Project Reporting Manager - Rail Performance

AECOM Middle East Ltd; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM Middle East Ltd is seeking a Project Reporting Manager - Rail Performance in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role focuses on consolidating data across engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning to deliver accurate insights into project health, risks, milestones, budgets, and KPIs.

Responsibilities include dashboard development using Power BI, executive summaries, and client-facing reporting across multiple workstreams, with an emphasis on timely, reliable performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, Data Analytics, or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of experience on major rail, metro, transportation, infrastructure, or construction projects.
• Experience in project reporting and project controls.
• Proven experience preparing executive and client-level project performance reports.
• Experience monitoring project baselines, milestones, budgets, and KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain project reporting frameworks, templates, and governance processes.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and executive-level performance reports.
• Consolidate reporting inputs from engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning teams.
• Monitor performance against baselines, milestones, budgets, and KPIs.
• Create project KPI scorecards and performance indicators.
• Translate data into practical insights for project leadership.

Skills

Project reporting

Stakeholder coordination

Data analysis

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/PM/Data Analytics

Tools

Power BI

Reporting tools

Job description

Project Reporting Manager - Rail Performance

Job Snapshot: Role: Project Reporting Manager - Rail Performance. Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Industry: Civil Engineering. Function: Project-Program Management. Experience: Minimum 10 years on major projects. Job Type: Full Time. Work Arrangement: On-site.

Position Overview

AECOM is seeking a Project Reporting Manager - Rail Performance in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia for a Civil Engineering role responsible for project performance reporting, dashboard development, data analysis, schedule and cost reporting, and executive-level communication. The position will consolidate information across engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning functions to provide accurate insights into project health, risks, milestones, budgets, KPIs, and emerging performance trends.

Job Details

Country: Saudi Arabia City: Riyadh Industry: Civil Engineering Function: Project-Program Management Salary: Not disclosed Gender: No Preference Candidate Nationality: Not specified Job Type: Full Time Work Arrangement: On-site Role Overview The Project Reporting Manager will establish structured reporting processes that provide project leadership and client stakeholders with timely, consistent, and reliable performance information. Working across project controls, planning, cost, commercial, and functional teams, the role will transform project data into dashboards, reports, executive summaries, and actionable performance insights.

Project Reporting and Performance Monitoring

• Develop and maintain project reporting frameworks, templates, and governance processes.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and executive-level performance reports.
• Consolidate reporting inputs from engineering, procurement, construction, testing, and commissioning teams.
• Monitor performance against approved baselines, milestones, budgets, and KPIs.
• Verify the accuracy and consistency of project reporting information.
• Maintain timely reporting cycles across relevant project functions.
• Identify performance trends and emerging issues requiring management attention.

Dashboard and Data Management

• Develop and maintain management dashboards using Power BI and other reporting tools.
• Create project KPI scorecards and performance indicators.
• Analyze project data to identify trends, issues, and performance gaps.
• Translate data into practical insights and recommendations for project leadership.
• Maintain data integrity across reporting platforms.
• Support alignment of information between multiple project reporting systems.

Schedule and Cost Reporting

• Produce schedule performance metrics.
• Support reporting of forecast project completion dates.
• Monitor cost and budget performance.
• Prepare Earned Value reports.
• Identify schedule and cost variances.
• Highlight significant deviations from approved project baselines.
• Support development and communication of corrective actions.

Executive and Client Reporting

• Prepare executive summaries and presentations for senior management.
• Deliver concise reporting on project health, risks, opportunities, achievements, and performance.
• Coordinate reporting requirements with clients and consultants.
• Work with contractors and internal project teams to obtain accurate reporting inputs.
• Maintain compliance with contractual reporting requirements.
• Ensure client reporting obligations are completed accurately and within required timelines.

Risk, Change and Issue Reporting

• Maintain project risk and issue dashboards.
• Track key project risks and associated mitigation actions.
• Monitor change requests and their status.
• Track project decisions and outstanding action items.
• Report the effects of project changes on schedule, cost, and overall performance.

Stakeholder Coordination

The Project Reporting Manager will liaise with Project Managers, Planners, Cost Engineers, commercial teams, and functional leads to maintain consistent information flow across the project. The role will facilitate reporting meetings and performance review sessions while supporting lessons learned and continuous improvement initiatives across reporting and project controls activities.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor 's degree in Engineering, Project Management, Business Administration, Data Analytics, or a related discipline.
• At least 10 years of experience on major rail, metro, transportation, infrastructure, or construction projects.
• Experience in project reporting and project controls.
• Proven experience preparing executive and client-level project performance reports.
• Experience monitoring project baselines, milestones, budgets, and KPIs.
• Experience with schedule and cost performance reporting.
• Ability to consolidate and analyze information across multiple project workstreams.
• Strong stakeholder coordination and reporting capability.

The source vacancy does not specify a separate minimum number of years for this requirement.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP - Project Management Professional certification.
• PMI-SP - Scheduling Professional certification.
• PRINCE2 certification.
• Power BI certification.
• Microsoft Certified Data Analyst Associate certification.
• Previous experience within a Project Management Office environment.

Reporting and Data Tools

Strong Power BI capability is relevant to the position, together with experience developing management dashboards, KPI scorecards, executive reports, and project performance indicators. The role requires the ability to maintain reliable project data and convert complex performance information into clear reporting for management and client stakeholders.

Additional Information

Newly hired AECOM employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment. The position is associated with AECOM 's PCC business line, DCS business group, ME and Africa strategic business unit, and Marketing and Communications career area.

Why Join AECOM

This position offers responsibility for the reporting and performance intelligence supporting a major project environment. It provides exposure to project controls, schedule and cost performance, Power BI dashboards, risk and change reporting, executive communication, and coordination across multidisciplinary delivery teams. Depending on employment status, AECOM benefits may include medical, dental, vision, life and disability coverage, paid time off, leave programs, well-being resources, employee assistance, business travel insurance, service recognition programs, retirement savings, and an employee stock purchase plan.

About AECOM

AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm providing advisory, planning, design, engineering, program management, and construction management services. Its work spans transportation, water, environment, energy, and buildings for public- and private-sector clients. AECOM reported revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025 and has a global team of more than 50,000 professionals.