Planner (Saudi National)

About the Role

Parsons is seeking a Planner (Saudi National) to join their team in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This full-time role involves developing, maintaining, and analyzing integrated project schedules across various phases of major infrastructure or mega projects, including design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, update, and maintain detailed project schedules for all project phases.
• Support the development and maintenance of the Integrated Master Schedule.
• Perform critical path, near-critical path, float, logic, and schedule trend analysis.
• Identify schedule risks, delays, constraints, and potential impacts to key project milestones.
• Coordinate with various project teams (engineering, procurement, construction, etc.) to ensure realistic schedules.
• Review contractor and subcontractor baseline schedules, updates, and recovery plans.
• Support the development and application of progress measurement methods and verify reported progress.
• Monitor schedule risks, constraints, and opportunities, and assist with risk analysis and forecasting.
• Analyze the impact of changes, delays, and disruptions, and support time impact analyses.
• Integrate contractor and supplier schedules into the project and Integrated Master Schedule.
• Utilize Primavera P6 and other relevant project controls tools for schedule management and reporting.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and ad hoc schedule reports, including dashboards and visual reports.
• Promote and comply with all health, safety, security, environmental, and wellbeing requirements.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Engineering, Project Management, Construction Management, or a related field. A Higher National Diploma in a relevant field may also be acceptable.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience in project planning and scheduling, with a total experience range of 5-10 years.
• Experience supporting major infrastructure, rail, transportation, industrial, or large-scale construction projects.
• Demonstrable experience developing and managing schedules for multidisciplinary projects.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6, including schedule development, baseline management, updates, coding, critical path analysis, and reporting.
• Strong knowledge of planning methodologies, critical path analysis, resource allocation, progress measurement, and schedule forecasting.
• Experience supporting the integration of scope, cost, risk, resources, and schedule within project control structures.
• Knowledge of earned value management and project performance reporting.
• Experience supporting schedule risk analysis, recovery planning, mitigation planning, and delay assessment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.

Desired Skills and Certifications

• Experience working on a mega project, major infrastructure program, or complex multidisciplinary project.
• Experience with cost-loaded, resource-loaded, and risk-adjusted schedules.
• Knowledge of schedule risk analysis, Monte Carlo simulation, and confidence-level forecasting.
• Proficiency with Power BI, advanced Microsoft Excel, and automated project controls reporting.
• Familiarity with FIDIC, NEC, or other international forms of contract.
• PMP, PMI-SP, PRINCE2, AgilePM, AACE, or equivalent certification is desirable.
• Primavera P6 certification is highly desirable.
• Experience working in Saudi Arabia and/or the Gulf region is highly preferred.

Work Environment

The Planner will work in a dynamic project environment, coordinating with various internal and external stakeholders including clients, contractors, consultants, and suppliers. The role requires the ability to manage competing priorities and meet demanding deadlines.

Application Process

Candidates meeting the specified qualifications are encouraged to apply for this full-time position in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.