ISP Project Controller: Data-Driven Delivery & KPIs

Norconsult Telematics; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

Norconsult Telematics in Riyadh is seeking an experienced Project Controller to drive planning, cost management, and reporting for ISP projects. You will oversee schedules, budgets, and performance metrics, coordinating with engineering, design, surveying, and vendors to ensure timely delivery and data integrity.

The role requires 5+ years in project control or reporting in telecom/ISP, strong Excel/Power BI skills, and the ability to deliver clear executive summaries for stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Telecommunications, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Develop, monitor, and control ISP project schedules (planning, design, excavation, ducting, cable laying, splicing, equipment installation, rack setup, patching, testing, and final handover).
• Track daily and weekly progress against the baseline, identify schedule variances, and recommend mitigation or recovery plans for ISP activities.
• Monitor and control all project activities to ensure delivery within scope, time, and budget.
• Track scope changes including route modifications, quantity variations, BOQ updates, equipment changes, and manage the full change control process.
• Prepare and maintain project budgets, BOQs, CAPEX/OPEX plans, and cost control reports for ISP works.
• Conduct cost variance analysis, budget trend reviews, EVA, and cash flow forecasting.
• Validate quantities prior to invoicing and ensure data accuracy across reporting systems.
• Coordinate with engineering, design, survey, permitting, and implementation teams to ensure readiness before execution of both field and facility-based activities.
• Monitor vendor productivity, resource allocation, and performance across ISP to ensure alignment with project objectives.
• Track material delivery status (fiber cables, ducts, chambers, ODFs, racks, patch panels, active equipment, power components) to prevent delays.
• Ensure alignment between field progress, ISP installation progress, and system updates with data integrity controls.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and KPI-aligned progress and financial reports for clients and internal stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain Power BI dashboards and Excel-based visual reports for management review.
• Support automation of reporting processes to improve efficiency, accuracy, and transparency.
• Identify and report risks, gaps, and discrepancies in OSP and ISP execution, and support preventive and corrective actions.
• Generate executive-level summaries, presentations, and insights for management decision-making.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives through data analysis, visualization, and performance monitoring.
• Monitor KPIs such as team productivity, installation vs target, testing and acceptance rates.

Skills

Project control

Cost management

Reporting

Data visualization

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Norconsult Telematics in Riyadh is seeking an experienced Project Controller to drive planning, cost management, and reporting for ISP projects. You will oversee schedules, budgets, and performance metrics, coordinating with engineering, design, surveying, and vendors to ensure timely delivery and data integrity.

The role requires 5+ years in project control or reporting in telecom/ISP, strong Excel/Power BI skills, and the ability to deliver clear executive summaries for stakeholders.