Engineer, Controlling & Closing | alfanar Building Systems

alfanar; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

alfanar in Riyadh is seeking a Controlling Engineer to oversee project control across construction projects, coordinating planning, cost control, progress monitoring and reporting.

You will support documentation, billing procedures, and contract administration while ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.

The role involves coordinating between engineering, procurement, construction, client and PMO teams to keep information aligned and deliver on schedule.

Qualifications

• Bachelor in Civil Engineering or Architectural Engineering.
• Experience in project controls, progress monitoring, and reporting.

Responsibilities

• Monitor project progress against schedule, budget, deliverables, and contractual requirements.
• Support integrated reporting across planning, cost control, procurement, construction, and contract administration.
• Identify project control gaps and escalated risks, delays, and coordination issues to management.
• Coordinate between engineering, procurement, construction, client, consultant, and internal PMO teams.
• Follow up on actions, pending documents, billing inputs, claims, variations, and project reporting requirements.
• Support meetings, progress reviews, and internal control routines to keep project information aligned.
• Maintain tracking logs, dashboards, registers, and control sheets that support decision-making.
• Assist with variation orders and claims by organizing relevant technical, contractual, and progress information.
• Provide a periodic report detailing deviation and execution of planned tasks.

Skills

Project control

Progress monitoring

Cost control

Reporting

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor in Civil Engineering or Architectural Engineering

Job description

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The Controlling Engineer supports integrated project control by coordinating planning, cost, progress monitoring, project reporting, document control, billing procedures, and stakeholder follow-up across construction projects.

Functional Responsibilities

Project Control & Progress Monitoring

• Monitor project progress against schedule, budget, deliverables, and contractual requirements.
• Support integrated reporting across planning, cost control, procurement, construction, and contract administration.
• Identify project control gaps and escalated risks, delays, and coordination issues to management.

Coordination & Stakeholder Interface

• Coordinate between engineering, procurement, construction, client, consultant, and internal PMO teams.
• Follow up on actions, pending documents, billing inputs, claims, variations, and project reporting requirements.
• Support meetings, progress reviews, and internal control routines to keep project information aligned.

Reporting, Document Control & Commercial Support

• Support project reporting, document control procedures, billing procedures, and contract administration workflows.
• Maintain tracking logs, dashboards, registers, and control sheets that support decision-making.
• Assist with variation orders and claims by organizing relevant technical, contractual, and progress information.

General Responsibilities

• Ability to obtain updated soft and technical skills related to the job
• To have a vision and a plan for the career path and how to achieve it.

Delivery

• Perform the planned activities to meet the operational and development targets as per delivery schedules.
• Utilize resources effectively to achieve objectives within efficient cost and time.
• Provide a periodic report formatted by detailing the deviation and execution of planned tasks.

Problem-Solving

• Solve any related problems arise and elevate any complex operational issues.

Quality

• Ensure quality requirements to develop effective quality control and processes including specifications for products or processes or related activities.

Business Process Improvements

• Coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seek automations opportunities as much as possible.

Compliance

• Comply to related policy and procedures and work instructions.

Health, Safety, and Environment

• Ensure compliance of relevant safety, quality, environmental management procedures and controls within defined area of work activity to guarantee safety, legislational compliance and delivery of high-quality products/services.

Qualification

Bachelor in Civil Engineering or Architectural Engineering