Senior Planning Manager
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About the Role
Parsons Corporation is seeking a Senior Planning Manager for the Diriyah Infrastructure Program in Riyadh. The role involves developing and managing planning, scheduling, and time-related risk activities for tunnel system integration, requiring 10+ years of experience in major infrastructure projects.
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Responsibilities
- Develop, maintain, and control a detailed, logic linked baseline schedule for the Tunnel System Integration package using approved planning tools (e.g., Primavera P6)
- Structure the Work Breakdown Structure, Cost Breakdown Structure, and coding systems to support integrated reporting
- Define and validate construction, installation, integration, and commissioning sequences, including access, interfaces, and constraints
- Establish and manage planning assumptions, calendars, production rates, and resource loading
- Coordinate and integrate schedules from contractors, consultants, and vendors into a consolidated package schedule
- Develop and implement a robust progress measurement system, including earned value metrics and KPIs
- Monitor actual progress against the baseline; identify variances, trends, and early warning indicators
- Prepare regular planning reports (weekly, monthly, and ad hoc) including progress curves, S curves, critical path analysis, and milestone tracking
- Lead time related coordination for all interfaces affecting tunnel system integration
- Assess schedule impact of variations, design changes, late information, and site constraints; provide quantified time impact analyses
- Maintain and regularly update schedule risk registers; perform schedule risk analysis using tools such as Monte Carlo simulations
- Mentor, lead, and develop planning team members, providing guidance on best practice in major infrastructure and tunnel systems delivery
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant planning and scheduling experience in major infrastructure or transportation projects
- At least 5 years in a senior planning role on large, complex, multi disciplinary programs
- Demonstrable experience in tunnel projects and/or system integration packages
- Effective communication and presentation skills, capable of engaging with senior client representatives and project leadership
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong capability in schedule development, resource loading, cost loading, and earned value analysis
- High level of competency in MS Excel, Power BI or similar tools for data analytics and dashboard reporting
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Job Overview
- Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Planning Manager to join our team!
- In this role you will get to develop and manage all planning, scheduling, and time related risk activities for the Tunnel System Integration package within the Diriyah Infrastructure Program.
What You'll Be Doing
- Develop, maintain, and control a detailed, logic linked baseline schedule for the Tunnel System Integration package using approved planning tools (e.g., Primavera P6).
- Structure the Work Breakdown Structure, Cost Breakdown Structure, and coding systems to support integrated reporting at package and program level.
- Define and validate construction, installation, integration, and commissioning sequences, including access, interfaces, and constraints with adjacent works.
- Establish and manage planning assumptions, calendars, production rates, and resource loading aligned with contract and program requirements.
- Coordinate and integrate schedules from contractors, consultants, and vendors into a consolidated package schedule and reconcile them with the program master schedule.
- Develop and implement a robust progress measurement system, including earned value metrics and key performance indicators for time and productivity.
- Monitor actual progress against the baseline; identify variances, trends, and early warning indicators, and recommend corrective and recovery actions.
- Prepare regular planning reports (weekly, monthly, and ad hoc) including progress curves, S curves, critical path analysis, milestone tracking, and look ahead programmes.
- Lead time related coordination for all interfaces affecting tunnel system integration, including civil works, MEP, utilities, and life safety systems.
- Assess schedule impact of variations, design changes, late information, and site constraints; provide quantified time impact analyses to support commercial and contractual positions.
- Maintain and regularly update schedule risk registers; perform schedule risk analysis using tools such as Monte Carlo simulations where required.
- Mentor, lead, and develop planning team members, providing guidance on best practice in major infrastructure and tunnel systems delivery.
What Required Skills You'll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering, Construction Management, or a related discipline.
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant planning and scheduling experience in major infrastructure or transportation projects with at least 5 years in a senior planning role on large, complex, multi disciplinary programs.
- Demonstrable experience in tunnel projects and/or system integration packages, such as road or rail tunnels, utility tunnels, or complex MEP, life safety, and control systems integration.
- Effective communication and presentation skills, capable of engaging with senior client representatives and project leadership.
- Excellent analytical and problem solving skills, with the ability to translate complex technical and construction issues into clear scheduling strategies.
- Strong capability in schedule development, resource loading, cost loading, and earned value analysis.
- High level of competency in MS Excel, Power BI or similar tools for data analytics and dashboard reporting.
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