Planning Manager

Planning Manager – Riyadh
Opportunity to Work with a Global PMO on a Saudi2030 Mixed-Use Project

We are seeking a highly skilled Planning Manager to join a global PMO team supporting a landmark mixed-use development under Saudi Vision 2030. This is a unique opportunity to lead planning functions on a transformative programme, contributing to high-profile residential, commercial, and infrastructure developments in Riyadh.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development, maintenance, and monitoring of detailed project and programme schedules.
• Analyse complex project data and communicate schedule insights clearly to senior stakeholders, PMO teams, and project delivery teams.
• Support programme planning strategy and ensure alignment with overall programme objectives.
• Identify potential risks, bottlenecks, and schedule impacts, proposing mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate closely with project managers, consultants, contractors, and the global PMO to ensure consistency across all scheduling processes.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to planning teams, fostering capability development and knowledge sharing.
• Ensure schedule and planning practices comply with professional standards and programme governance.

Requirements:

• Proven experience delivering residential or infrastructure projects, or a combination of both.
• Experience working within a PMO environment.
• Strong expertise in managing complex schedules and translating data for different audiences.
• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
• Relevant construction-related qualifications or equivalent work experience.
• Professional membership in APM, RICS, CIOB, ICE, AACE, IRM, IEMA, or demonstrable professional development.
• Extensive experience in planning projects and programmes within the residential sector.
• Deep property or infrastructure project management expertise.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.
• Leadership and management experience of large, diverse teams.
• Proven experience managing relationships with key senior stakeholders.
• Strong collaborative skills, with a commitment to working with care at the center of decision-making.
• A strong desire to pursue excellence and a formidable sense of responsibility.

What We Offer:

• Opportunity to work on a landmark Saudi2030 mixed-use programme in Riyadh.
• Career development within a globally recognised PMO organisation.
• Exposure to multi-disciplinary teams and high-profile residential and infrastructure projects.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.

This is a career-defining role for a Planning Manager seeking to make a tangible impact on one of the Kingdom’s most ambitious development programmes.