Senior Manager - Project Controls (Business Reporting)

JASARA PMC; Riyad Al Khabra; On-site; SAR 400,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Jasara Program Management Company (Jasara PMC) seeks a Senior Manager - Project Controls (Planning, Risk & Business Reporting) to lead planning, risk, and governance across assigned programs in Saudi Arabia. You will provide visibility of delivery status, key risks, strategic issues, and schedule health to senior management.

The role requires 10–15 years of project controls experience with the ability to develop and implement enterprise reporting, KPI frameworks, and integrated master schedules

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and/or postgraduate qualification in Engineering, Architecture Construction Management, Business Management or relevant field of study.
• 10-15 years of relevant project controls experience, leadership and technical expertise to manage complex tasks.

Responsibilities

• Lead integrated planning, scheduling, risk management, governance reporting and executive dashboards.
• Establish and govern baselines for scope, schedule and milestones.
• Oversee development of integrated master schedules and recovery plans.
• Lead enterprise risk management, including identification, assessment and reporting of risks.
• Present delivery performance and risks to senior leadership and stakeholders.
• Drive implementation of KPI frameworks and reporting systems.
• Coordinate governance submissions and project control reviews.
• Develop recovery strategies for schedule or performance concerns.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering/Construction Management/Business

Tools

PRISM

Primavera P6

Aconex

ARM

PowerBI

Job description

Jasara Program Management Company (Jasara PMC) is a leading Joint Venture between Public Investment Fund (PIF), Jacobs, and Saudi Aramco, established to deliver world-class program management services across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Jasara plays a key role in supporting the realization of Saudi Vision 2030, particularly in delivering giga-projects and large-scale infrastructure developments.

We are seeking a Senior Manager - Project Controls (Planning, Risk & Business Reporting) to join JASARA PMC. It will lead integrated planning, schedule management, risk management, governance reporting, and executive business performance reporting across assigned programs. Responsible for providing leadership with clear visibility of delivery status, key risks, strategic issues, schedule impacts, and overall program health.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead integrated planning and scheduling functions across the program.
• Establish, maintain, and govern project and program baselines including scope, schedule, assumptions, and key milestones.
• Lead business performance reporting and executive dashboards.
• Oversee development and maintenance of integrated master schedules.
• Perform schedule analysis, critical path assessments, and recovery planning.
• Lead enterprise risk management activities, including identification, assessment, mitigation, and reporting of project risks.
• Conduct schedule risk analysis and quantitative risk assessments.
• Consolidate reporting outputs from planning, interfaces, information management, quality, and delivery functions into integrated management reports.
• Present delivery performance, confidence levels, risks, and strategic issues to senior leadership.
• Ensure adherence to governance frameworks and reporting standards.
• Drive implementation of reporting systems, KPI frameworks, and performance measurement methodologies.
• Lead integration of functional data sources into a consolidated reporting architecture.
• Support executive decision-making through data-driven performance analysis.
• Coordinate governance submissions and project control reviews.
• Lead development of recovery strategies and action plans for schedule or performance concerns.

Key Deliverables

• Executive Business Reports
• Program Performance Dashboards
• Schedule Health Reports
• Integrated Master Schedule Reports
• Risk Registers and Risk Reports
• Schedule Risk Analysis Reports
• Governance and Steering Committee Reports
• Portfolio KPI Reporting
• Strategic Performance Reviews

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree and/or postgraduate qualification in Engineering, Architecture Construction Management, Business Management or relevant field of study.
• 10 - 15 years' relevant project controls experience, leadership, direction and technical expertise to manage complex tasks and multi-discipline projects.
• Regional experience preferred
• In-depth knowledge of project controls as applied in major construction environments.
• Demonstrate proficient use of enterprise-level management software such as PRISM, Primavera P6, Aconex, ARM, PowerBI or similar systems
• Significant discipline/industry presence recognized and valued by industry peers as an authority able to work with teams to solve technical problems and achieve a high level of assurance on project deliverables.
• Strong communication skills to articulate a clear technical direction to senior stakeholders
• Significant experience required in development, implementation, and management of business systems, including policies and procedures applicable to the role and across the project.
• Analytical and thorough, problem-solving ability
• Able to connect people and issues and drive a quick response