Planning Manager (Automotive/Industrial Construction) KAEC📣 Job Ad

About the Opportunity

SEGULA Technologies is seeking an experienced Planning Manager specializing in Automotive and Industrial Construction. This full-time position is based in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), Makkah, Saudi Arabia, and is critical for ensuring robust programme governance and schedule assurance across a complex multi-site development.

Role Purpose and Project Context

The Planning Manager will be responsible for the comprehensive management of project schedules and planning standards within a significant automotive industrial development. This role requires a professional capable of integrating diverse project phases, validating contractor performance, and providing critical analysis to support project delivery and mitigate risks.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, maintain, and govern the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Integrate design, procurement, construction, utilities, commissioning, and handover schedules.
• Validate contractor and consultant schedules against contractual milestones.
• Monitor critical paths and programme interfaces.
• Establish project planning standards and schedule-control processes.
• Review recovery programmes and mitigation plans.
• Monitor physical progress and independently validate reported progress.
• Analyse Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), milestones, schedule trends, and forecast completion.
• Perform schedule-risk assessments.
• Undertake Time Impact Analysis (TIA) for changes and delays.
• Review Extension of Time (EOT) submissions and programme-related claims.
• Coordinate design, procurement, utilities, and construction interfaces.
• Integrate testing, commissioning, and phased handover into the master programme.
• Prepare executive planning dashboards and management reports.

Qualifications and Experience

• An Engineering degree and eligibility/approval from the Saudi Council of Engineers (SCE).
• Minimum of 15 years of relevant planning and project controls experience.
• Extensive experience on major construction, industrial, or manufacturing projects.
• Expert-level proficiency in Primavera P6 and integrated master scheduling capabilities.
• Strong experience in Time Impact Analysis (TIA), Extension of Time (EOT), claims, and delay analysis.
• Proven experience managing design-to-construction and commissioning interfaces.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Risk Management Professional (RMP), or Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB) or equivalent credentials are strongly preferred.

Work Environment and Location

This full-time position is situated in King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The role involves working within a dynamic environment focused on large-scale automotive and industrial construction projects.

Application Process

We invite qualified candidates with the requisite experience and skills to apply for this Planning Manager role. Your expertise will contribute significantly to the successful delivery of strategic industrial developments.