Talent Pool - Airport Project Controls Manager - Middle East Projects

Hill; Saudi Arabia; Remote; SAR 350,000 - 500,000; Full time

Job summary

Hill International is seeking an Airport Project Controls Manager for Middle East projects. The role focuses on planning, scheduling, cost control, and risk management across major aviation developments, integrating project controls systems, monitoring performance, and ensuring alignment with budget, timeline, and quality objectives.

The ideal candidate has extensive leadership experience, a track record delivering large-scale airport or infrastructure programs in the region, and strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university.
• 15+ years experience in project controls (cost and schedule) with large-scale projects.
• MRICS chartered membership preferred.
• Extensive experience directing large projects and teams in control management.
• Strong knowledge of cost engineering, estimating, planning and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement standards for project control operations.
• Lead planning, scheduling, cost estimators, and financial analysts.
• Oversee project documents.
• Oversee project risk management with risk registers and mitigation plans.
• Manage budgets and timelines for large, complex projects.
• Apply cost engineering, estimating, control and analysis expertise.
• Understand contracts for engineering, procurement and construction.
• Ensure compliance with Hill's policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned by line manager.

Skills

Leadership

Cost engineering

Cost estimating

Planning and scheduling

Risk management

Contract management

Project controls

Team management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

MRICS chartered

Job description

Job Description

Talent Pool – Airport Project Controls Manager roles for Middle East projects focus on overseeing planning, scheduling, cost control, and risk management across major aviation developments. Candidates are responsible for integrating project controls systems, monitoring performance, and ensuring alignment with budget, timeline, and quality objectives. This talent pool targets experienced professionals with strong leadership skills and a proven track record in delivering complex airport or infrastructure projects in the region.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing standards and customised systems for all project control operations.
• Leading and supervising planning and scheduling sections, cost estimators, cost accountants, financial analysts, and quantity surveyors.
• In charge of overseeing and monitoring project documents.
• In charge of overseeing project risk management, which includes creating risk registers and putting mitigation plans in place.
• Extensive project management expertise, preferably with big and complicated projects. This should include a track record of fully accepting accountability for overseeing project budgets and timelines.
• Proven knowledge in cost engineering, business management, cost estimating, standards, control, analysis, planning, and scheduling. This involves prior expertise in developing, managing, and evaluating schedules.
• A practical grasp of modern company operations, engineering contracts, and contracts for procurement and construction.
• Informs themselves of the relevant Quality, Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Policies, Manuals and Procedures within Hill International and ensures continued compliance with these requirements while employed by Hill.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the line manager/supervisor

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university.
• Preferably 15+ years experience in project controls (cost and schedule) include overall responsibility for project controls on large-scale projects.
• Preferably a chartered member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
• Thorough knowledge and demonstrated experience of directing large project and team for control management including cost engineering, cost estimating, control, and analysis, planning and scheduling, schedule development, control, and analysis.
• Experience and demonstrated skill in establishing criteria and system set-up for all project controls activities.
• Working knowledge of engineering, procurement, contracts, construction, and start-up / set up work processes.
• Involvement in continuous improvement and capacity building / talent development.
• Demonstrated skill in management, supervisory and personnel administrative functions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience of working internationally (preference GCC experience).

About Us

Hill International, with more than 4,400+ professionals in over 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management oversight, advisory, facilities management, and other consulting services to clients in a variety of market sectors. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as one of the largest program management firms in the world. For more information on Hill, please visit our website atwww.hillintl.com .

Hill is exclusively a program, project, and construction management provider, meaning we have one focus as a company: protecting client interests. Free of any potential conflicts, our entire business is geared towards helping clients achieve their desired outcomes. We are dedicated to exceeding expectations throughout the entire construction project lifecycle and adapt to the needs of each assignment to develop tailored approaches and solutions to meet those needs.

Hill is a GISI Consulting Group company, part of the Global Infrastructure Solutions, Inc. (GISI) family of companies. Learn more about GISI Consulting Group atwww.gisiconsulting.com .

Hill International is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veteran/DisabledNote: This job description is intended to provide an indication of the nature and levels of work, knowledge, skills, abilities and other essential functions to be carried out as part of fulfilling the role mentioned in the job title. Various other duties as required.