Senior Manager, Project Controls & Commercial Finance

Jasara Program Management Company; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 400,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Jasara Program Management Company (Jasara PMC) is seeking a Senior Manager - Project Controls (Commercial & Financial) to lead all financial, commercial, cost management, forecasting, and earned value reporting across assigned projects. The role requires hands-on leadership and deep knowledge of major construction project controls.

You will partner with Finance, Procurement, and Commercial teams to ensure accurate reporting, robust cost baselines, and timely dashboards for executive

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or postgraduate qualification in Engineering, Architecture Construction Management, Business Management or relevant field of study.
• 10–15 years' relevant project controls experience and leadership on multi-discipline projects.
• Regional experience preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of project controls in major construction environments.
• Proficient with enterprise management software such as PRISM, Primavera P6, Aconex, ARM, PowerBI or similar.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost management, budgeting, forecasting, and financial performance reporting across the assigned portfolio.
• Establish and maintain project cost baselines, budgets, contingencies, and funding allocations.
• Develop and manage Earned Value Management (EVM) systems and reporting.
• Monitor cost performance indices, productivity metrics, cash flow forecasts, and financial KPIs.
• Provide monthly and executive-level cost, commercial, and financial reports.
• Lead commercial reporting and support contract administration teams on commercial performance matters.
• Review contractor applications, change requests, variation orders, and commercial claims from a controls perspective.
• Partner with Finance, Procurement, and Commercial teams to ensure alignment of project financial reporting.
• Analyze budget variances and develop mitigation and recovery actions.
• Provide financial scenario planning and trend analysis to support strategic decision-making.
• Ensure compliance with governance frameworks relating to cost control, budget approvals, delegated authorities, and financial reporting.
• Support business case evaluations, investment reviews, and funding approvals.
• Challenge contractor cost data and validate financial reporting accuracy.
• Develop dashboards and automated reporting solutions through Power BI and enterprise systems.

Skills

Project controls

Leadership

Communication

Analytical

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's or postgraduate in Engineering/Construction Management/Business

Tools

PRISM

Primavera P6

Aconex

ARM

PowerBI

Job description

Jasara Program Management Company (Jasara PMC) is seeking a Senior Manager - Project Controls (Commercial & Financial) to lead all financial, commercial, cost management, forecasting, and earned value reporting across assigned projects. The role requires hands-on leadership and deep knowledge of major construction project controls.

You will partner with Finance, Procurement, and Commercial teams to ensure accurate reporting, robust cost baselines, and timely dashboards for executive