Senior Planning Manager

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Job Description Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Senior Planning Manger to join our team! In this role you will get to **develop and manage all planning, scheduling, and time‑related risk activities for the Tunnel System Integration package within the Diriyah Infrastructure Program.

This role will Oversee the development and control of integrated schedules covering civil works, MEP, tunnel systems, fit‑out, testing & commissioning, interfaces, and handover. Also, Ensure alignment and full integration with the overall program master schedule and related infrastructure packages.** What You'll Be Doing Planning & Scheduling

• Develop, maintain, and control a detailed, logic‑linked baseline schedule for the Tunnel System Integration package using approved planning tools (e.g., Primavera P6).
• Structure the Work Breakdown Structure , Cost Breakdown Structure , and coding systems to support integrated reporting at package and program level.
• Define and validate construction, installation, integration, and commissioning sequences, including access, interfaces, and constraints with adjacent works.
• Establish and manage planning assumptions, calendars, production rates, and resource loading aligned with contract and program requirements.
• Coordinate and integrate schedules from contractors, consultants, and vendors into a consolidated package schedule and reconcile them with the program master schedule.

Progress Measurement & Reporting

• Develop and implement a robust progress measurement system, including earned value metrics and key performance indicators for time and productivity.
• Monitor actual progress against the baseline; identify variances, trends, and early warning indicators, and recommend corrective and recovery actions.
• Prepare regular planning reports (weekly, monthly, and ad hoc) including:

• Progress curves and S‑curves
• Critical path and near‑critical path analysis
• Milestone tracking
• 2‑week and 4‑week look‑ahead programmes

• Support the preparation and presentation of planning information for executive steering committees, client progress meetings, and internal governance reviews.

Interface & Integration Management

• Lead time‑related coordination for all interfaces affecting tunnel system integration, including:

• Civil and structural works
• Utilities and infrastructure diversions
• Trackworks, road, and streetscape interfaces (if applicable)
• MEP systems, life safety, and control systems
• Architectural finishes and public realm

• Chair and/or support coordination meetings focused on programme interfaces, constraints, and access sequencing.
• Ensure tunnel system integration schedules are fully aligned with:

• Overall Diriyah Infrastructure Master Schedule
• Adjacent packages and enabling works
• External stakeholders (authorities, utility providers, third parties).

Claims, Change & Risk Management

• Assess schedule impact of variations, design changes, late information, and site constraints; provide quantified time‑impact analyses to support commercial and contractual positions.
• Collaborate with contracts and commercial teams to evaluate extension of time claims and support negotiation and resolution.
• Maintain and regularly update schedule risk registers; perform schedule risk analysis using tools such as Monte Carlo simulations where required.
• Propose and evaluate mitigation and acceleration strategies, including resequencing, resource optimization, and shift or access changes.

**Governance, Standards &