Mobility Project Controls and Reporting Associate Director

Parsons; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a Mobility Project Controls and Reporting Associate Director to lead controls, planning, and BI reporting for major construction programs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role integrates schedule, cost, risk, and procurement data to guide senior management decisions during the construction phase.

The ideal candidate brings 15+ years of construction experience, expert knowledge of Primavera P6 and Excel, plus strong leadership and stakeholder-management skills to deliver timely,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in construction.
• Proven experience on large and complex construction projects during the construction phase.
• Strong background in project controls, planning, schedule assurance, progress reporting, and program management.

Responsibilities

• Lead project controls, planning, reporting, and performance-management activities across large and complex construction projects.
• Oversee development and management of the master program schedule.
• Maintain schedule quality through effective logic, progress measurement, critical-path analysis, and baseline control.
• Monitor planned versus actual progress, key milestones, delays, risks, and emerging performance trends.
• Review contractor and consultant schedules, progress updates, recovery plans, and performance reports.
• Provide early warnings and recommendations concerning schedule, cost, risk, and project delivery issues.
• Oversee weekly, monthly, and executive-level progress reporting.
• Develop business-intelligence dashboards, key performance indicators, trend reports, and management presentations.

Skills

Project controls

Scheduling

Primavera P6

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Risk management

Change management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Progress reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Job description

Mobility Project Controls and Reporting Associate Director Job Snapshot Role: Mobility Project Controls and Reporting Associate Director Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Industry: Construction Function: Project-Program Management Experience: Minimum 15 years of construction experience Job Type: Full Time

Parsons is seeking a Mobility Project Controls and Reporting Associate Director to support large and complex construction projects in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This senior role leads project controls, planning, schedule assurance, business intelligence, and performance reporting during the construction phase. The Associate Director will bring together schedule, cost, risk, change, procurement, commercial, quality, and construction information to provide senior management with accurate analysis and clear visibility of project performance.

Country: Saudi Arabia City: Riyadh Industry: Construction Function: Project-Program Management Salary: Not disclosed Gender: No Preference Candidate Nationality: Not specified Job Type: Full Time Work Arrangement: On-site

What You 'll Be Doing

• Lead project controls, planning, reporting, and performance-management activities across large and complex construction projects.
• Oversee development and management of the master program schedule.
• Maintain schedule quality through effective logic, progress measurement, critical-path analysis, and baseline control.
• Monitor planned versus actual progress, key milestones, delays, risks, and emerging performance trends.
• Review contractor and consultant schedules, progress updates, recovery plans, and performance reports.
• Provide early warnings and recommendations concerning schedule, cost, risk, and project delivery issues.
• Oversee weekly, monthly, and executive-level progress reporting.
• Develop business-intelligence dashboards, key performance indicators, trend reports, and management presentations.
• Maintain the accuracy and consistency of project information and ensure reports are submitted on time.
• Integrate information received from schedule, cost, risk, change, procurement, commercial, quality, and construction teams.
• Assess the impact of changes, variations, design development, procurement delays, and construction issues.
• Oversee delay analysis, time-impact assessments, recovery planning, and mitigation strategies.
• Monitor contractor and consultant performance against approved programs and contractual obligations.
• Lead project performance-review meetings and communicate significant issues to senior management.
• Maintain project-control systems, dashboards, registers, and reporting procedures.
• Provide leadership, direction, and mentoring to planning, reporting, and project-controls teams.
• Support management decisions through reliable analysis, forecasting, and performance recommendations.

What Required Skills You 'll Bring

• Bachelor 's degree in Engineering.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in construction.
• Proven experience on large and complex construction projects during the construction phase.
• Strong background in project controls, planning, schedule assurance, progress reporting, and program management.
• Advanced knowledge of Primavera P6 and Microsoft Excel.
• Experience working with project-management information systems.
• Experience with Power BI or similar business-intelligence and reporting platforms.
• Knowledge of cost control, risk management, change management, delay analysis, and commercial reporting.
• Strong leadership, analytical, communication, coordination, and stakeholder-management skills.

Role Purpose The Associate Director will provide senior leadership across project controls, planning, business intelligence, and reporting. The position is responsible for ensuring that project performance, costs, risks, delays, changes, and key delivery matters are accurately monitored and communicated. By combining project data with schedule analysis, forecasting, and performance reporting, the role will provide senior management with the information required to understand project status and make informed delivery decisions.

About Parsons Parsons provides opportunities to work on complex projects while supporting professional development and employee growth. The company emphasizes an inclusive workplace and equal employment opportunity across job levels.