Project Control Manager

Confidential; Medina Province; On-site; SAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential seeks a highly experienced Project Controls Department Manager to lead project controls across a major portfolio of infrastructure projects in Saudi Arabia. The role will oversee cost management, planning and scheduling, change control, document management, reporting, testing and commissioning coordination, and overall governance.

Key requirements include 20+ years in project controls with senior management responsibility, expertise in cost control and scheduling, and proficiency in

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum 20 years’ experience in project controls, planning and scheduling, including senior management responsibility on large-scale projects.
• Strong expertise in cost engineering, cost control, planning, scheduling, forecasting, and performance analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and project start-up processes.
• Strong experience reviewing contractor schedules and project performance.
• Professional proficiency in Primavera P6 and EPPM.
• Demonstrated leadership and team management capability.
• International experience, with Saudi Arabia experience preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead project controls covering cost, schedule, budget, forecasting, change management, and performance reporting.
• Develop and maintain portfolio-level schedules, master schedules, baselines, stage-gate schedules, and recovery plans.
• Monitor project budgets, commitments, actual costs, cash flow, invoices, and consolidated cost reports.
• Review contractor baseline schedules, schedule performance, corrective actions, and recovery plans.
• Implement project controls processes, procedures, reporting standards, and Stage-Gate requirements.
• Support contract preparation through schedule, cost, milestone, document management, and testing & commissioning inputs.
• Oversee document management systems, archiving, record control, and compliance across projects.
• Manage testing and commissioning requirements and associated project resources.
• Assess team capability, define roles and responsibilities, and support knowledge transfer and capability development.
• Drive continuous improvement and adoption of international project controls best practices.

Skills

Cost engineering

Cost control

Planning

Scheduling

Forecasting

Performance analysis

Leadership

Team management

Senior management

Saudi Arabia experience

International experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

EPPM

Job description

We are seeking a highly experienced Project Controls Department Manager to lead project controls across a major portfolio of infrastructure projects. The role will oversee cost management, planning and scheduling, change control, document management, reporting, testing and commissioning coordination, and overall project controls governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead project controls covering cost, schedule, budget, forecasting, change management, and performance reporting.
• Develop and maintain portfolio-level schedules, master schedules, baselines, stage-gate schedules, and recovery plans.
• Monitor project budgets, commitments, actual costs, cash flow, invoices, and consolidated cost reports.
• Review contractor baseline schedules, schedule performance, corrective actions, and recovery plans.
• Implement project controls processes, procedures, reporting standards, and Stage-Gate requirements.
• Support contract preparation through schedule, cost, milestone, document management, and testing & commissioning inputs.
• Oversee document management systems, archiving, record control, and compliance across projects.
• Manage testing and commissioning requirements and associated project resources.
• Assess team capability, define roles and responsibilities, and support knowledge transfer and capability development.
• Drive continuous improvement and adoption of international project controls best practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited university.
• Minimum 20 years’ experience in project controls, planning and scheduling, including senior management responsibility on large-scale projects.
• Strong expertise in cost engineering, cost control, planning, scheduling, forecasting, and performance analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and project start-up processes.
• Strong experience reviewing contractor schedules and project performance.
• Professional proficiency in Primavera P6 and EPPM.
• Demonstrated leadership and team management capability.
• International experience, with Saudi Arabia experience preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.