Senior Planning Manager

About the Role

AECOM is seeking a Senior Planning Manager to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role is responsible for developing, maintaining, and optimizing project schedules specifically for fit-out projects, including interior finishes, MEP coordination, and phased delivery requirements. The position requires expertise in managing complex scheduling across multiple trades and subcontractors while ensuring alignment with main contract milestones and client requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain comprehensive CPM schedules for fit-out projects, incorporating engineering, procurement, and construction phases with attention to trade sequencing and coordination.
• Analyze schedule data to identify critical path issues and potential delays in fit-out delivery phases.
• Lead junior planning staff through assignment tasks and provide mentorship on fit-out scheduling best practices.
• Track and manage corrective actions for schedule variances, coordinating schedule input from all organizational departments and subcontractors.
• Identify, analyze, and recommend corrective actions for schedule variances specific to fit-out project constraints and dependencies.
• Produce and update comprehensive scheduling management reports for stakeholder review.
• Develop and maintain the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for fit-out projects, ensuring effective project coding.
• Utilize drawings, specifications, and fit-out design documents to develop accurate and detailed schedules.
• Perform resource loading and schedule risk analysis to optimize labor allocation across multiple trades and phased delivery requirements.
• Assemble and manage data for regular schedule updates, reflecting progress on fit-out activities and subcontractor performance.
• Demonstrate knowledge of construction contracting terms and their scheduling implications, particularly for fit-out subcontracts and purchase orders.
• Monitor contractor progress, review invoices, and evaluate subcontract schedule performance to provide management with actionable insights.
• Manage scope control and change management processes, incorporating directed changes into the schedule baseline while maintaining earned value methodology standards.
• Assume responsibility for baseline schedule maintenance and ensure schedule integrity throughout the fit-out project lifecycle.
• Apply cost analysis and forecasting techniques to support planning and scheduling decisions.
• Conduct performance measurement and analyze schedule trends to support project forecasting and reporting.
• Support multiple levels of project reporting to clients, stakeholders, and internal management.
• Lead and participate in project planning and scheduling review meetings, ensuring alignment across all fit-out phases and trade coordination.
• Assist in developing and implementing scheduling procedures and best practices specific to fit-out project delivery.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in project planning and scheduling, with a focus on fit-out projects.
• Proven expertise in managing complex scheduling across multiple trades and subcontractors.
• Strong analytical skills to identify critical path issues and potential delays.
• Ability to develop and maintain comprehensive CPM schedules.
• Experience in resource loading, schedule risk analysis, and earned value methodology.

Work Environment and Company Overview

This role is based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is a full-time position. AECOM is a global infrastructure leader committed to delivering a better world. As a professional services firm, AECOM solves complex challenges in water, environment, energy, transportation, and buildings, partnering with public and private-sector clients throughout the project lifecycle. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm.

Commitment to Recruitment Integrity

AECOM is committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process. All newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

Equal Opportunity Employer

AECOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.