Senior Planner/Scheduler (PMC)

Job Overview

Wood is seeking a Senior Planner/Scheduler (PMC) to support various remote project sites across Saudi Arabia. This role entails the development, maintenance, and delivery of project schedules aligned with contractual milestones and resource allocation, ensuring robust project control and timely progress reporting.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive project schedules highlighting critical contract milestones.
• Create and deliver resource-loaded, baseline project schedules.
• Prepare project plans and related documentation such as "S" curves, histograms, and man-hour/progress data tables.
• Compile weekly and monthly progress reports.
• Analyze schedule performance including productivity and critical path evaluations.
• Furnish the project team with relevant planning and reporting insights.
• Ensure compliance with company, client, and project QA standards for all deliverables.
• Regularly update schedules to reflect scope changes, progress, and delivery updates.
• Support change notifications by evaluating schedule impacts, tracking, and re-baselining.
• Coordinate obtaining and distributing deliverables and drawing updates among project disciplines.
• Maintain clear awareness of project targets among team members at all times.
• Provide recovery forecasts to realign against project plans as necessary.
• Foster collaborative relationships within the Project Controls Team, other departments, and client representatives.
• Ensure all planning activities adhere to corporate and project-specific procedures.

Candidate Profile

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is mandatory.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience in project scheduling.
• Proficient user of Primavera P6 scheduling software.
• Familiarity with ARAMCO standards and procedures.
• Hands-on experience with planning and scheduling, applying best practices and theory effectively.
• Capability to develop and maintain project performance targets.
• Strong understanding of project controls and planning tools.
• Competent in spreadsheets and database usage.
• Demonstrates excellent team collaboration and knowledge sharing across multidisciplinary teams.
• Effective communicator skilled in engaging all organizational levels including top management.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical, numerical, literacy skills with meticulous attention to detail.
• Well-organized with the ability to meet strict deadlines under pressure.

Benefits and Perks

• Comprehensive medical insurance covering specialist care for employees and eligible family members residing in-country, with pre-existing conditions included; coverage limits apply per local regulations.
• Employee Assistance Programme offering confidential support for mental, physical, social, and financial well-being for employees and immediate family members.
• GOSI (Social Insurance) contributions paid as required by Saudi government legislation, covering occupational hazards.
• End of Service Gratuity provided in accordance with Saudi Arabian Labour Law.
• Fully paid examination leave for employees enrolled in educational institutions, with leave duration matching examination days and requiring advance notice.
• Coverage of one professional membership or certification fee relevant to the role annually, reimbursable upon submission of evidence.
• Annual Inspire Awards recognizing outstanding colleagues.
• Long Service Awards celebrating employee loyalty and milestones at five-year intervals.
• Support for career growth through dedicated development champions, structured goal-setting, coaching, mentoring, and continuous learning initiatives.

Company Overview

Wood is a global leader in consulting, engineering, and operations serving the energy and materials sectors. Operating in around 50 countries with 33,000 employees, Wood supports clients across the entire asset lifecycle, enabling safe, predictable results and fostering a sustainable, lower-carbon future. Wood is part of Sidara, a global alliance of top engineering, design, and project management firms.

Diversity and Inclusion

Wood is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity. All qualified candidates will be assessed based on objective criteria without discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, gender, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, or other protected characteristics, in line with applicable laws.