Project Control Specialist

Aramco Overseas Company UK Ltd; Dhahran Compound; On-site; SAR 449,000 - 563,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global energy company is seeking a Project Control Specialist to enhance project performance within Joint Venture Projects Support Division. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering, 15 years of experience in project management, including 10 years focused on project control. Desired certifications include PMP, PMI-SP and AACEI. This full-time position is based in Saudi Arabia, offering a challenging work environment for high-performing individuals.

Qualifications

• 15 years of experience in project management, with at least 10 years in project control.
• PMP and PMI-SP certificates are required.
• Certification from AACEI or equivalent is mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Lead project health check assessments and present outcomes.
• Monitor and review project performance for sponsors.
• Analyze project risks and prepare detailed reports.

Skills

Project management

Cost control

Scheduling

Risk management

Benchmarking

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Master's degree in engineering

Job description

Aramco energizes the world economy.

Aramco occupies a unique position in the global energy industry. We are the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and gas), with the lowest upstream carbon intensity of any major producer.

With our significant investment in technology and infrastructure, we strive to maximize the value of the energy we produce for the world along with a commitment to enhance Aramco's value to society.

Headquartered in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and with offices around the world, we combine market discipline with a generations' spanning view of the future, born of our nine decades experience as responsible stewards of the Kingdom's vast hydrocarbon resources. This responsibility has driven us to deliver significant societal and economic benefits to not just the Kingdom, but also to a vast number of communities, economies, and countries that rely on the vital and reliable energy that we supply.

We are one of the most profitable companies in the world, as well as amongst the top five global companies by market capitalization.

Overview

We are seeking a project control specialist to join Joint Venture Projects Support Division (JVPS).

Joint Venture Projects Support Division (JVPS) under Fuels Strategy & Capital Planning Department (FS&CPD) is responsible for providing oversight and support to Aramco affiliates projects within Downstream Fuels portfolios. This includes providing an independent view to decision makers on project progress, identifying areas of improvement and recommending corrective actions.

Your primary role is to lead and conduct project health check assessment process and advise on mitigation plans to maintain project cost and schedule. You are also going to provide project control services to project team as required.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct project health check assessment for joint venture projects and present the outcome to the project sponsor.
• Review and monitor projects performance and present results to the project team and project sponsor.
• Prepare reports to analyze project progress in development or execution stages.
• Perform project risks analysis.
• Manage the database for projects lessons learned.
• Conduct benchmarking studies.
• Support project team by providing them with the best practices in project oversight and project control.
• Provide consultation services in project management such as project economics, governance, organization setup, cost estimating, scheduling, procurements and risk management.
• Provide support to develop the business plan, project feasibility, project technical development.

Analyze claims and advise on negotiation strategies.

Minimum Requirements

As the successful candidate you will hold a Bachelor's degree in engineering from a recognized and approved program. A master degree in engineering is preferred.

You will have 15 years work experiences in project management, including at least 10 years in project control e.g., planning, scheduling and cost control.

• You must have PMP and PMI-SP certificates from Project Management Institute (or equivalent certificates).
• You must be certified by AACEI (Advanced Association of Cost Engineer) or equivalent certificates.
• You must have work experiences in mega projects for refineries, petrochemicals or infrastructure industries.
• You will also have experiences in developing project scope, project schedule and cost estimates.
• You must have the capability to enhance benchmarking database from cost and industry perspective.

Work Location and Work Schedule

Work Location: Within Saudi Arabia - To be specified in Job offer.

Work Schedule: Full Time - To be specified in Job offer.

Job Post Duration

Job posting start date: 07/03/2025

Job posting end date: 12/31/2025

Working environment

Our high-performing employees are drawn by the challenging and rewarding professional, technical and industrial opportunities we offer, and are remunerated accordingly.

At Aramco, our people work on truly world-scale projects, supported by investment in capital and technology that is second to none. And because, as a global energy company, we are faced with addressing some of the world's biggest technical, logistical and environmental challenges, we invest heavily in talent development.

We have a proud history of educating and training our workforce over many decades. Employees at all levels are encouraged to improve their sector-specific knowledge and competencies through our workforce development programs - one of the largest in the world.

Country/Region: SA