Senior Planning Manager

About the Role

KBR Saudi Arabia is seeking a Senior Planning Manager to join their team in Riyadh. This full-time role reports to the Project Controls Director and is responsible for coordinating with Project Management Consultants (PMCs) on overall project planning, scheduling, and coordination. The role also involves defining, maintaining, and implementing standards for Primavera P6 usage within a major infrastructure program.

Project Context

The project is a significant infrastructure program for a mixed-use development in Riyadh, aiming to establish a global landmark and an authentic destination. This self-sustaining community will feature several iconic assets. KBR provides PMO services, enterprise-level governance, assurance, integration, and performance oversight across all projects and programs within this development.

Key Responsibilities

• Define, maintain, and implement the EPPM P6 EPS hierarchy and levels, ensuring compliance with the approved WBS and proper assignment to relevant PMCs.
• Ensure alignment between planning tools, PMIS (SharePoint), DWH, and existing cost and reporting platforms.
• Coordinate schedule data integration and validation across various systems.
• Support enhancements to planning and reporting tools in line with digital transformation objectives.
• Manage the EPPM P6 Environment, including maintaining P6 program EPS nodes, IMS, and monthly archiving.
• Develop and maintain a weightage system for progress measurement rollup at project, district, and program levels, and maintain an updated P6/EPS change log.
• Produce and update the Master Procurement Schedule according to the procurement strategy.
• Develop and maintain program-level and portfolio-level Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).
• Verify that the entire program scope and site-wide packages are included within the IMS, managing inter-project interfaces, dependencies, and critical paths.
• Produce and update IMS Baseline Package documents, including program narrative, basis of schedule, weightage distribution, cost loading, resource loading and leveling, codes, key interfaces, logistic constraints, assumptions, and exclusions.
• Produce and issue a monthly updated IMS pack reflecting approved progress cut-off dates and reporting calendar, including consolidated IMS, Schedule Performance Analysis Report, Baseline and Change Impact Statement, Forecast and Mitigation Status Report, Interfaces and Dependency Log, and updated KPIs.
• Report percent complete at district, program, and portfolio levels based on the agreed weightage system.
• Develop and maintain an overall, portfolio-level integrated ‘Development Master Schedule’ (DMS) that combines and aligns inputs, activities, and milestones from multiple stakeholders.
• Provide governance and oversight of PMC L3 Baseline schedules, including reviewing, validating, and approving PMC-developed schedules for compliance with planning standards.
• Manage baseline change control, including impact assessment, approvals, and documentation.
• Review PMC L3 updated schedules and verify performance by defining standard progress measurement rules and methodologies.
• Perform schedule performance analysis, including critical path, float consumption, and trend analysis, identifying delays, risks, and emerging issues.
• Provide independent quality assurance of PMC schedules by monitoring compliance with planning and scheduling standards through periodic quality reviews and health checks.
• Support proactive forecast and recovery schedule management by reviewing and validating PMC forecasts and projected completion dates, and assessing mitigation and recovery plans.
• Perform detailed schedule analysis of Level 4 Contractor Programs to investigate progress and project status issues.
• Support long-term program maturity by capturing lessons learned and best practices, and supporting training and mentoring for PMCs and internal teams.

Qualifications and Experience

• A minimum of 15 years of experience in planning and scheduling roles.
• Proficiency in Primavera P6 is required.
• Experience in major infrastructure programs or mixed-use developments is preferred.

Work Environment

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves working within a dynamic project controls team, collaborating with PMCs and various stakeholders on a large-scale development.