
Mace
Delivery consultants & construction experts transforming visions into built reality.
Planning Manager
Manage schedules, progress, and risk for a large mixed‑use development program in Riyadh.
Job Highlights
About the Role
• Conduct regular site visits to validate real‑time progress and schedule accuracy. • Review and analyze schedules, including critical paths, float and change documentation. • Assess mitigation schedules, providing independent analysis and recommendations. • Monitor progress against baseline programmes, identifying delays and reporting performance. • Evaluate supporting data (e.g., procurement, quality) to inform schedule health. • Prepare monthly planning reports highlighting risks, trends and impacts on progress. • Track project performance, identify trends and develop mitigation strategies. • Manage and assess project interfaces that may impact delivery. • Collaborate with PMCs and design consultants to ensure accurate productivity outputs. • Develop and maintain integrated master schedules (Level 3 to Level 2). • Ensure alignment with PMO standards by reviewing dashboards and planning procedures. • Coordinate with cross‑functional teams to ensure accurate, timely information flow. • Lead the application of planning and scheduling methodologies, tools and techniques across projects.
Key Responsibilities
- ▸site visits
- ▸schedule review
- ▸master scheduling
- ▸progress monitoring
- ▸planning reports
- ▸methodology lead
What You Bring
Within our consult business we harness our unique combination of leading‑edge practical expertise and project delivery consultancy to unlock the potential in every project. The role requires a degree in construction or equivalent experience and professional certifications such as PMP or PMI‑SP. The successful candidate will lead the application of planning and scheduling methodologies, demonstrate strong expertise in project controls and earned‑value management, and work in accordance with PMO standards. Please note that obtaining a visa for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is subject to a criminal‑record check, qualifications and may be subject to age restrictions. • Demonstrate strong expertise in project controls, including earned‑value management. • Hold a degree in construction or equivalent field experience and professional certifications such as PMP or PMI‑SP.
Requirements
- ▸project controls
- ▸earned value
- ▸construction degree
- ▸pmp
- ▸pmi‑sp
- ▸planning
Work Environment
Onsite