Senior Specialist, Planning & Scheduling (T&I) II
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About the Role
Ma'aden is seeking a Senior Specialist in Planning & Scheduling for Technology & Innovation initiatives in Riyadh. The role involves developing detailed plans, tracking progress, and ensuring alignment with the Integrated Master Plan.
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Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain detailed plans and schedules for T&I initiatives in line with approved scope and the Integrated Master Plan (IMP)
- Establish baseline milestone dates, phase gates, and key deliverables in coordination with initiative owners and domain teams
- Monitor progress against approved schedules and identify variances, risks, and potential delays
- Prepare and present regular planning and scheduling reports, dashboards, and forecasts for management and governance forums
- Apply technical expertise to validate work breakdown structures, sequencing logic, dependencies, and effort estimates
- Identify and proactively escalate schedule risks with clear analysis and recommended mitigation actions
- Ensure schedules reflect realistic timelines aligned with planned value realization start dates
- Support scenario analysis and re planning exercises in response to scope changes, priority shifts, or external dependencies
- Track initiative performance against baselines, focusing on milestone achievement and critical path impacts
- Integrate schedules across initiatives, domains, and portfolios to ensure consistency with the IMP
- Coordinate planning activities across Technology, Innovation, Finance, and Procurement stakeholders
- Challenge unrealistic assumptions and provide expert input to enhance schedule quality and deliverability
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Project Management, or a related technical discipline
- Minimum 8–10 years of experience in planning and scheduling of technical or engineering based projects and initiatives
- Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and/or MS Project
- Strong planning, scheduling, and forecasting expertise
- Ability to translate technical scope into executable schedules
- High attention to detail with strong analytical skills
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Experience with governance forums and senior management reporting
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About Maaden
- Maaden, established in 1997, is one of the fastest growing mining companies in the world and the largest multi commodity mining and metals company in the Middle East. We are leading the development of the mining industry to become the third pillar of Saudi Arabia’s economy by building a world class,
Job Purpose
- The Senior Specialist, Planning and Scheduling – Technology & Innovation will oversee and manage planning and scheduling activities for Technology & Innovation initiatives by developing detailed plans, establishing baselines, tracking progress, and ensuring alignment with the Integrated Master Plan
Key Accountabilities
- Develop and maintain detailed plans and schedules for T&I initiatives in line with approved scope and the Integrated Master Plan (IMP).
- Establish baseline milestone dates, phase gates, and key deliverables in coordination with initiative owners and domain teams.
- Monitor progress against approved schedules and identify variances, risks, and potential delays.
- Prepare and present regular planning and scheduling reports, dashboards, and forecasts for management and governance forums.
- Apply technical expertise to validate work breakdown structures, sequencing logic, dependencies, and effort estimates.
- Identify and proactively escalate schedule risks with clear analysis and recommended mitigation actions.
- Ensure schedules reflect realistic timelines aligned with planned value realization start dates.
- Support scenario analysis and re planning exercises in response to scope changes, priority shifts, or external dependencies.
- Track initiative performance against baselines, focusing on milestone achievement and critical path impacts.
- Integrate schedules across initiatives, domains, and portfolios to ensure consistency with the IMP.
- Coordinate planning activities across Technology, Innovation, Finance, and Procurement stakeholders.
- Challenge unrealistic assumptions and provide expert input to enhance schedule quality and deliverability.
Minimum Qualification, Experience and Competencies
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Project Management, or a related technical discipline.
- Minimum 8–10 years of experience in planning and scheduling of technical or engineering based projects and initiatives.
Maaden High Performance Competencies
- Strategic Thinking
- Results Orientation
- Analytical Thinking
- Collaboration
- Accountability
Skills
- Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6 and/or MS Project
- Strong planning, scheduling, and forecasting expertise
- Ability to translate technical scope into executable schedules
- High attention to detail with strong analytical skills
- Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
- Experience with governance forums and senior management reporting
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