Senior Manager - Project Controls (Commercial & Financial)

JASARA PMC; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Jasara Program Management Company (Jasara PMC) seeks a Senior Manager - Project Controls to lead all financial, commercial, cost management, forecasting, and earned value reporting across projects. You will provide leadership with accurate performance insights and cost-related decision support.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 10–15 years in project controls, with proficiency in PRISM, Primavera P6, Aconex, ARM, and PowerBI. Strong communication and governance experience are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or postgraduate qualification in Engineering, Architecture Construction Management or relevant field of study.
• 10–15 years in project controls with leadership across complex multi-discipline projects.
• Regional experience preferred in major construction environments.
• Proficient in enterprise systems such as PRISM, Primavera P6, Aconex, ARM, PowerBI.
• Strong communication and analytical skills; able to guide senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead cost management, budgeting, forecasting, and financial 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 governance compliance relating to cost control, budget approvals, and reporting.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Construction Management, Architecture or 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 (Commercial & Financial) to join JASARA PMC. This role will lead all financial, commercial, cost management, forecasting, and earned value reporting activities across assigned projects or programs. Responsible for providing leadership with accurate financial performance insights, commercial analytics, budget governance, and cost-related decision support.

Key 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.

Key Deliverables

• Budget Performance Reports
• Cost Forecast Reports
• Earned Value Reports
• Monthly Financial Dashboards
• Cost-to-Complete Assessments
• Cash Flow Forecasts
• Commercial Performance Reports
• Executive Financial Steering Reports

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