Planner

About Turner & Townsend

Turner & Townsend is a global professional services company with over 22,000 employees across more than 60 countries. The company works with clients in real estate, infrastructure, energy, and natural resources, focusing on delivering outcomes that improve lives. Capabilities include program, project, cost, asset, and commercial management, as well as controls and performance, procurement, supply chain, net zero, and digital solutions. Turner & Townsend is majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., and collaborates with CBRE to provide program, project, and cost management services globally.

The Planner Role

Turner & Townsend is seeking a Planner to join its team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time position requires an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual with strong written and verbal communication skills. The Planner will report internally to the Turner & Townsend Project Controls Director and externally to the client representative at the project level. The role operates within a collaborative team environment, focused on achieving client objectives within the Project Management division.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide planning support to the project team, ensuring program issues are identified and understood.
• Offer planning advice and direction to project team members and relevant stakeholders.
• Produce program assurance reports for client commissions.
• Generate progress reports detailing variance against baselines.
• Deliver period program updates and contribute to project reports.
• Coordinate programs of work between clients, partners, consultants, and contractors, ensuring compliance with the Project Programme and reporting non-compliance for resolution.
• Provide planning support to the bidding team as required, assisting with activities necessary for timely submission of bidding documentation.

Qualifications and Experience

• 5-10 years of relevant experience.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated self-motivation and enthusiasm.
• Ability to operate effectively in a collaborative team environment.

Work Location

This position is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, specifically in the Middle Oraija District.

Company Context

Turner & Townsend is a global management consultancy and professional services firm specializing in construction and asset management. The company works with prominent clients on large-scale projects and asset bases across real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources. The focus is on program and project management, cost and commercial management, and asset management strategy, aiming to deliver projects on time and within budget while optimizing whole-life asset value.