AI planning aims to automate the reasoning process that underlies the plan formulation
to achieve a particular goal for a particular problem. Research in this field has focused on symbolic methods -which represent knowledge with human readable symbols- to efficiently and systematically produce plans, i.e., sequences of actions to be performed, from well-defined problem statements. Despite advances in leveraging AI for construction planning and scheduling, most construction projects still adopt fully manual work templates. We outline the current state, challenges, and potentials of using symbolic AI in construction process planning. We first discuss the challenges in construction process planning. Then, we summarize potential applications of symbolic AI planning methods in the construction industry providing a resource for both practitioners and researchers to familiarize themselves with the potential of these powerful AI methods.