PLANNING / SCHEDULING LEAD

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Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Planning / Scheduling Lead to manage schedule development, monitoring, and reporting across a complex facility relocation and infrastructure program. This leadership role requires deep knowledge of schedule integration, resource forecasting, and critical path analysis across multidisciplinary workstreams. The selected candidate will ensure that time-related aspects of the project are coordinated, tracked, and reported to support timely decision-making and contractual compliance. The role will lead a team of planning engineers and interface directly with stakeholders, design consultants, and contractors to ensure the master schedule remains realistic, risk-aware, and performance-driven.

Specific Responsibilities

• Lead the preparation, review, and maintenance of the Integrated Master Schedule covering planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover activities.
• Establish Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS), and ensure alignment between schedule and cost management functions.
• Perform schedule risk assessments, scenario analysis, and identify early warning signals for potential delays.
• Support schedule-related elements in procurement planning, contract packaging, and construction phasing.
• Monitor contractor schedules and coordinate updates, mitigation measures, and alignment with the program master schedule.
• Coordinate with project controls, cost, and risk managers to provide integrated performance reports and forecasts.
• Lead and mentor a team of planning engineers, assigning tasks, reviewing outputs, and ensuring continuous improvement in planning practices.
• Conduct schedule reviews during design coordination and construction progress meetings.
• Ensure baseline and recovery schedules are validated and approved per project governance.
• Report earned value metrics, schedule variances, and progress trends to senior stakeholders.
• Maintain schedule records and documentation for audit and compliance purposes.
• Ensure planning tools and platforms (e.g., Primavera P6, dashboards) are fully utilized across project teams.
  
  
  

Education & Specific Role Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, construction management, or related discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of planning and scheduling experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership role on complex development or infrastructure programs.
• Experience working in a PMC/PMO setting is required.
• Strong command of Primavera P6 and other planning/reporting platforms is essential.
• Familiarity with GCC construction practices; KSA experience is preferred.
• Prior experience delivering large-scale, multi-package developments is a strong advantage.
  
  
  

Skills/Competencies

• Expertise in schedule development, earned value management, and schedule risk analysis.
• Strong stakeholder coordination and communication skills.
• Ability to manage competing priorities in a high-pressure environment.
• Skilled in critical path analysis, reporting dashboards, and integrated planning frameworks.
• Proactive and detail-oriented, with a commitment to meeting performance and delivery targets.
• Capable of leading matrix teams and aligning diverse stakeholders under a unified scheduling strategy.
  
  
  

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