments for contractual review.
• Track long-lead equipment from procurement through manufacturing and dispatch.
• Monitor delivery, site receipt, installation, and associated schedule dependencies.
• Identify procurement delays that could affect construction or commissioning milestones.
• Integrate schedules from multiple project sections into a coordinated program.
• Manage technical, operational, construction, and energization interfaces within the schedule.
• Record schedule assumptions, constraints, and planning basis information.
• Maintain delay logs and schedule-related risk registers.
• Support regular schedule risk reviews with project teams.
• Prepare executive dashboards summarizing project progress and schedule exposure.
• Develop detailed schedule narratives for weekly…