Planning and Scheduling Manager

Overview

Oversee planning, scheduling and control of highways, bridges and infrastructure projects in KSA.

Key Responsibilities

• leadership
• coaching
• planning
• scheduling
• milestone alignment
• compliance

Tasks

-Provide leadership, coaching, and mentoring to planning and scheduling engineers, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and compliance with best practices and company standards. -Lead the overall planning and scheduling functions for the project, ensuring alignment with project objectives, milestones, and contractual requirements.

Requirements

• primavera p6
• tilos
• power bi
• aconex
• safran risk
• civil degree

What You Bring

They must possess strong expertise in time management, resource planning, and risk analysis, with a proven track record of leading project control teams and guiding planners and engineers to ensure timely and efficient project delivery. The Planning and Scheduling Manager should have extensive experience in planning, scheduling, and controlling major roads (highways), bridges, and infrastructure projects—preferably within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), and specifically in PMC and construction supervision environments. -Experience in delay analysis and time impact assessments, supporting claims and contractual discussions when required, including use of tools such as Safran Risk (Monte Carlo) for quantitative schedule risk analysis. -Capability to coordinate with multidisciplinary teams, contractors, and consultants to align project schedules with actual site progress and contractual milestones, with familiarity in using platforms like Aconex for document and communication management. -Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, TILOS, MS Office, and Power BI. -Ability to reference and apply contractual time clauses and project documentation effectively when analyzing claims and preparing claim documentation. -Familiarity with both prospective and retrospective Extension of Time (EOT) claims and practical experience applying time impact analysis methodologies. -Strong reporting skills, including preparation of dashboards, weekly/monthly progress reports, and schedule forecasts for internal and external stakeholders, using tools such as Power BI for data visualization and performance tracking. -Over 15 years’ experience with a Civil degree. -Demonstrated experience in project planning, scheduling, and progress monitoring using industry-standard tools such as Primavera P6 and TILOS (Time-Location Scheduling), especially for linear infrastructure projects. -Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills. -Strong knowledge of contract administration, including familiarity with various contract forms, and practical understanding of their implications on project planning, scheduling, and claims management. -Experience using project management and reporting tools. -Proven ability to develop and manage baseline programs, monitor progress against targets, and provide early warnings on potential delays or deviations, including identification and correction of out-of-sequence activities in updated contractor schedules.

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About Dar

-Operating from five design hubs and dozens of branches, it has delivered over 4,000 projects worth hundreds of billions worldwide. -Expertise spans architecture, engineering, planning and project management across cities, infrastructure, water and environmental sectors. -Landmark work includes designing major transport systems like the Cairo Metro Line III and iconic structures in the Middle East. -Belongs to the Sidara Collaborative, partnering top-tier firms to tackle ambitious, multidisciplinary programs. -Driven by creativity and technical excellence, Dar blends local insight with global standards to shape transformative projects.

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