Senior Project Controls Engineer: Drive Cost Forecasts

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

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.