Resource Planning Lead – PMO

About the role

Take ownership of resource planning across a growing, diversified Saudi organisation. We are looking for an experienced Saudi Resource Planning Lead to join the central PMO function of a well‑established Saudi group operating across multiple project‑driven and support‑service businesses.

Key responsibilities

• Lead resource capacity planning across multiple projects and business units.
• Forecast future manpower, equipment and budget requirements.
• Identify resource shortages, excess capacity and opportunities to improve utilisation.
• Help leadership prioritise and reallocate resources across competing projects.
• Align resources with project schedules, milestones and business priorities.
• Partner with PMO, HR, Finance and operational leadership on workforce and budget planning.
• Develop dashboards and management reporting around capacity, demand and utilisation.
• Drive improvements in resource utilisation, forecasting and cost efficiency.

Required profile

• Saudi National – mandatory.
• 7–10 years of experience in Resource Planning, Workforce Planning, PMO or a closely related area.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Industrial Engineering or a related discipline.
• Proven experience in capacity planning, resource forecasting and allocation across multiple projects or business units.
• Strong analytical and data‑driven decision‑making capability.
• Experience producing resource‑planning dashboards and management reports.
• Strong stakeholder management across operational and corporate functions.
• PMP, Resource Management or Lean Six Sigma certification would be advantageous.