Senior Project Controls Manager: Riyadh Mixed-Use Delivery

Rider Levett Bucknall; Riyad Al Khabra; On-site; SAR 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) KSA is seeking an experienced and commercially focused Project Controls Manager to support the delivery of a major mixed-use development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

We require a background in a tier-1 PMC, with a minimum of 5 years as Project Controls Manager and proven capability in client-facing roles across the Middle East. The role involves a six-day workweek on a high-profile master plan and opportunities to grow the business with RLB KSA.

Qualifications

• Degree in Project Management, Construction Management or an Engineering discipline.
• Professional membership of RICS, CIOB, APM or equivalent desirable.
• Minimum 15 years of technical delivery experience within a consultancy, PMC or client organisation.
• Minimum 5 years' experience as a Project Controls Manager.
• Previous Middle East experience is essential.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and develop business opportunities for RLB KSA.
• Well-organised, diligent, proactive, assertive and commercially astute.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Strong customer service, stakeholder management and client-facing skills.
• Proven ability to prioritise workloads, manage teams and deliver to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for all programme processes and procedures.
• Provide performance reporting, change control and risk management to support effective project delivery.
• Provide training to delivery teams and monitor compliance with project controls processes and procedures.
• Create, manage and maintain an effective document management system for the storage, retrieval and control of project documentation.
• Ensure document management practices comply with organisational policies, procedures and contractual requirements.
• Deliver timely and accurate reporting across the programme.
• Maintain accurate cost and schedule data to support informed decision-making.
• Provide financial reporting, schedule analysis and critical path analysis.
• Work with the Quality Manager to establish programme benchmarks, standards and KPI measures.
• Manage the project controls IT platform and toolset, ensuring compliance and effective utilisation.
• Produce monthly reports, dashboards and ad hoc reports as required.
• Manage the development and maintenance of Project Execution Plans.
• Establish continuous improvement and lessons-learned procedures, and update Project Execution Plans as required.
• Develop and implement programme-wide reporting procedures and processes.
• Analyse progress against approved cost and schedule baselines.
• Contribute to the development of KPI metrics for programme performance measurement.
• Establish and manage risk and opportunity management processes.
• Establish and lead change control processes.
• Establish and lead document management and document control processes.
• Report performance variances against the approved plan and recommend corrective actions.
• Ensure effective coordination and integration across all programme delivery teams.

Skills

Project controls

Cost management

Scheduling

Risk management

Reporting

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Degree in Project Management / Construction Management / Engineering

Job description

Rider Levett Bucknall (RLB) KSA is seeking an experienced and commercially focused Project Controls Manager to support the delivery of a major mixed-use development in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

We require a background in a tier-1 PMC, with a minimum of 5 years as Project Controls Manager and proven capability in client-facing roles across the Middle East. The role involves a six-day workweek on a high-profile master plan and opportunities to grow the business with RLB KSA.