Senior Planning Manager

**Title**:
Senior Planning Manager

**Location**

**Riyadh, Saudi Arabia**

**Hiring Manager Role**

**Project Controls Director**

**Location Split**

100% Project Office On-Site at Diriyah Gate, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

**Job Purpose**

The **Senior Planning Manager** plays a crucial role in the successful execution of a portfolio of Programmes, Districts, Mega Projects and Projects. They oversee and manage key aspects of Planning & Scheduling ensuring effective large volume data management, baselining, quality assured progress outputs, forecasts, trends and monitoring to drive and achieve both innovative and established goals within scope, budget, time, quality and risk management constraints.

The role requires a comprehensive understanding of Project Management principles, exceptional leadership skills and a deep knowledge of Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) processes. The unique construct of the KBR delivery environment focusses the need for an ability to collaborate with a wide range of key stakeholders at Executive, Client, Programme, Project and Supply Chain level, and more broadly across industry.

Reporting to the Project Controls Manager - Planning, the **Senior Planning Manager** is responsible for every aspect of Planning & Scheduling for the Programme within their area of the Programme and Projects, including integration, collaboration and liaison internally with KBR Teams, with the wider Client Project Controls Team, Client Delivery and Developments Teams, Design, PMO and PMC Teams and all Supply Chain Teams to ensure that success factors, requirements and expectations are always surpassed.

**Project Description**

The Diriyah Gate II (DII) project, located on the Western outskirts of Riyadh, is a 7.1 million square-metre major infrastructure programme and mixed-use development aiming to be a global landmark, recognized for its unique vision and position as an authentic destination in Riyadh. The Diriyah Gate community will be a distinct, self-sustaining hub for Riyadh offering a wide range of iconic assets. KBR provide Project Management Consultancy Services in Project Controls, Project Planning, Design and Engineering Management, as well as implementation of development and early works packages.

**Responsibilities**
- To lead and manage a specific area of the DII KBR PMC1 Planning and Scheduling Team.
- To be accountable for contributing to the defining and maintaining of Planning and Scheduling data, metrics and information frameworks, including the establishment of best-in-class Planning and Scheduling standards, policies, procedures, protocols and systems to facilitate efficient and effective Project Management and Execution.
- Provide leadership, guidance, and mentoring to their element of the Planning and Scheduling Team. Foster a collaborative and high-performance work environment, promoting continuous learning and professional development. Lead and manage Planning and Scheduling resources at Programme level and resources and Teams embedded within Projects.
- To be accountable for best-in-class and innovative quality, timeliness and consistency of scheduling work produced by the Planning Team element, including all Planning and Scheduling Assistants.
- To be accountable for providing leadership and insight on breakdown structures, coding structures, interdependencies, baselines, trends, forecasts and performance, along with Subject Matter Expert (SME) advice to Senior Leaders in managing the successful delivery of KBR Programme and Projects. To contribute to the development and implementation of Planning and Scheduling strategies aligned with organizational objectives, ensuring effective Planning and Scheduling practices are established and followed throughout the Project Lifecycle.
- To be a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in the compilation, delivery and successful management of: Planning and Scheduling PEP or PXP / WBS / OBS / CBS / CPA / CPM / EVM / QSRA / Data Analysis / Option Scheduling / Mitigation and Recovery Scheduling / Delay Impact Analysis Scheduling / Schedule Progress Implementation and Management across all EPC stages.
- To be expert level in the technical management of, and practical use of, Primavera P6, MSP, Excel and Powerpoint.
- To be conversant with Power BI, PowerApp and PMIS systems, software and use.
- To be accountable for supporting, challenging and influencing Senior Leaders to ensure ‘best for KBR and Client’ decisions and to be accountable for ensuring that the vertical Supply Chain, at all levels, develop and deliver Planning and Scheduling Reports in accordance with leadership requirements. Work with their Team and leaders across KBR and Clients to highlight trends and performance insights.
- To be responsible for contributing to and coordinating Planning and Scheduling protocols, processes and activities within the Supply Chain, development and delivery areas to assure the accuracy and quality of information being captured across all funct