Senior Project Planner

Responsibilities

Key duties and responsibilities include :

Manage all aspects of planning, scheduling, and programming of work.

Lead planning input on assigned projects, including managing contributions from other planners to ensure consistent and effective delivery aligned with scope, time, cost, and quality requirements.

Establish baseline schedules and control procedures and monitor progress to ensure early identification of issues.

Provide progress and earned value reports to support financial forecasting and enable timely corrective actions.

Assist senior planners in monitoring project risks, issues, resource allocation, and CPM analysis; support the project controls manager in keeping with WSP and client standards.

Support project planning, scheduling, and control inputs for estimating and tendering activities, ensuring relevant issues, actions, and risks are addressed.

Promote a high-performance culture aligned with WSP values by actively participating in performance management and contributing to the professional growth of team members.

Contribute to the planning and control strategies of assigned projects, including the development of standards, procedures, dashboards, and progress reporting for internal and external stakeholders.

Perform other tasks as assigned by the Line Manager or Head of Department (HOD) within the GCC PMCM team.

Key Competencies / Skills

Mandatory Skills :

Strong expertise in project scheduling and proven experience with planning tools such as Primavera P6, Primavera Risk Analysis, and Microsoft Project.

Solid understanding and application of Critical Path Analysis, Earned Value Techniques, and general project management principles.

Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel and Word for creating tools and dashboards to support stakeholder communication.

In-depth knowledge of project scheduling philosophies, principles, practices, and techniques.

Experience reviewing and ensuring the quality of junior planners' work; excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team.

Preferred Skills :

Experience with P6 & Microsoft project

Ability to mentor and guide junior planners to deliver planning outputs on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.

Qualifications

Minimum : Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field.

Typically, 8+ years of relevant experience in project scheduling.

Certification in project management (e.g., CAPM, PMP, or PRINCE2).

Preferred : Additional qualifications in Project Management or Construction Management.