Project Coordinator

Smiths Group; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Smiths Group in Riyadh is seeking a Project Controls professional to support programme managers and engineers across initiating, planning, monitoring, and closing phases. You will prepare schedules, reports, and cashflow analyses, coordinating progress and manpower data with accuracy.

The role requires 4+ years in project controls, strong document management skills, and proficiency in Primavera P6 and MS Office.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or equivalent; BS Industrial Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 4 years of project experience in a service organisation.
• Experience with Primavera P6 and SAP is advantageous.
• Strong MS Office skills; familiarity with document management systems.

Responsibilities

• Assist programme managers and project engineers in project controls across initiating, planning, monitoring, and controlling phases.
• Prepare weekly and monthly reports and update schedules; coordinate progress and manpower histograms.
• Support financial forecasting and cashflow analysis; ensure accurate revenue recognition reporting.
• Maintain documentation and version control; organize project documentation for archiving and SharePoint upload.
• Coordinate internal programme audits and capture lessons learned for continuous improvement.
• Contribute to PMO governance and ensure timely, standardised project reporting.

Skills

Communication

Attention to detail

Confidentiality

Teamwork

Multicultural environment

Time management

Education

BS Industrial Engineering

BS IT

BS Computer Science

4 years related project experience

Tools

Primavera P6

SAP

MS Office

ACONEX

PMWeb

Job description

Duties

Assist the Programme Managers and Project Engineers in the effective execution of project controls related to the initiating planning monitoring amp controlling internal communication required and close-out phases of all projects Prepare a weekly and monthly reporting update the schedules coordinate the progress of the project prepare manpower histogram create and update S-Curve prepare time impact analysis and cashflow under the technical guidance of Programme Coordinator and Programme Planner Assist the Programme Managers and Project Engineers in financial forecasting and coordinate the discrepancies or inconsistencies that could affect the accuracy of forecasting Support the PMO in the effective execution of project controls related to the initiating planning monitoring amp controlling internal communication required and close-out phases of projects Ensure project health check issues are highlighted quickly and effectively and feedback issues risks and benefits Prepare the documentation reflecting the issues risks and opportunities under the technical guidance of Programme Coordinator and Programme Planner Responsible for the completion of timely accurate and standardised project reporting across their assigned projects at all levels Assisting the Programme Planner by ensuring the Com Sheets of the assigned projects are updated as per the given requirements and reports any anomalies that will have an impact in the internal reporting Administrative Maintain a document management and version control system established in accordance with company standard approach for recording and tracking of all documents for the project team Attends all key project working meetings daily coordination meetings prepares and timely circulates meeting minutes as per arrangements with the PM Organise and coordinate the execution of internal programme audits and support follow-up activities Assembles all project related documentation and structures them for archiving and for uploading onto share point through the PMO Ensures lessons learned are continuously and timely captured by projects and programs and shared among the teams for improvement Commercial Support the Programme Planner to prepare weekly financial revenue billing and cashflow reports in line with project reporting for market reviews Supports the Programme Managers and Project Engineers in compiling all the supporting documents and reports for the revenue recognition Prepare payment application as per the progress of the project as per arrangement with the PM and PMO Manager Maintain a log or tracker for monitoring Prepare Purchase Request PR in SAP as per the request of PM and PMO Manager Policies and Procedures Ensure the Smiths Code of Corporate Responsibility and Business Ethics is upheld in all activities

Competence and Abilities

Ability to communicate clearly verbal written listening and build an effective network of relationships with internal and external customers Can demonstrate an ability to make good judgements based on available information and in a timely manner Attention to detail highly organised and able to work under own initiative Maintain the appropriate level of confidentiality Proactively support colleagues Ability to work in a multicultural team in a matrix environment and influence at a basic level Calm under pressure Can do attitude

Knowledge

Project Management Training i e process method approach technique Document Management System DMS Basic Training in cost management data management and reporting methodologies and techniques Basic understanding of planning methodologies and techniques and all other aspects of project controls such as EVM Time Impact Analysis etc Document Management System

Qualifications

Degree qualified. (BS Industrial Engineering or equivalent Engineering) BS IT, BS Computer Science or equivalent 4 years course A minimum of 4 years of related project experience in a role within a service organisation. Middle East regional experience is a plus A minimum of one (1) year experience in preparing and updating schedule using Project Management software (Primavera 6) Basic financial and problem-solving skills including conducting variance analysis Awareness of critical path analysis, reporting, risk management tracking and the completion of corrective action plans. Advanced MS Office applications (Excel, Words and Powerpoint) is a must and experience in using SAP software is advantageous Document Software Experience (e.g. ACONEX, PMWeb, and etc.) Good verbal and written communication and people management skills. Flexible and adaptable to changing priorities. Language: Arabic and English