Senior Planning Manager

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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Planning Manager to join our team!

What You'll Be Doing:

• Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of integrated master schedules for large-scale projects and programs.

• Establish project work breakdown structures (WBS), scheduling methodologies, and project control procedures.

• Develop baseline schedules, recovery schedules, and revised programs in alignment with project objectives.

• Ensure scheduling activities align with contractual requirements, project milestones, and delivery commitments.

• Monitor project progress against approved schedules and identify potential delays or performance issues.

• Conduct schedule analysis and develop mitigation and recovery plans to maintain project objectives.

• Review contractor and consultant schedules for compliance, logic, resource allocation, and overall project requirements.

• Ensure schedule updates accurately reflect project status and forecast completion dates.
• Develop and maintain project dashboards, KPIs, and performance measurement systems.
• Prepare executive-level reports on project progress, schedule performance, critical activities, and risks.
• Analyze project trends and provide recommendations to improve planning and delivery performance.
• Present project control updates to senior management, clients, and key stakeholders.
• Identify schedule-related risks and opportunities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Perform delay analysis, critical path analysis, and schedule impact assessments.
• Develop mitigation measures and contingency plans to minimize project delays.
• Support risk management workshops and integrate risk analysis into project schedules.
• Coordinate resource loading and workforce planning activities across projects.
• Analyze productivity trends and resource utilization to optimize project performance.
• Support project teams in forecasting manpower, equipment, and resource requirements.
• Ensure alignment between project schedules, budgets, and resource availability.
• Review contractual planning requirements and ensure compliance with project agreements.
• Support claims preparation through schedule analysis, delay assessments, and extension of time (EOT) evaluations.
• Provide planning expertise during variation assessments, claims management, and dispute resolution processes.
• Ensure all schedule deliverables comply with contractual obligations and client requirements.
• Collaborate with Project Directors, Project Managers, Commercial Teams, Design Teams, and Client Representatives.
• Lead planning review meetings and provide guidance regarding project schedule performance.
• Interface with contractors, consultants, and client planning teams to maintain schedule alignment.
• Communicate critical project issues, risks, and recommendations to project leadership.
• Lead and manage project planning engineers, schedulers, and project controls personnel.
• Provide mentoring, technical guidance, and professional development opportunities for team members.
• Establish best practices, standards, and procedures for planning and scheduling activities.
• Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Develop and enhance planning procedures, workflows, and project controls systems.
• Implement industry best practices for schedule management and project performance monitoring.
• Ensure effective utilization of planning software and reporting tools.
• Capture lessons learned and continuously improve project controls processes across the organization.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management, Architecture, or a related discipline.
• Master's degree in Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering, or Business Administration (MBA) is preferred.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in planning, scheduling, project controls, or project management.
• Proven experience managing planning functions on major infrastructure, aviation, transportation, construction, engineering, or PMCM projects.
• Extensive experience in the development and management of complex project schedules.
• Demonstrated experience leading planning teams on major programs valued at hundreds of millions of dollars.
• Experience working with government entities, developers, international consultants, PMCs, or major contractors.
• Strong knowledge of project planning, scheduling methodologies, and project controls principles.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and project control reporting systems.
• Comprehensive understanding of Critical Path Method (CPM), Earned Value Management (EVM), and resource planning techniques.
• Experience conducting schedule risk analysis, delay analysis, and forensic schedule reviews.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex project data.
• Excellent reporting, presentation, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Strong understanding of project lifecycle management and construction delivery processes.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities within a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Professional certifications such as PMP, PMI-SP, AACE CCP, or equivalent.
• Experience on airport, aviation, transportation, rail, infrastructure, or giga-project developments.
• Strong knowledge of Earned Value Management (EVM) and portfolio-level performance reporting.
• Experience with schedule risk analysis tools such as Primavera Risk Analysis or Acumen Fuse.
• Familiarity with FIDIC contracts and their planning and reporting requirements.
• Experience in forensic delay analysis and extension of time (EOT) assessments.
• Knowledge of Saudi Arabian project delivery and governmental approval processes.
• Strong strategic planning and leadership capabilities.
  
  

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

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