Planning Manager

WSP
Riyadh
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Program & Project Management (PMO)Experience: 15+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Analytical","Data visualization","Stakeholder management","Governance","Communication"]

Develop integrated master programmes for complex portfolios and projects, setting planning standards, scheduling methodologies, governance, and reporting frameworks. Own pre-contract planning inputs (feasibility, design, procurement, tendering), baseline schedules, and critical path analyses. Consolidate programme controls data, monitor schedule governance and risk, and develop recovery scenarios. Create Power BI dashboards and executive reporting for senior leadership, while coordinating with clients and delivery teams to maintain schedule integrity.

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Planning Manager

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Job Summary

Develop integrated master programmes for complex portfolios and projects, setting planning standards, scheduling methodologies, governance, and reporting frameworks. Own pre-contract planning inputs (feasibility, design, procurement, tendering), baseline schedules, and critical path analyses. Consolidate programme controls data, monitor schedule governance and risk, and develop recovery scenarios. Create Power BI dashboards and executive reporting for senior leadership, while coordinating with clients and delivery teams to maintain schedule integrity.
Location: Riyadh
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Program & Project Management (PMO)
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop integrated delivery strategies, master schedules, governance frameworks, and executive reporting across multiple projects
  • •Coordinate pre-contract planning inputs including feasibility, design development, procurement strategies, and tendering activities
  • •Consolidate schedule information for portfolio-wide delivery performance and monitor schedule governance, progress measurement, forecasting, and risk analysis
  • •Analyze critical paths, float consumption, and milestone achievement; develop recovery scenarios and planning solutions to address delivery challenges
  • •Build and maintain Power BI digital dashboards and prepare executive presentations, briefing materials, and strategic planning updates

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline
  • •Master's Degree is advantageous
  • •Professional certifications such as PMP, PSP, AACE, PMI-SP, or equivalent are desirable
  • •15+ years of planning and project controls experience in a PMC or client-side programme management environment
  • •Advanced Primavera P6 expertise, with strong understanding of programme controls, risk management, and schedule governance
Experience:15+ yearsPMCInfrastructureBuildingsProgramme management
Education:Bachelor's in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or related discipline
Skills:AnalyticalData visualizationStakeholder managementGovernanceCommunication
Certifications:PMPPSPAACEPMI-SP
Tech Stack:Power BIPrimavera P6PMIS

Company Brief

WSP
Global professional services firm providing engineering, consulting, and technical services across infrastructure, environment, buildings, transportation, and energy sectors for public- and private-sector clients worldwide.
Industry: Professional Services
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Montreal, Canada
Founded: 1959
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