Senior Planning Engineer

About the role

A leading provider of airport logistics solutions is looking for a Senior Planning Engineer to join its Planning team in Saudi Arabia. The role covers developing and maintaining project schedules, coordinating with engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning teams, and mentoring junior planners.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and maintain detailed project schedules in Primavera P6, including WBS, milestones, baseline schedules and critical path analysis.
• Coordinate schedules with Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Installation and Commissioning teams.
• Monitor project progress and update schedules weekly and monthly.
• Prepare progress reports, dashboards, S-curves, histograms, earned value analysis and look-ahead schedules.
• Identify schedule risks, delays and slippages and recommend mitigation, recovery and acceleration plans.
• Review subcontractor schedules and monitor performance against approved programmes.
• Analyse delays and disruptions and support Extension of Time (EOT) and delay analysis requirements.
• Support tender planning with bid schedules and resource-loaded programmes.
• Present schedule performance, risks and corrective actions in project review meetings.
• Mentor Planning Engineers and Coordinators, review their deliverables and promote consistent planning standards.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Construction Engineering or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in planning and project controls, preferably in large-scale infrastructure, EPC, airport, BHS or MHS projects.
• Strong leadership, analytical, communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Proven ability to mentor junior team members and work in multicultural, multidisciplinary environments.

Required skills

• Advanced expertise in Primavera P6 and Microsoft Excel; Microsoft Project and Power BI preferred.
• Baseline scheduling, resource planning, critical path analysis, delay analysis, EOT preparation and schedule optimization.
• Experience preparing management reports, dashboards, S-curves, histograms and project presentations.