Senior Project Control Engineer

Parsons; Saudi Arabia; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Parsons is seeking a senior Project Controls Engineer in Saudi Arabia to lead cost control, budgeting and forecasting for complex projects. You will set baselines, analyze variances, and provide clear reporting to project teams.

The role emphasizes EV management, schedule integrity, and collaboration with finance and engineering groups. You will mentor engineers, coordinate with stakeholders, and ensure charges to jobs are accurate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or finance with strong project controls exposure.
• 10+ years in construction, design or related projects with cost control focus.
• Proficiency in PMIS, Primavera, Oracle PM and Power BI for reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance for resolution of complex project control and cost control problems.
• Analyze, forecast status against baseline schedule and set up baseline budgets.
• Prepare and update weekly and monthly cost tracking reports and projections.
• Monitor EV, EAC, ETC and participate in reviews with project teams.
• Support billing, coordination with stakeholders, and personnel development.

Skills

Project controls

Cost control

Budgeting

Forecasting

Earned Value Management

Project management

MS Office

Communication

Stakeholders management

Education

Bachelor of Engineering / Finance

Tools

PMIS

Primavera P6

Oracle PM

Power BI

Excel

Microsoft Project

Job description

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Job Description:

What You'll Be Doing:

• Provides guidance, direction, and specialized assistance for the resolution of complex project control and cost control problems.
• Analyzes, evaluates, and forecasts status against an established baseline schedule.
• Sets up a baseline budget for resources, revenue, and cost using an appropriate WBS in coordination with the Project Manager.
• Analyzes, evaluates, forecasts, and reports about cost status against the established baseline in collaboration with the planning team.
• Prepares and updates on various weekly and monthly cost tracking reports.
• Establishes resource, revenue, and cost projections for projects in coordination with project teams.
• Performs variance analysis against baseline projections and initiates or recommends corrective actions.
• Utilizes historical data and trends to maintain a realistic basis for future planning and forecasting.
• Monitors and tracks project progress and perform Earned Value Management, including calculation and reporting of EV, EAC and ETC to assess performance and forecast final project cost.
• Participates in monthly and quarterly reviews and supports the project team in explaining variances and justifications.
• Supports the Project Director in reviewing and finalizing the business plan.
• Completes performance reviews for direct reports and supports personnel development.
• Customize project control systems to meet specific project requirements.
• Coordinates with other departments to ensure that all costs are properly charged to jobs and that the project cost control function has full visibility.
• Develop and maintain schedules for construction and design projects
• Support Billing and Collection process from preparing invoices to coordinating with other stakeholders for timely collection
• Preparation of multiple Trackers / Logs to monitor cost related information and issues.
• Supervise and mentor Project Controls engineers when required
• Performs other responsibilities associated with this position as may be appropriate.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Bachelor of Engineering/Finance
• +10 years of experience in construction, design or other related projects
• Proficient PC skills including proficiency in various Project Controls software (PMIS, Oracle PM related software, Primavera).
• MS Office proficiency plus Excel Advanced knowledge.
• Good communication and team player.
• Stakeholders Management.
• Power BI knowledge and experience

Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels no matter the race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability or genetic information.

We truly invest and care about our employee's wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars!