Centralized Project Scheduler | Project Planning | MS Project | PMO Reporting | Resource & Milestone Management

About the Company

Multitech is a prominent technology solutions provider delivering advanced technical and project-based services across Saudi Arabia. With an expanding project portfolio, the company seeks a highly organized and meticulous Centralized Project Scheduler / Project Planner to strengthen its PMO team by enhancing project planning, reporting, and overall delivery oversight.

Role Overview

This full-time position, located in Riyadh, involves managing and updating project schedules for all ongoing company projects utilizing Microsoft Project. The role collaborates closely with PMO, Project Managers, CTO, and various departments such as Engineering, Procurement, Finance, Sales, and Site teams. The candidate will synthesize all project timelines, milestones, dependencies, resources, risks, procurement dates, customer approvals, and invoicing schedules into a unified, reliable master schedule.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and maintain comprehensive project timelines using Microsoft Project.
• Construct work breakdown structures including activities, dependencies, milestones, baselines, and critical path analyses.
• Oversee a centralized master schedule covering all active projects.
• Gather weekly project progress details from Project Managers and involved departments.
• Analyze and report on planned versus actual progress, updating forecasted completion dates accordingly.
• Detect schedule delays, identify risks on the critical path, and resolve resource conflicts and dependency issues.
• Assist PMO by preparing weekly and monthly project reports, dashboards, and progress briefings for management.
• Coordinate project dependencies across engineering, procurement, finance, sales, and site teams.
• Monitor critical milestones including procurement stages and invoicing deadlines.
• Participate in recovery planning for projects facing delays.
• Provide early risk and schedule impact warnings to PMO and senior management.
• Maintain thorough schedule documentation, including version controls and baseline records.
• Ensure all schedules conform to PMO planning standards and template requirements.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Proven experience as a Project Scheduler, Planner, Planning Engineer, PMO Planner, Project Coordinator, or Project Controls Specialist.
• Proficient hands-on knowledge of Microsoft Project.
• Solid understanding of project scheduling methodologies including dependencies, milestones, baselines, and critical path analysis.
• Capability to manage multiple project schedules concurrently.
• Strong coordination, follow-up, and reporting skills.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel and PowerPoint.
• Availability to work full-time from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within the telecom sector is highly advantageous.
• Background in technology solutions, systems integration, infrastructure, IT services, engineering, or other project-driven industries.
• Prior experience supporting PMO functions.
• Knowledge of project controls practices such as progress reporting, resource allocation, delay analysis, and recovery planning.
• Relevant project management certifications like PMP, PMI-SP, PRINCE2 are a plus.
• A bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, or related areas is beneficial but not mandatory.

Additional Information

The role demands strict adherence to PMO standards and teamwork across multiple organizational domains. The company values practical experience and project-driven execution over formal educational credentials.