Planning Manager📣 Job Ad

About the Role

Hill International, Inc. is seeking a Planning Manager to provide PMC oversight for project scheduling, planning, and progress control activities in Dammam, Eastern Region. This is a full-time position requiring over 10 years of experience.

Key Responsibilities

The Planning Manager will be responsible for overseeing all project scheduling, planning, and progress control. This includes advising the Project Director and senior management on time-related matters, schedule risks, and necessary corrective actions. The role also involves reviewing contract documents for each construction package to identify any deficiencies in HSE, quality, or scheduling, and ensuring compliance with Hill International’s Quality, Environmental, Safety, and Occupational Health policies and procedures.

Project Planning and Control Duties

• Reviewing and validating all contractor planning submissions, including Baseline, Design, Construction, and Procurement schedules.
• Assessing contractor site organization, planners’ qualifications, and resource allocations to ensure schedule achievability.
• Monitoring contractor progress updates against the Baseline Program and verifying compliance with the overall project schedule.
• Reviewing recovery schedules, commissioning plans, field design changes, and claims to assess time impact.
• Developing delay mitigation strategies and ensuring effective implementation of corrective actions.
• Providing independent assurance of schedule compliance through site visits, audits, and review of contractor reports.
• Preparing progress dashboards, reports, and executive presentations.
• Participating in progress meetings, executive meetings, and project close-out reviews.
• Coordinating with client representatives, supervision teams, and contractor planners to ensure alignment with project objectives.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in project controls, scheduling, and planning.
• Significant exposure to PMC/consultant roles on large-scale construction projects.
• Advanced knowledge of project controls principles and Primavera P6 or equivalent scheduling software.
• PMP-SP (Project Management Professional – Scheduling Professional) certification or equivalent is highly desirable.

Required Skills and Attributes

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to foresee schedule risks and develop mitigation strategies.
• Proven ability to provide strategic advice and reporting to senior management and clients.
• Excellent communication, reporting, and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English; Arabic language skills are advantageous.
• Ability to work effectively independently and within a multidisciplinary PMC team in a fast-paced project environment.