Assistant Planning Manager

Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the boundaries of ambition. Our values shape the way we consult and define the people we want to join us on our journey.

The project:

This project offers the chance to join a talented Mace team in delivering a major entertainment and luxury hospitality project, collaborating with renowned architects and global consultants. The project involves extensive infrastructure and built assets, delivered rapidly through a hands-on Construction Management approach, ideal for those experienced in managing both main and sub-contract packages.

Contributes to planning for medium- to high-complexity projects, ensuring alignment with defined processes and timely, profitable delivery. Collaborates with project teams, verifies progress, and monitors schedules to meet client expectations and drive performance across portfolios.

You'll be responsible for:

• Delivering a safe, high‑quality, and compliant delivery environment, championing well-being, inclusion, and strong HSE standards.
• Undertaking key assignments, ensuring effective planning, scheduling, and performance aligned with strategic objectives.
• Supporting senior management with governance, due diligence, and schedule analysis.
• Fostering collaboration, knowledge‑sharing, and strong stakeholder relationships across projects.
• Conducting planning and scheduling across complex project phases and collaborating with Supervision Consultant and Contractor Planning teams.
• Interfacing with stakeholders and driving progress reporting and productivity tracking against the approved progressing rules and methodologies.
• Embedding sustainability, safety, and contract compliance into programme delivery.
• Operating planning and reporting tools, and methodologies to ensure performance and continuous improvement.

You'll need to have:

• Current P6 expertise with strong capability in progressing, logic linking, and high standard of English Arabic beneficial.
• Experienced in FIDIC/EPC contracts, willing and able to spend 50% of time on site.
• Relevant high value Hospitality or Infrastructure experience on sites in region.
• Strong scheduling and progressing knowledge.
• Highly proficient in scheduling tools and reporting software.
• Necessary visa criteria for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and relevant work experience working on high-valued projects/programmes for a project management consultancy business, which are required for immigration and client approval.

Our values

Safety first - Going home safe and well: We champion a safe, diverse and inclusive working environment, understanding the importance of wellbeing in every team.

Client focus - Deliver on our promise: We own the quality of deliverables, strategic outcomes and build long term relationships with our clients.

Integrity - Always do the right thing: We influence positive outcomes within our industry, while always aligning with our compliance obligations.

Create opportunity - For our people to excel: We champion a continuous improvement culture throughout all activities, inspiring our people and teams to develop.

Mace is an inclusive employer and welcomes interest from a diverse range of candidates. Even if you feel you do not fulfil all the criteria, please apply as you may still be the best candidate for this role or another role within our organisation.

We are also open to discussing part time, flexible, and hybrid working options if suitable with-in the role.

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