Senior Planning & Cost Control Lead

iPS Powerful People (B Corp™); Al Jubayl; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

iPS Powerful People (B Corp™) seeks an experienced Planning & Cost Control Lead for a major industrial project in Jubail. You will lead project services across planning, scheduling, cost management, forecasting, risk, and reporting.

You will establish baselines, monitor performance, conduct risk analysis, and coordinate with contractors and multidisciplinary teams to drive on-time, on-budget delivery across engineering, procurement, construction, and startup.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree with a professional background in project planning.
• Experience managing planning for major capital projects and high-value construction contracts.
• PMP, APM, or equivalent accreditation is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead project estimating, planning, scheduling, progress measurement, cost management, and forecasting.
• Establish and maintain project cost and schedule baselines, benchmarks, and control procedures.
• Monitor performance, identify trends and gaps, and develop recovery plans.
• Conduct Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis and support contingency setting.
• Prepare weekly, monthly, and other project control reports.
• Coordinate project controls with contractors, Finance, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Review and approve contractor schedules and cost estimates.
• Oversee project control assurance activities and manage change control and contract variations.
• Lead and support the project services team, including lessons learned and project closeout reporting.

Skills

Project planning

Cost control

Scheduling

Critical path analysis

Forecasting

Risk analysis

Team leadership

Communication

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Primavera P6

Job description

iPS Powerful People (B Corp™) seeks an experienced Planning & Cost Control Lead for a major industrial project in Jubail. You will lead project services across planning, scheduling, cost management, forecasting, risk, and reporting.

You will establish baselines, monitor performance, conduct risk analysis, and coordinate with contractors and multidisciplinary teams to drive on-time, on-budget delivery across engineering, procurement, construction, and startup.