Planning Manager

Role Overview

Planning Manager at AtkinsRéalis in Riyadh. The role leads project planning, scheduling, project controls, progress monitoring, and reporting activities for a prestigious site supervision consultancy assignment.

Company Overview

AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together with industry partners, clients, and a global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Role Purpose

Lead all planning, scheduling, and project controls activities to ensure the project is delivered in accordance with approved schedules, contractual milestones, and client objectives. Work closely with the Client, Project Director, Resident Engineer, contractors, and multidisciplinary teams to provide strategic planning support, schedule analysis, risk assessment, and performance reporting throughout the construction lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Planning & Scheduling

• Lead and manage all planning, scheduling, and project controls activities for the project.
• Develop and maintain the overall master schedule incorporating design, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and handover activities.
• Review, assess, and recommend approval of contractor baseline schedules, revised schedules, and recovery programs.
• Conduct critical path analysis and identify schedule risks, delays, and potential bottlenecks.

Performance Monitoring & Analysis

• Monitor project performance and progress against approved schedules and contractual milestones.
• Analyze contractor progress and verify reported progress against actual site achievements.
• Perform productivity analysis and monitor construction performance indicators.
• Assess contractor manpower, equipment, and resource allocations against project requirements.
• Review and monitor procurement schedules, material delivery schedules, and authority approval timelines.

Risk & Mitigation

• Evaluate mitigation and recovery plans proposed by contractors to address project delays.
• Identify potential project risks and opportunities and support the maintenance of the project risk register.
• Identify potential delays and mitigate schedule risks to ensure effective project execution from mobilization through commissioning and handover.

Reporting & Communication

• Prepare and present weekly, monthly, and executive progress reports highlighting schedule performance, risks, and forecast completion dates.
• Lead schedule review meetings and planning workshops with project stakeholders.
• Coordinate with engineering, construction, commercial, and supervision teams to ensure schedule alignment.
• Maintain and update project dashboards, progress measurement systems, and project control tools.

Commercial & Contractual

• Support commercial teams in the evaluation of Extension of Time (EOT) claims, delay analysis, and disruption claims.
• Conduct forensic schedule analysis and provide recommendations on schedule-related contractual matters.
• Ensure compliance with project controls procedures, reporting standards, and client requirements.

Project Delivery

• Monitor testing, commissioning, and handover activities to ensure timely project completion.
• Provide strategic advice to project leadership on schedule optimization and project delivery improvements.

Team Leadership

• Mentor and supervise planning engineers and project control staff.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline.
• Master's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, or Project Management is preferred.
• Professional certification such as PMP, PMI-SP, AACE, PSP (Planning & Scheduling Professional), or equivalent is highly desirable.
• Minimum 15+ years of total professional experience in planning, scheduling, and project controls.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in a Planning Manager role on major building and construction projects.
• Proven experience in large-scale building developments, convention centers, hospitality projects, hotels, resorts, mixed-use developments, or comparable mega-projects.
• Extensive experience within Site Supervision Consultancy, PMC, or Engineering Consultancy environments.
• Experience in Saudi Arabia or GCC projects is highly preferred.

Skills & Competencies

• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and project control reporting tools.
• Strong understanding of Critical Path Method (CPM), Earned Value Management (EVM), and schedule forecasting techniques.
• Demonstrated experience in delay analysis, claim assessment, and Extension of Time evaluation.
• Good knowledge of FIDIC contracts and construction contract administration processes.
• Strong analytical, reporting, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to interpret technical, commercial, and contractual information to support project decision-making.
• Fluency in English is required; Arabic language skills are an advantage.

Additional Information

• Worker Type: Employee
• Job Type: Regular
• Tax-free salary.
• Life insurance coverage.
• Medical insurance.
• Annual leave balance.
• Company gratuity scheme.
• Discretionary bonus program.
• Annual flight contribution.
• Transportation & housing allowances.
• Employee Wellbeing Program: 24/7 access to specialists in finance, legal matters, family care, personal health, fitness, and nutrition.
• Opportunities to sharpen skills, expand expertise, and be recognized for impact.
• AtkinsRéalis seeks to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives and does not make distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability.