Senior Planning Engineer - Construction

Overview

Key Accountabilities

• Prepare, update, and maintain detailed project schedules for High Voltage, Extra High Voltage, and substation projects.
• Develop baseline schedules, recovery plans, look-ahead schedules, and progress tracking reports in coordination with project teams.
• Monitor project progress against approved plans and identify delays, risks, and critical path activities.
• Coordinate with engineering, procurement, construction, testing, commissioning, and site teams to ensure alignment with the project schedule.
• Support planning activities related to HV/EHV substations, underground cables, transmission lines, power transformers, GIS/AIS switchgear, protection systems, testing, commissioning, and energization.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly progress reports, dashboards, and project status updates.
• Track engineering deliverables, material approvals, procurement status, site activities, and testing/commissioning milestones.
• Analyze schedule variances and support the preparation of corrective action plans when delays occur.
• Coordinate with consultants, clients, subcontractors, suppliers, and internal teams to collect progress data and resolve planning-related issues.
• Review project scope, BOQs, drawings, technical documents, and execution plans to support accurate planning and resource allocation.
• Assist in preparing manpower histograms, equipment plans, productivity reports, and resource-loaded schedules.
• Support project meetings by providing planning updates, progress analysis, and forecast reports.
• Ensure planning activities comply with client requirements, Saudi standards, SEC specifications, and project contractual obligations.
• Maintain organized planning documentation, progress records, reports, and schedule revisions.
• Support handover, testing, commissioning, and energization planning activities for HV/EHV systems and substations.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Bachelor s degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Proven experience as an

Electrical Planning Engineer

• within construction, infrastructure, utilities, EPC, or power projects.
• Strong experience in
• High Voltage, Extra High Voltage, and substation projects
• .
• Solid understanding of substations, power transformers, GIS/AIS switchgear, circuit breakers, protection relays, control panels, underground cables, transmission lines, testing, commissioning, and energization activities.
• Familiarity with

Saudi Electricity Company (Sec)

• standards and specifications is highly preferred.
• Experience in project planning, scheduling, progress monitoring, delay analysis, and reporting.
• Ability to review project documents, BOQs, drawings, technical submittals, method statements, ITPs, and project specifications from a planning perspective.
• Proficiency in

Primavera P6 & Oracle

• are required; knowledge of Microsoft Project is a plus.
• Strong command of Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Knowledge of AutoCAD, ETAP, cable sizing, or electrical design tools is a plus.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and coordination skills.
• Ability to manage priorities, work under pressure, and meet project deadlines.
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to ensure accurate planning, reporting, and project control.