Senior Project Planner
About the Client
Our client is a leading real estate development company headquartered in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, with a strong portfolio of large-scale infrastructure and residential projects. Known for their commitment to quality, timely delivery, and innovation, they are seeking a dedicated Senior Project Planner to strengthen their Project Management Office (PMO) and ensure strategic project execution.
Job Title: Senior Project Planner
Job Summary
The Senior Project Planner will play a key role in planning, scheduling, and performance tracking across major real estate and infrastructure projects. This role involves developing detailed project schedules, identifying critical paths, conducting risk assessments, and creating interactive dashboards to support executive decision-making and timely project delivery.
Job Responsibilities
- Develop, update, and maintain project schedules using Primavera P6 and/or MS Project in line with project scope and milestones.
- Perform critical path analysis to identify and mitigate delays or high-risk activities.
- Design and maintain Power BI dashboards to visualize key performance indicators such as SPI, variances, and cumulative trends.
- Conduct predictive analytics to forecast project completion based on current progress and data trends.
- Collaborate closely with the PMO and site teams to ensure planning alignment with execution.
- Prepare and present planning reports for internal reviews and management briefings.
- Review and validate data received from contractors, service providers, and construction teams.
Key Requirements
- Bachelors degree in Civil or Electrical Engineering, Project Management, or a related field.
- Masters degree is an advantage.
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in project planning within infrastructure or construction management.
- Strong background in real estate development is highly desirable.
- Proficient in Primavera P6, MS Project, and Power BI.
- Solid understanding of construction workflows, schedule analysis, and project KPIs.
- PMP certification is strongly preferred.
Job Conditions
- Work Mode: Office-based with occasional site visits.
- Employment Type: Full-time
- Working Hours: 8 hours/day, 5 days/week
- Department
- Engineering & Manufacturing
- Locations
- Dammam - KSA, 2388
About NOK Human Capital
An Egyptian S.A.E. company, founded in 2018 with a clear vision to redefine benchmarks for the Human Resources Outsourcing industry by providing full-fledged HR Services to support companies offloading multiple processes and technologies, such as benefits and payroll, and focus more on its core business operations. We believe that human capital is a vital asset of any successful company, and a proper investment in this asset ensures achieving business objectives and accelerates the organization’s development and growth. As a part of the leading “NOX Holding” group, we are utilizing the group’s strong portfolios & networks in IT “HW & SW”, logistics, distribution, courier & shipping, in addition to financial & facilities management which give us an edge with our tailored solutions that makes our solutions easier, faster, effective and cost efficient to our partners.
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