Planning Manager

Overview

• What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
• At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life.
• You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives.
• You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
• We are seeking a highly skilled Lead Planning Engineer to join our team and play a pivotal role in driving the successful delivery of complex, large-scale programs.
• This role is ideal for a proactive, analytical, and collaborative professional who thrives in dynamic environments and is committed to excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Demonstrates positive workplace behaviors aligned with organizational values.
• Manages, coaches, and mentors junior staff to support delivery of departmental objectives.
• Actively seeks opportunities to improve the quality and effectiveness of services provided to project teams.
• Encourages communication, collaboration, and knowledge sharing across teams.
• Continuously improves the quality of schedule presentation, information, and documentation.
• Ensures preservation and organization of all backup documentation, working closely with information management teams.
• Provides guidance and support across all aspects of planning, cost, resourcing, and risk.
• Produces and maintains project schedules in alignment with consultant/contractor submissions.
• Ensures schedules comply with the Schedule Management Plan, planning processes, and Ways of Working.
• Leads resource planning activities to determine required resource levels.
• Develops and implements improvements to enhance schedule quality and reporting.
• Performs schedule analysis to identify performance trends and proposes mitigation strategies.
• Reviews schedule data for proposals, bids, and contract negotiations.
• Integrates inter‑disciplinary schedule requirements to establish logical work sequences.
• Coordinates with performing organizations to align work sequences with the overall project plan.
• Identifies potential or emerging schedule issues at site level and recommends solutions.
• Identifies risks and develops mitigation plans.
• Clarifies team needs to ensure effective service delivery.
• Reviews and edits project progress tracking and reporting.
• Produces baseline and target schedules for submission.
• Plans and schedules own work to meet required timelines and outputs.
• Ensures weekly and monthly schedule updates as design and construction progress.
• Manages knowledge sharing within the team and with internal stakeholders.
• Responds accurately and promptly to team queries regarding schedule content.
• Participates in strategic planning exercises with the wider team.
• Provides input into the development and implementation of planning processes and procedures.
• Identifies key interfaces and manages them to ensure seamless coordination.
• Coordinates with commercial teams to support effective controls across budget, cost, reporting, risk, and change management.
• Degree or postgraduate qualification in Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management, Business Management, or a related field.
• Registration with the Saudi Council of Engineers
• Primavera Certification (Preferred).
• Project management certification (e.g., PMP, PRINCE2) – desirable.
• Flexible and adaptable to changing business requirements.
• Strong ability to manage and prioritize workload under tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Proficient in Primavera P6, MS Office (Excel, Word); Power BI preferred.
• Experience managing a team to deliver results.
• Ability to build and leverage relationships to support project outcomes.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and issue‑resolution skills.
• Ability to connect people and information to drive timely responses.
• Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
• Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact.
• Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
• With us, you can.
• Apply today.