Planning Manager

Parsons Corporation

Parsons is seeking a strategic and highly analytical Planning Manager with extensive experience in Wet Utilities to lead the integrated scheduling and planning efforts for the Trojena project. You will be responsible for developing, maintaining, and overseeing the complex master schedules required to deliver water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure in one of the world s most challenging mountain terrains.

As a Planning Manager, you will ensure that utility delivery is perfectly synchronized with civil works, tunneling, and vertical construction, providing NEOM leadership with clear visibility into project milestones, critical paths, and potential risks.

Core Responsibilities

• Integrated Master Schedule (IMS): Lead the development and management of the Level 3 and Level 4 Integrated Master Schedules for all wet utility packages using Primavera P6.

• Critical Path Analysis: Perform rigorous critical path method (CPM) analysis to identify potential bottlenecks in the installation of pumping stations, pipelines, and treatment plants.

• Progress Monitoring: Establish Earned Value Management (EVM) baselines. Monitor physical progress versus planned progress and provide detailed variance analysis (Schedule Variance/SPI).

• Interdisciplinary Coordination: Chair weekly planning meetings with design, construction, and commercial teams to ensure utility installation is aligned with the overall Trojena development timeline.

• Risk Management: Conduct Schedule Quantitative Risk Analysis (SQRA) to model the impact of weather, logistical constraints, and technical design changes on the completion date.

• Recovery Planning: Develop mitigation and recovery schedules when project delays are identified, ensuring that critical utility services are available for the project's operational phases.

• Executive Reporting: Prepare high-level dashboards, S-curves, and "Look-Ahead" schedules for Parsons senior management and NEOM stakeholders.