Planning Director
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About the Role
Parsons seeks a Planning Director to lead digital infrastructure masterplan implementation in Riyadh. The role involves defining planning horizons, chairing review boards, and coordinating with multiple stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
- Define planning horizons (short , mid , long term) for fiber, mobile, data centers, and smart systems
- Chair planning review boards; enforce compliance with standards and masterplan objectives
- Align capacity, resilience, and cybersecurity planning with overall project
- Lead demand forecasting and capacity modelling for fixed, mobile, and data center infrastructure
- Develop fiber routing and tower siting strategies; validate district connectivity plans
- Coordinate data center and edge computing siting and phasing plans
- Review and approve Networks for DC, MMRs/POPs, duct banks, and right of way allocations
- Integrate planning with SEC power, NWC water, district cooling, and other utilities
- Provide planning baselines for design and construction teams; monitor adherence
- Manage change requests, planning deviations, and phasing adjustments
- Support constructability reviews, sequencing, and co build opportunities with other disciplines
- Track delivery progress against planning baselines; report variances
Requirements
- Master’s degree in engineering, ICT, Telecoms, Digital Infrastructure, Urban/Infrastructure Planning, or Project Management
- PMP/PRINCE2/Chartered status preferred
- 20+ years’ experience in ICT, telecoms, fiber deployment, smart city, data center, utilities, and critical infrastructure planning
- Proven digital infrastructure planning leadership covering masterplans, phased implementation plans, and demand forecasting
- Strong multidisciplinary coordination experience with design, construction, utilities, authorities, and operators
- Strong planning governance and delivery control capability
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Role Purpose
- Translate the city wide Digital Infrastructure Masterplan into phased implementation and planning packages.
Key Responsibilities
- Define planning horizons (short , mid , long term) for fiber, mobile, data centers, and smart systems.
- Chair planning review boards; enforce compliance with standards and masterplan objectives.
- Align capacity, resilience, and cybersecurity planning with overall project.
- Lead demand forecasting and capacity modelling for fixed, mobile, and data center infrastructure.
- Develop fiber routing and tower siting strategies; validate district connectivity plans.
- Coordinate data center and edge computing siting and phasing plans.
- Review and approve Networks for DC, MMRs/POPs, duct banks, and right of way allocations.
- Integrate planning with SEC power, NWC water, district cooling, and other utilities.
- Provide planning baselines for design and construction teams; monitor adherence.
- Manage change requests, planning deviations, and phasing adjustments.
- Support constructability reviews, sequencing, and co build opportunities with other disciplines.
- Track delivery progress against planning baselines; report variances.
Qualifications & Experience
- Master’s degree in engineering, ICT, Telecoms, Digital Infrastructure, Urban/Infrastructure Planning, or Project Management; PMP/PRINCE2/Chartered status preferred.
- 20+ years’ experience in ICT, telecoms, fiber deployment, smart city, data center, utilities, and critical infrastructure planning, preferably on city wide, giga project, mixed use, campus, or large infrastructure programs.
- Proven digital infrastructure planning leadership, covering masterplans, phased implementation plans, short/mid/long term planning horizons, fiber/mobile/DC/smart systems, demand forecasting, capacity modelling, and district connectivity planning.
- Strong multidisciplinary coordination experience, including integration with design, construction, utilities, SEC, NWC, district cooling, authorities, MNOs, tower companies, fiber operators, DC operators, consultants, and contractors.
- Strong planning governance and delivery control capability, including planning review boards, baseline management, change control, phasing adjustments, progress tracking, risk management.
Competitive Benefit Offerings
- Financial Wellness: competitive pay and retirement plans.
- Work Life Harmony: paid time off and paid flexible holidays.
- Career Development: comprehensive training, educational and mentorship programs.
- Veteran Support: industry leading benefits for veterans and active duty members.
- Mind & Body: wellness program including Meditation Mondays and Wellness Wednesdays.
- Health: robust Employee Assistance Program and comprehensive medical, dental and vision plans.
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