Project Controls Manager - Infrastructure

Parsons; Tabuk; On-site; SAR 446,400 - 669,600; Full time

Job summary

Parsons Corporation seeks a seasoned Project Controls Manager for infrastructure projects in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. You will lead cost control, scheduling, risk, reporting, earned value, and change control across mega programs, guiding a multidisciplinary team.

The role demands deep expertise with Primavera P6, risk analysis, and EVMS, plus strong leadership to align baselines with contracts and client expectations. This is a senior, on-site opportunity in a dynamic Middle East market.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum 15 years of project controls experience in construction/infrastructure/major capital projects.
• Experience on mega-projects valued at 1B+, ideally in Saudi Arabia or GCC.
• At least 5 years in a managerial or leadership role.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost control, planning, scheduling, estimating, reporting, risk, and performance analysis.
• Oversee schedules, baselines, budgets, and performance measurement frameworks.
• Ensure baselines align with contract requirements and project plans.
• Implement Earned Value Management and forecast EAC outcomes.
• Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly project controls reports for leadership and clients.
• Manage change control, including contract modifications and approval workflows.

Skills

Project controls management

Cost control

Planning and scheduling

Earned Value Management

Risk management

Change control

Contract modification review

Leadership

Data analysis

Reporting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related

Tools

Primavera P6

Primavera Risk Analysis

MS Excel

Job description

Project Controls Manager – Infrastructure

Location: Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Industry: Construction | Function: Project‑Program Management | Job Type: Full‑time

Salary: 40,000–60,000 (estimated; confirm with employer).

Overview

Project Controls Manager – Infrastructure in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia is a senior construction hiring opportunity for an experienced project controls leader who can manage schedule, cost, risk, reporting, earned value, and change control functions on major infrastructure programs. This role is suited for a strategic manager with deep project controls expertise, strong leadership capability, and proven experience supporting predictable delivery on large‑scale developments across the Middle East or GCC.

Context

The Project Controls Manager – Infrastructure will lead the project controls function across complex mega‑infrastructure workstreams, ensuring that cost, schedule, risk, change, and performance management systems operate with accuracy and discipline. The position supports senior project leadership by turning data into practical decision‑making insight, helping reduce delay exposure, control budget movement, improve forecast reliability, and maintain alignment between contractual obligations, project baselines, and client expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead a multidisciplinary project controls team covering cost control, planning, scheduling, estimating, reporting, risk, and performance analysis.
• Set clear team objectives, review performance, guide development plans, and promote a culture of accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Oversee the creation, maintenance, and governance of integrated project schedules, cost baselines, control budgets, and performance measurement frameworks.
• Ensure schedule and cost baselines remain aligned with contract requirements, project execution plans, approved scope, and corporate standards.
• Implement and manage Earned Value Management processes to measure progress, identify variances, and forecast estimate‑at‑completion outcomes.
• Analyze schedule delays, cost trends, productivity movement, and performance deviations to provide early warning insights to project leadership.
• Direct the preparation of daily, weekly, and monthly project controls reports for senior management, clients, and key project stakeholders.
• Convert complex project data into clear dashboards, trend analysis, variance commentary, and recovery recommendations.
• Manage the change control process, including review of contract modifications, schedule impact analysis, cost impact assessment, documentation, and approval workflows.
• Work closely with project management teams to identify, quantify, monitor, and report project risks that may affect cost, schedule, scope, or delivery confidence.
• Maintain oversight of the project risk register and support effective contingency planning, drawdown tracking, and mitigation follow‑up.
• Act as the primary client‑facing representative for project controls updates, variance explanations, forecast changes, and recovery strategies.
• Coordinate with commercial, contracts, engineering, construction, procurement, and finance teams to ensure project controls information is complete and reliable.
• Support executive decision‑making by providing clear project performance narratives, issue escalation, and practical control recommendations.

Ideal Profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Construction Management, Business Administration, or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 15 years of dedicated project controls experience within construction, infrastructure, engineering, or major capital project environments.
• Proven track record on mega‑projects valued at 1B or above, preferably within Saudi Arabia, the Middle East, or wider GCC region.
• At least 5 years of experience in a managerial, supervisory, or project controls leadership role.
• Strong technical knowledge of cost control, planning, scheduling, risk management, reporting, change control, and performance forecasting.
• Deep understanding of Earned Value Management methodology, cost engineering principles, baseline control, variance analysis, and estimate‑at‑completion reporting.
• Advanced proficiency in Primavera P6, Primavera Risk Analysis, MS Excel, and project controls reporting tools.
• Ability to lead multidisciplinary teams while maintaining high standards of data quality, schedule logic, cost traceability, and reporting discipline.
• Preferred certifications include Project Management Professional, Certified Cost Professional, or Planning and Scheduling Professional.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills with the ability to explain complex project controls information to senior stakeholders and clients.
• Confident leadership style with the ability to manage pressure, resolve competing priorities, and support recovery planning on demanding infrastructure programs.

Skills Set

• Project controls management
• Cost control
• Planning and scheduling
• Primavera P6
• Primavera Risk Analysis
• Advanced MS Excel
• Earned Value Management
• EVM reporting
• Estimate at completion
• Cost forecasting
• Schedule baseline management
• Cost baseline management
• Integrated project schedules
• Project performance reporting
• Variance analysis
• Trend analysis
• Change control
• Contract modification review
• Schedule impact analysis
• Cost impact assessment
• Risk register management
• Contingency management
• Mega‑project controls
• Infrastructure project delivery
• Project controls dashboards
• Client reporting
• Team leadership
• PMP
• CCP
• PSP
• GCC project experience
• Saudi Arabia infrastructure projects

Why Join Us

This opportunity gives an experienced Project Controls Manager the chance to work with Parsons Corporation on major infrastructure developments in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, where strong schedule, cost, and risk governance are essential to successful delivery. The role offers senior stakeholder exposure, leadership over a specialist controls team, involvement in high‑value project decisions, and long‑term career growth within one of the region's most active construction and infrastructure markets.

About the Company

Parsons Corporation delivers engineering, project management, construction supervision, project controls, and infrastructure solutions for complex developments across Saudi Arabia and the wider region. The company supports major urban, transportation, utilities, and civil infrastructure programs through disciplined governance, advanced digital tools, technical expertise, and strong delivery systems that help clients achieve safer, more reliable, and future‑ready project outcomes.