Senior Planning Engineer

Developing, maintaining, and monitoring detailed project programmes in line with project requirements and approved delivery strategies. Working closely with the Project Director, Project Controls Manager, consultants, contractors, and project teams to ensure effective planning and programme management. Preparing and maintaining baseline, current, and recovery programmes using Primavera P6. Reviewing contractor programmes, schedules, and progress updates to ensure they are realistic, achievable, and aligned with project objectives. Monitoring actual progress against the approved baseline programme and identifying delays, slippages, critical activities, and potential impacts on project completion. Performing critical path analysis and providing recommendations to mitigate delays and protect key project milestones. Reviewing and analysing contractor progress, productivity, resources, and planned versus actual performance. Preparing regular progress reports, dashboards, look-ahead programmes, and other planning deliverables for the project management team and client. Supporting the preparation and implementation of recovery and acceleration programmes where required. Coordinating with design, procurement, commercial, construction, and other project disciplines to ensure programme activities are properly integrated. Reviewing programme updates and assessing the impact of changes, variations, delays, and other project events on the overall schedule. Supporting the Project Controls Manager with schedule risk analysis, forecasting, progress measurement, and performance reporting. Reviewing contractor claims and extension-of-time submissions from a planning and programme perspective and providing supporting analysis as required. Maintaining accurate records of programme updates, progress data, key milestones, delays, and schedule changes. Participating in progress and coordination meetings and providing clear updates on programme status, critical activities, and areas requiring management attention. Identifying potential programme risks and working with the project team to develop appropriate mitigation measures. Ensuring consistency and integration between the project programme, procurement activities, design deliverables, construction activities, and project controls. Providing planning and scheduling guidance to junior team members and supporting the development of the project planning function. Ensuring compliance with KEO policies, procedures, quality standards, and client requirements. Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, or a related discipline. 10+ years of relevant professional experience, with significant experience in planning and scheduling. Proven experience as a Senior Planning Engineer, Senior Planner, Planning Manager, or similar role on major construction or development projects. Strong experience working within a PMC/consultancy environment is highly desirable. Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6. Strong knowledge of planning and scheduling methodologies, baseline management, progress measurement, critical path analysis, and schedule forecasting. Experience reviewing and challenging contractor programmes and schedule updates. Experience preparing recovery programmes, look-ahead schedules, progress reports, and schedule narratives. Good understanding of delay analysis, extension-of-time assessments, change management, and schedule impact analysis. Experience coordinating programmes across multiple disciplines, including design, procurement, construction, and commissioning. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify programme risks and recommend practical mitigation strategies. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to present complex programme information clearly to senior management and clients. Experience with Power BI or other project controls/reporting tools would be advantageous. Previous experience working on major projects in Saudi Arabia is highly desirable. Knowledge of Saudi Arabian project delivery practices and requirements would be an advantage.